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White House to control health alerts
January 30, 2004How and what Americans are told about public health emergencies would be controlled by the White House, not by the agencies with the medical or scientific expertise to handle these crises, under a new plan proposed...
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Solidarity with Utah miners
January 30, 2004SAN FRANCISCO – In Huntington, Utah, coal miners at Co-Op Mines make $5.25 to $7 an hour, a third of the average wage in the industry. Seventy-five of the workers, who are almost all immigrants from...
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Immigrant rights battle moves to Congress
January 30, 2004CHICAGO – Debate swirls among immigrant communities in the United States about how to respond to President Bush’s recent announcement of a plan to deal with undocumented immigration. The Bush plan is viewed as a mechanism...
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THIS WEEK IN LABOR
January 30, 2004Ohio Steelworkers sign contract Steelworkers at AK Steel Corporation ended 52 months without a collective bargaining agreement Jan. 26 with the signing of a final contract settlement with the company formerly known as Armco. That period...
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Crafty election economicsCraftyelectioneconomics
January 30, 2004The presidential election season always brings a renewed interest in the economy. Every administration has two economic policies: one reflecting the economic philosophy of that administration and the second calculated to bring on the appearance of...
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