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  • Israeli CP denounces Sharons Gaza plan

    Israeli CP denounces Sharons Gaza plan

    November 5, 2004

    On the same day that the Israeli parliament, or Knesset, voted 67-45 to support Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon’s plan for “disengagement” from the Gaza Strip, the leader of the Communist Party of Israel (CPI) denounced...

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  • Florida minimum wage amendment passes

    Florida minimum wage amendment passes

    November 5, 2004 By Esther Moroze And Bill Davis

    TAMPA, Fla. — One of the bright spots in Florida was the passage of the amendment for an increase in the state minimum wage, starting at $6.15 an hour and beginning six months after enactment.

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  • Results mixed in California contests

    Results mixed in California contests

    November 5, 2004

    In California, Democratic Sen. Barbara Boxer won a third term by a whopping 58 percent to 38 percent margin over Republican challenger and former Secretary of State Bill Jones, despite the support Jones received from Republican...

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  • Coalition gets New Hampshire vote out

    Coalition gets New Hampshire vote out

    November 5, 2004

    NASHUA, N.H. — In a state where Republicans outnumber Democrats, voters in New Hampshire gave its electoral votes to Sen. John Kerry and threw out their GOP governor, Craig Benson, to elect Democrat John Lynch. Both...

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  • Votes suppressed in Toledos Precinct 17C

    Votes suppressed in Toledos Precinct 17C

    November 5, 2004

    TOLEDO, Ohio — For weeks, voting rights activists in Ohio had been saying they didn’t want their state to be “another Florida,” defined by vote suppression and massive malpractice by election officials. But in the end,...

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