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New cuts in college aid
March 4, 2005WASHINGTON — The president’s recently released 2006 budget will cut education funding. It will increase the maximum Pell Grant award by $100 in each of the next five years, but eliminate over 48 programs in the...
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New York City 1, Wal-Mart 0
March 4, 2005NEW YORK — The NYC Free Wal-Mart Coalition (NFWC) received a surprisingly quick first victory Feb. 24 when mall developers in Rego Park, Queens, rescinded their offer of a spot for Wal-Mart in a proposed shopping...
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War budget fuels drive for empire
March 4, 2005A full accounting of the annual costs of “permanent war” goes far beyond the official defense budget. But that is a good place to start.
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Cingular workers OK job actions
March 4, 2005ATLANTA — More than 5,300 Cingular Wireless workers voted overwhelmingly Feb. 25 to authorize their union leadership to call legal work actions, including a possible strike, to press their demands upon the giant telecom firm. Eighty-eight...
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You cant shoot a good dog
March 4, 2005For 15 weeks, members of Local 11 of The Newspaper Guild-CWA have been on strike against the Youngstown-based Vindicator Printing Co., which refuses to speak to them. A minor mutiny developed in January, leading to a...
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