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Pentagon says veterans benefits hurtful to national security
February 18, 2005Funding for programs like veterans’ education and job training, health care, pensions, VA housing and the like are “hurtful” to national security, Pentagon official David Chu said. Chu was defending a new round of cuts during...
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Angry veterans forming new group
February 18, 2005CLEVELAND — Veterans in Ohio are fighting for a new Patriot Act. The difference is that this one is actually patriotic. The vets are lobbying the Republican-dominated Legislature to pass a bill that will block evictions,...
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Scrap the cap
February 18, 2005Several readers have asked, “How much money could we raise if we get rid of the cap on payroll taxes, and make the rich pay their fair share? Would it be enough to save Social Security?”
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Florida minimum wage under attack
February 18, 2005TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Backers of Florida’s new higher minimum wage have criticized a bill that deals with the increase, saying it would water down the measure by creating loopholes for employers. Seven out of 10...
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Hands off our lunch!
February 18, 2005SAN FRANCISCO — “Governor Schwarzenegger, I’d like you to put yourself in my shoes and work eight hours a day in the rain, with mud up to your knees, without a break,” said Salinas Valley farmworker...
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