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September 17, 2004ST. LOUIS: GOP kills assault weapons ban It’s official. Anyone can now buy an AK-47 assault rifle at any gun shop in the U.S. over the counter. President Bush, who has claimed he supports continuing the...
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Michigan nurses strike for patient care
September 17, 2004MOUNT CLEMENS, Mich. — “We’re out here for the patients,” said Mary James, a medical-surgical nurse at Mount Clemens General Hospital. “We can’t give them proper care. Money is not an issue — just give us...
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Overtime fight wins a rare victory on Capitol Hill
September 17, 2004News Analysis These days, with Bush in the White House and Congress locked down under Republican control, a legislative victory for workers is rare. But 22 Republican members of Congress, many from swing states, and under...
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Abortion ban struck down for third time
September 17, 2004U.S. District Court Judge Richard Kopf, ruling in Carhart v. Ashcroft, joined two other judges in finding that the so-called “Partial Birth Abortion Ban,” passed by Congress and signed into law by George W. Bush in...
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Calif. official joins suit against Diebold
September 17, 2004SAN FRANCISCO — Amid growing nationwide concerns about assuring the integrity of the vote in November, developments in California are highlighting vote integrity issues in the state. Last week state Attorney General Bill Lockyer announced he...
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