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Editorials
June 18, 2004Bush’s budget plans Gerald McEntee, president of the American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees, spoke for millions when he called George W. Bush’s money plan for fiscal year 2005 a “budget of mass destruction.”...
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Jobs, health care and dignity in a battleground state
June 18, 2004BECKLEY, W.Va. – John and Betty Shumate opened their Beckley home to an out-of-town visitor. Rev. Jesse Jackson took his seat on the Shumates’ front porch as 100 neighbors streamed in for autographs, homemade pie and...
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Bush: Pioneering and privatizing Medicare
June 18, 2004UnitedHealth Group CEO William McGuire co-hosted a $1.4 million fundraiser on August 26, 2003, for President Bush, and has personally raised more than $100,000 for President Bush’s re-election campaign.
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Justice bus rolls through Houston
June 18, 2004HOUSTON – The Harris County AFL-CIO Sixth Annual Justice Bus visited seven employers here on June 8. The purpose was to cite them for their good or bad treatment of workers and whether they allowed employees...
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Care-a-Van fights for home health care
June 18, 2004SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Over 2,000 seniors and people of all ages with disabilities, along with their caregivers and supporters, rallied June 9 at the State Capitol here. Their message to Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger: Don’t balance the...
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