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Voting, civil rights top NAACP agenda
July 23, 2004PHILADELPHIA – The NAACP 95th Convention, held here July 10–15, had the theme “The Race Is On.” Two currents flowed throughout every convention session: voting and defending civil rights gains.
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Labor, community fight to save health center
July 23, 2004OAKLAND, Calif. – A years-long simmering crisis threatening the existence of the Alameda County Medical Center (ACMC) is heating up again, as a “turn-around” management firm’s drive to cut hundreds of workers is challenged by a...
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National Clips
July 23, 2004NEW YORK: City workers to picket convention site The United Federation of Teachers, the Uniformed Firefighters Association, and the city’s police union have vowed to begin round-the-clock informational picketing at Madison Square Garden when the Republican...
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Labor organizes to protect 2004 vote
July 23, 2004MILWAUKEE – About 50 people gathered at the headquarters of the Milwaukee AFL-CIO County Labor Council July 10 for a four-hour training session on voter rights. The training was headed by Shiela Cochran, secretary-treasurer of the...
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Texas watchdog groups want DeLay probe
July 23, 2004AUSTIN, Texas – Three Texas campaign reform groups called July 15 for the U.S. House Ethics Committee to appoint an independent outside counsel to investigate charges that House Majority Leader Tom DeLay of Texas illegally funneled...
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