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  • Labors Trumka takes Safeway picket nationwide

    Labors Trumka takes Safeway picket nationwide

    January 23, 2004

    Launching a campaign to go nationwide and all-union with the Southern California grocery strike, AFL-CIO Secretary-Treasurer Richard Trumka met with representatives from 50 city and state labor councils in Washington Jan. 20. Trumka, who directs the...

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  • March 20 peace action

    March 20 peace action

    January 23, 2004

    With the death toll of U.S. soldiers in Iraq reaching the 500 mark this week, peace and justice groups are intensifying their efforts to build a Global Day of Action against War and Occupation on Saturday,...

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  • Iowa caucuses show resolve to oust Bush

    Iowa caucuses show resolve to oust Bush

    January 23, 2004

    DES MOINES, Iowa – A near record 122,000 Iowans braved bitter cold here Jan. 19 to attend Democratic caucus meetings in a dramatic display of their determination to defeat George W. Bush Nov. 2. On the...

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  • 31 years after Roe v. Wade: New generation redefines pro-choice

    31 years after Roe v. Wade: New generation redefines pro-choice

    January 23, 2004

    With its Jan. 22, 1973, ruling that abortion could no longer be illegal, the Supreme Court ushered in a new era for the rights of women, children and families.

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  • World Social Forum challenges inequality

    World Social Forum challenges inequality

    January 23, 2004 By Susan Webb

    MUMBAI, India – On the sidewalk of a busy Mumbai street, two tiny children and their baby brother, clad only in a shirt, sit in a patch of dirt, directly in front of a cell phone...

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