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  • Black, Latino leaders hit voter remap bias

    Black, Latino leaders hit voter remap bias

    January 9, 2004

    AUSTIN, Texas – A three-judge panel Jan. 6 upheld a districting plan conceived by House Majority Leader Tom DeLay (R-Texas) to add eight or more Republicans to the Texas congressional delegation. But Black and Latino leaders...

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  • Willie comes through for peace

    Willie comes through for peace

    January 9, 2004

    DALLAS – Texas peace activists are celebrating because our national hero, singer Willie Nelson, has released a new single that asks, “What Ever Happened to Peace on Earth?” Americans have noticed that the war in Iraq...

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  • Battle cry to defeat Bush greets New Year

    Battle cry to defeat Bush greets New Year

    January 9, 2004

    For the movements on the ground determined to defeat Bush in 2004, the New Year came roaring in like a lion. Recounting the attacks on Social Security, pensions, health care, and wages, William Burga, Ohio AFL-CIO...

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  • Message to Congress: Extend jobless benefits

    Message to Congress: Extend jobless benefits

    January 9, 2004

    WASHINGTON – The New Year was a time of revelry for the corporate rich as government reports confirmed a surge in profits and productivity in the final quarter of 2003. George W. Bush trumpeted the news...

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  • As Iraq death toll rises, so do war profits

    As Iraq death toll rises, so do war profits

    December 19, 2003 By Tim Wheeler

    WASHINGTON – As the roster of dead and wounded in Iraq grows longer, George W. Bush is pleading that the people of this country stay the course despite admissions by his administration that the occupation has...

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