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Navy attacks peaceful protest in Vieques
April 12, 2002The U.S. Navy attacked peaceful protestors outside the fenced in bombing zone with tear gas and rubber bullets April 6, in Vieques, Puerto Rico. While the Navy claims that they acted in response to rock throwing,...
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ARA founded in Illinois
April 12, 2002CHICAGO – Although her e-mail is still sent to the Illinois State Council of Senior Citizens, Connie Engholm is now the executive director of the Illinois Alliance of Retired Americans (IARA).
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Bush ergonomic plan a phony
April 12, 2002AFL-CIO President John Sweeney denounced the workplace safety policy announced by the Bush administration on April 5 as a “weak and unenforceable ‘plan’” that offers workers no real protections against the nation’s biggest safety problem –...
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Class war felt in Chicago
April 12, 2002CHICAGO – “This is class war,” declared Barbara Ehrenreich, activist and author. Ehrenreich was responding to testimony before a Chicago Workers Rights Board on April 6 that focused on the devastating impact of the economic crisis...
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Wal-Mart tops Fortune 500 list
April 12, 2002Wal-Mart Stores Inc., the discounter that has become the dominant force in American retailing, is now the largest company in the nation and the world, capturing the top spot on the annual Fortune 500 list. Wal-Mart,...
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