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Editorials
March 22, 2002The states’ fiscal crisis It has been said that “all politics are local” and that certainly applies to last year’s $2.3 trillion package of tax breaks given to the richest of the rich. These tax breaks...
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Women work: Look at the numbers
March 22, 2002According to the National Committee on Pay Equity, the median annual income in the year 2000 for all women working full time was 73 percent of what men earned. While this is a slight improvement over...
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Bush appearance protested
March 22, 2002ST. LOUIS, Mo. – On March 18, over 100 people protested a fundraiser for the Senate campaign of Rep. Jim Talent (R-Mo.) at the St. Louis Convention Center. President George W. Bush, the event’s guest of...
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Housing crisis in Chicago
March 22, 2002CHICAGO – Housing is becoming a nightmare for low- and middle-income families here. Once a city that boasted a fairly large supply of relatively inexpensive rental options, Chicago is becoming a city where you may spend...
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Senators nix Pickering
March 22, 2002WASHINGTON – Leaders of the movement that blocked Judge Charles W. Pickering from a seat on the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals hailed the victory but warned that it will be the opening shot of a...
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