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  • Sharon establishes buffer zone

    Sharon establishes buffer zone

    March 1, 2002

    TEL AVIV – Under sharp pressure from growing protests in Israel and from European and neighboring Arab governments, the government of Ariel Sharon announced some relief for the Palestinian population on the occasion of the three-day...

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  • The recession: It aint over yet

    The recession: It aint over yet

    March 1, 2002 By Fred Gaboury

    The Bushies are having a helluva time getting things straight. On the one hand, they tell us the economy is recovering – that we are, as Lawrence Lindsey, chief White House economic advisor, said recently, at...

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  • Arizona state workers rally to defend raises

    Arizona state workers rally to defend raises

    March 1, 2002

    TUCSON, Ariz. – University of Arizona (UA) employees and other state workers are fighting back against an all-out attack by Gov. Jane Hull and right wingers in the state legislature. After four years without a cost-of-living...

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  • Chicago students decry tuition hikes

    Chicago students decry tuition hikes

    March 1, 2002

    CHICAGO – With the famed Chicago “hawk” whipping across campus, a coalition of university and high school students, faculty and staff protested at the University of Illinois campus here Feb. 20. The 10 percent hike would...

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  • Chicagoans demand housing, justice

    Chicagoans demand housing, justice

    March 1, 2002 By Fred Gaboury

    CHICAGO – A coalition of neighborhood groups, civil rights, tenant and religious organizations has developed their own State of the City analysis demanding that the city council address problems ranging from lack of affordable housing to...

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