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3,500 turn out to support Lee
October 31, 2001OAKLAND, Calif. - In a rousing demonstration of affection and support for Rep. Barbara Lee (D-Calif.), 3,500 people gathered at Oakland's City Hall Oct. 21. The rally was in support of Lee's lone vote against granting...
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Students discuss war, profiling
October 31, 2001BUFFALO, N.Y. - Black Active Minds (BAM), a student organization at Buffalo State College, held a panel discussion here Oct. 10 entitled 'A Rumor of War: The Consequences of War for Blacks and America.' Panelists included...
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We need to reform jobless benefits
October 31, 2001In the weeks since the events of Sept. 11, the ranks of the unemployed have grown by nearly a half-million. Tens of thousands of airline workers have been joined by more thousands of laid-off workers in...
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Health care for all needed
October 31, 2001The Nation's Health Worker's Safety Health care for all needed By Phil E. Benjamin New York City is facing an increase in unemployed workers stemming from the World Trade Center crisis. About 120,000 newly unemployed workers...
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Tobacco still lobbies hard
October 31, 2001WASHINGTON - Each day that Congress meets, the nation's four largest cigarette manufacturers spend more than $100,000 pushing their agenda on Capitol Hill Philip Morris Cos., which operates the nation's largest cigarette factory, and three other...
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