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Candidate calls for recount
June 14, 2002NEWARK, N.J. – In a closely contested run-off City Council election held here June 11, independent progressive candidate Ras Baraka was denied a seat as a Councilman-at-Large by a mere 85 votes. In these run-off elections,...
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Bush stonewalls world action on global warming
June 14, 2002“We don’t have to protect the environment – the Second Coming is at hand.”– James Watt, Secretary of the Interior during the Reagan administration The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has admitted something accepted by just about...
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Supporting people, not punishing the poor
June 14, 2002Maribel Soto lives in Brooklyn, N.Y., where she raises her three children – aged 9, 11 and 14 – while she works 35 hours a week to receive government financial aid. She also organizes against “welfare...
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International notes
June 14, 2002Britain’s unions worried about attacks on workers’ rights/Bangladesh protesters target ‘Status of Forces’ pact with U.S. /Striking dockers paralyze Belgian ports/SACP condemns banks for HIV/AIDS discrimination/Cuba donates vaccine to Uruguay/German workers conduct ‘warning strikes’
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Letters
June 7, 2002Score one for peace Baseball players Jimmy Carter and Fidel Castro stepped up to the plate and scored some winning runs for peace and international cooperation. Meanwhile George W. is hitting fouls and threatening to blow...
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