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Universal health care wins big in Maine
November 10, 2001On Nov. 6, citizens of Portland, Maine took advantage of an advisory referendum to approve a resolution supporting a single-payer, universal health care system. The resolution calls for the City Council to report periodically on progress...
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Rep. Lee urges $ 1 billion to fight global AIDS
November 10, 2001More than 70 lawmakers have signed a letter to George W. Bush drafted by Rep. Barbara Lee (D-Calif.) urging him to submit a request to Congress that an additional $1 billion to be contributed to the...
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Republican right takes heavy hit in N.J. vote
November 10, 2001The labor movement and its allies are celebrating the crushing defeat of Republican Bret Schundler and the victory of Democrat James E. McGreevey in New Jersey’s Nov. 6 gubernatorial election. The Republicans also lost majority control...
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World Editorial Board member wins election
November 10, 2001Denise Winebrenner-Edwards, People’s Weekly World editorial board member, won re-election to the City Council in the borough of Wilkensburg, Penn., right outside of Pittsburgh. Winebrenner-Edwards was first elected in 1997 with a slate opposed to the...
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City Council victories, mayoral defeat
November 10, 2001NEW YORK – While returns from the Nov. 6 election across the country show a setback for the GOP, Republican Michael Bloomberg became the 108th mayor here, defeating Democrat Mark Green by a slim 40,000 votes....
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