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New Orleans residents march on Superdome
September 7, 2007NEW ORLEANS — A five-day observance of the second anniversary of Hurricane Katrina concluded Sept. 1 with protesters marching on the Superdome to demand delivery of promised funds to rebuild homes, hospitals, schools and the city’s...
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U.S. war profiteers steal billions
September 7, 2007Government officials have admitted that American companies are paying millions of dollars in bribes to military officers to win billions in contracts for work in Iraq, according to numerous press reports last week. This is only...
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Smithfield workers force company to the table
September 7, 20071,000 rally for union rights and end to immigration raids WILLIAMSBURG, Va. — A thousand workers and activists demanding unionization of Smithfield’s Tar Heel, N.C., plant shook the walls of the Williamsburg Lodge Conference Center here...
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Town hall meeting calls on GOPs Kirk to oppose Iraq war
August 31, 2007NORTHBROOK, Ill. — A lively overflow town hall meeting in this suburban swing congressional district demanded Republican Rep. Mark Kirk “take a stand” with the nation’s majority and stop rubber-stamping the Bush administration’s Iraq war policy....
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Vets pledge fight for record-breaking peace
August 31, 2007ST. LOUIS — As the heat outside broke records, over 400 veterans and peace activists from across the country pledged to create “record-breaking peace” at the 22nd Annual Veterans for Peace National Convention, held here Aug....
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