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Israeli CP denounces Sharons Gaza plan

November 5, 2004

On the same day that the Israeli parliament, or Knesset, voted 67-45 to support Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon’s plan for “disengagement” from the Gaza Strip, the leader of the Communist Party of Israel (CPI) denounced...

Florida minimum wage amendment passes

November 5, 2004 By Esther Moroze And Bill Davis

TAMPA, Fla. — One of the bright spots in Florida was the passage of the amendment for an increase in the state minimum wage, starting at $6.15 an hour and beginning six months after enactment.

Letters

October 29, 2004

Vote for change I have lived through the greater part of the 20th century and can well remember the Great Depression. President Herbert Hoover did not lift a finger to relieve the pain and suffering of...

Editorials

October 29, 2004

End the coup — vote Nov. 2 When Supreme Court Chief Justice William Rehnquist went into the hospital for thyroid cancer, Oct. 22, millions were reminded of a key presidential responsibility: appointments to the nation’s highest...

Deadly combination vaccine production at mercy of profit-based system

October 29, 2004

Every year the flu virus kills approximately 36,000 people in the United States. This year health analysts are saying that the extent of the damage will depend on whether the available vaccine will get to those...