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Santorum vulnerable in hot Senate race
September 1, 2006PITTSBURGH — There’s already been a reported shoving match, negative TV ads, federal money flowing in, and it is only the “dog days” of August. What’s up? Pennsylvania’s hot Senate campaign. Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum is...
Read moreChicago mother fights deportation
September 1, 2006CHICAGO — Elvira Arellano, 31, an immigrant rights activist and mother of a 7-year-old child, has taken sanctuary in a church here, defying efforts by the U.S. government to deport her to Mexico. She told reporters,...
Read moreLabors election plan: Turn up the turnout!
September 1, 2006“George Bush isn’t on the ballot this November, but his agenda is and the representatives in Congress who have rubber-stamped his priorities are,” AFL-CIO President John Sweeney told reporters at a national press conference Aug. 30....
Read moreKatrina profiteering, war on workers
September 1, 2006Bechtel, Halliburton drive up costs while local contractors, workers are shut out One year after Hurricane Katrina, one thing is clear: the term “masters of deceit” could be accurately applied to the Bush administration for its...
Read moreMajor voting rights victory in Alabama
August 25, 2006BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — On Aug. 23, in a major voting rights victory, an Alabama judge ruled that state and local election officials have improperly disfranchised eligible voters in violation of the state Constitution. The court in...
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