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GOP mounts stealth attack on fuel efficiency standards
May 12, 2006Under the pretense of doing something about gas prices, President Bush and Republican leaders in Congress are seeking to gut the nation’s 30-year-old system for mandating fuel efficiency of cars and trucks.
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No permanent bases Congress vote shows growing public pressure to exit Iraq
May 12, 2006WASHINGTON — Peace organizations hailed Senate enactment May 3 of an amendment by Sen. Joe Biden (D-Del.) that cuts off funds for construction of permanent U.S. military bases in Iraq while affirming that the U.S. does...
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Protests rock Puerto Rico: Workers say Let the rich pay for fiscal crisis
May 12, 2006Protest rallies and marches have rocked Puerto Rico since May Day, when the government closed down 43 agencies, throwing 95,000 people out of work due to a budget shortfall of $738 million. More workers have been...
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U.S. teachers study education in Venezuela
May 11, 2006A delegation of 16 teachers, 12 of them from Maine, returned April 24 from Venezuela where they got a firsthand look at educational changes in a nation where 80 percent of the people are poor and...
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AFSCME honors Dr. Martin Luther King in Houston
May 11, 2006HOUSTON - On April 29, AFSCME Local 1550 held a commemorative event for Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. at St. John Missionary Baptist Church here. The Rev. Dr. Michael P. Williams of Joy Tabernacle and the...
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