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  • Paul Robeson stamp celebrated nationwide

    Paul Robeson stamp celebrated nationwide

    April 2, 2004

    OAKLAND, Calif. – Merritt College, a community college with a long history of engagement in people’s struggles, was the site Feb. 18 for Oakland’s “unveiling” of the Black Heritage series stamp honoring civil rights and civil...

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  • Veterans unveil Iraq War memorial wall

    Veterans unveil Iraq War memorial wall

    April 2, 2004

    SACRAMENTO – In an emotional ceremony followed by the playing of taps, members of Veterans for Peace unveiled a graphic, oversized “Iraq War Memorial Wall” next to the Vietnam War Memorial at the California State Capitol...

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  • White House targets Medicare, Social Security

    White House targets Medicare, Social Security

    April 2, 2004

    Muttering into a microphone he thought was off, John Kerry called the Bush administration “the most crooked, lying group I have ever seen.” That certainly describes the recent torrent of lies poured out by George W....

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  • Bushs 9/11, Iraq actions: Bogus and misleading

    Bushs 9/11, Iraq actions: Bogus and misleading

    April 2, 2004 By Susan Webb

    On the one-year anniversary of her husband’s death in Iraq, the widow of Army Specialist James Kiehl, 22, who was killed in the attack in which Pvt. Jessica Lynch was captured, accused President Bush of “lying...

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  • Canton rallies for pensions

    Canton rallies for pensions

    March 26, 2004

    CANTON, Ohio – This steel city reverberated with the spirit of fight-back against corporate abuse and the politicians who front for them, on March 15. One hundred fifty steelworkers, families and friends rallied in front of...

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