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  • Dont spend a nickel on a Mt. Olive pickle

    Dont spend a nickel on a Mt. Olive pickle

    April 3, 2003

    TOLEDO, Ohio – “Don’t spend a nickel on a Mt. Olive pickle!” shouted the crowd of over 400 people as they marched down Broadway Avenue here. Students, community members, and organized labor gathered to commemorate the...

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  • Bush takes aim at overtime pay

    Bush takes aim at overtime pay

    April 3, 2003

    Millions of American workers will be getting a shorter paycheck and a longer work week if the Bush administration’s proposed changes to Fair Labor Standard Act (FLSA) regulations are carried out. The new guidelines would enable...

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  • Social Security: safe  for now

    Social Security: safe for now

    April 3, 2003 By David Eisenhower

    The Social Security Board of Trustees recently released its annual report on the long-term financial health of the retirement fund. The trustees found that the trust fund will continue to accumulate surpluses (payroll tax revenues exceeding...

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  • Government targets charities in witch hunt

    Government targets charities in witch hunt

    April 3, 2003

    DALLAS – Waseem Nasrallah, spokesperson for the Muslim Legal Fund, spoke to 25 activists at the Dallas Peace Center recently. He explained the case of the four Elashi brothers and their female cousin, all devout Muslims,...

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  • Irish leader tells of post-9/11 nightmare

    Irish leader tells of post-9/11 nightmare

    April 3, 2003

    Bernadette Devlin McAliskey is a legendary figure in Irish and British politics. She is a hero of the jobless in Northern Ireland. McAliskey became a member of British Parliament at age 21, the youngest person ever...

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