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The people speak: Bush stimulus plan a bust!
February 1, 2008CHICAGO — “Bush offered nothing in his State of the Union talk that will make a damned bit of difference in my life,” declared Sarah Smith, a mother of two who works for minimum wage as...
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World notes: Feb. 2, 2008
February 1, 2008South Africa: Energy crisis looms After a week of unprecedented power cuts, the South African government declared a “national electricity emergency.” The action follows rising demand attributed to industrial expansion and introduction of electricity into almost...
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Edwards ends presidential bid. Obama, Clinton praise ex-rival
January 31, 2008John Edwards withdrew from the race for the presidency Jan. 30, saying in New Orleans, where he had launched his campaign, “it is time to step aside so that history can blaze its path.” He was...
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Health care reform takes new turn in California
January 31, 2008This article has been corrected. The long-running saga of health reform in California has taken a new turn, with two developments that are reshaping the debate about how best to cover millions of uninsured and underinsured...
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Milton Wolff, last Lincoln Brigade Commander
January 30, 2008Milton Wolff, a perennial symbol of U.S. working-class internationalism, died Jan. 14 in California at age 92. Born in Brooklyn of immigrant parents, the last commander of the Washington-Lincoln Brigades that fought fascism in Spain was...
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