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Investigate oil swindlers This letter was sent to our senators and our congressman: We just called for a price on #2 heating oil this morning. It was $3.09 per gallon, provided we buy 200 gallons or...

San Diego labor stresses unity

Workers’ Correspondence On Nov. 8 organized labor and its allies in San Diego will face their first significant political challenge since the landmark AFL-CIO convention last summer. What’s at stake is the future of a labor-community...

Blockade puts cruel limits on Cuba travel

News Analysis Sen. Brian Dorgan (R-N.D.) had high hopes for the passage of his amendment to an appropriations bill that would have cut funding for the Treasury Department’s enforcement of the Cuba travel ban. Supporters of...

The scripted presidency of George W. Bush

When actor-turned-politician Ronald Reagan was elected to the presidency in 1980, a number of pundits wondered whether cue cards would have a prominent place in the White House. Since Reagan, other actors have entered the political...