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August 23, 2004

The Olympic Games The 2004 Olympic Games opened in Athens Aug. 13 with pageantry befitting the return of the games to the land of their birth (in 776 B.C.). Athens last hosted the Olympics in 1896...

Union cites perils of unmanned locomotives

August 21, 2004

PINE BLUFF, Ark. (PAI) — Another “remote-controlled” train accident could have been a terrible catastrophe, but wasn’t, the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen newspaper reported. BLE, which has campaigned against railroads’ use of engineer-less locomotives,...

Protests at GOP meet to hit health crisis

August 21, 2004 By Phil E. Benjamin

The National Council of Churches, along with 100 other organizations, has sent the clarion call to everyone protesting the anti-people policies of the Bush administration and its congressional allies.

UFCW breakthrough at Wal-Mart in Quebec

August 21, 2004

JONQUIERE, Quebec (PAI) — The United Food and Commercial Workers broke through the Wal-Mart blockade on Aug. 3, becoming certified to represent 160-170 workers at the retailer’s supercenter in Jonquiere, Quebec. And this time, the decision...

Patriot Act nixes privacy

August 21, 2004

HOUSTON — Confidentiality is a concept that is crucial to a number of professional relationships and has been safeguarded by a number of professional organizations for many years. Confidentiality serves to protect a client who discloses...