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Cold numbers show heavy price of Iraq war

July 15, 2004 By Susan Webb

Nearly 900 U.S. troops killed, more than 16,000 ill and injured. Some 9,000-11,000 Iraqis killed and an estimated 40,000 injured. The bill to U.S. taxpayers: $151 billion and counting.

Midwest vote project in high gear

July 15, 2004

ST. LOUIS – This Fourth of July, activists from across the country joined activists here, workers to defeat George W. Bush in this battleground state. Communist Party USA (CPUSA) and Young Communist League (YCL) members, alongside...

Billions for war, kids left behind

July 15, 2004

WASHINGTON – Reg Weaver, president of the 2.7-million-member National Education Association (NEA), touched off cheers from 11,000 NEA delegates and guests, July 4, when he accused the Bush administration of leaving millions of school children behind...

Economy, war heat up Ohio battleground

July 15, 2004

MASSILLON, Ohio – A standing-room-only crowd of 4,500 crammed into the Perry High School auditorium here June 25 to greet Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry and to rally for jobs. Hundreds more waited outside, hoping for...

Tony de la Rosa: Presente!

July 2, 2004

On June 2 the Mexicano community in South Texas – not to mention the entire nation – lost a cultural treasure when Tony de la Rosa, a Conjunto music pioneer, died during heart surgery in Corpus...