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More setbacks for Bush on Iraq

October 10, 2003 By Susan Webb

The Bush administration’s effort to get international cover for its Iraq occupation suffered a serious setback at the United Nations last week when Secretary-General Kofi Annan said the UN must be given a leading role in...

Frustrated voters approve recall, reject racist Prop. 54

October 10, 2003

OAKLAND, Calif. – Frustrated Californians voted to recall Democratic Gov. Gray Davis Oct. 7 and replace him with Republican Arnold Schwarzenegger. There is little sign that the vote represented a tilt to the right by California...

Immigrant Workers Freedom Ride: A new movement is born

October 10, 2003

QUEENS, N.Y. – Over 100,000 people greeted the Immigrant Workers Freedom Ride (IWFR) here Oct. 4, celebrating the birth of a new movement with its sights set on making the 2004 elections a battle for immigrant...

Rep. Senfronia Thompson: A Texas lawmaker takes a stand

October 9, 2003

WASHINGTON, D.C. – State Representative Senfronia Thompson, Democrat of Houston, is a Texan who stands tall for democratic rights, equality, and government that provides quality public education, health care, and other entitlements as basic human rights....

Rep. Lee introduces universal health care bill

October 9, 2003 By David Lawrence

On Sept. 3, Congresswoman Barbara Lee (D-Calif.) introduced HR 3000, the United States Universal Health Service Act. This bill, or one very similar to it, has been introduced every year in Congress since 1973.