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Greenspan accused of theft
March 4, 2004Lawmakers called on Alan Greenspan to resign as chairman of the Federal Reserve Feb. 25 for proposing cuts in Social Security and Medicare benefits for millions of hard-pressed seniors and the disabled to pay for George...
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Grand jury probes GOP campaign funding
March 4, 2004AUSTIN, Texas – A Texas grand jury recently expanded its investigation into allegations that one of Rep. Tom DeLay’s (R-Texas) political action committees and the state’s leading business trade association financed the Republican takeover of the...
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Corporate rule hammers Buffalo
March 4, 2004BUFFALO, N.Y. – Like many other cities, crumbling under the weight of job loss and a shrinking manufacturing tax base, Buffalo faces massive budget deficits. With no federal or state help in sight, Buffalo has been...
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LA Raza: Education, jobs, health top Latino agenda
March 4, 2004WASHINGTON – Lack of quality education, health care, and good jobs, and widespread discrimination define the “State of Hispanic America” and are critical issues for Latinos in the 2004 election, said Raul Yzaguirre, president of the...
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California Students fight for college dreams
March 4, 2004OAKLAND, Calif. – When you meet Sherita Cobb you are reminded of Lorraine Hansberry’s writings, “To be young, gifted and Black.”
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