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Rally urges action on jobs, education
December 5, 2003CHICAGO – Stephen Parker, 19, was shot and killed by an unknown assailant while walking through his Uptown neighborhood Nov. 20. A student at Prologue Alternative School and aspiring rapper, Parker had organized students to protest...
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National Clips
December 5, 2003CINCINNATI: Police beat Black man to death Nathaniel Jones, 41, father of two, died Nov. 30 after six Cincinnati police officers repeatedly pummeled him with metal batons. Jones was unarmed. Jones was the 15th Black man...
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Pittsburghs broke, but Bush gets cash
December 5, 2003PITTSBURGH – Steelworkers, active, unemployed and retired, from throughout the decimated industrial valleys marched onto the blustery street in front of the Westin William Penn Hotel to join the Sierra Club, civil rights leaders, students, clergy,...
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White House blasted for war on voting rights
December 5, 2003WASHINGTON – The Bush administration is waging war on democracy. That was the message from speakers at a Nov. 22-23 conference on voting rights here. To protect ballot rights and other democratic freedoms, many participants said,...
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Help fuel reportage from the streets
December 5, 2003We are entering the final weeks of our Fund Drive, even as we deepen our links with the mounting struggles of working people from coast to coast.
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