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September 23, 2005HUNTSVILLE, Texas: State executes Frances Newton Despite a grassroots movement and appeals to the U.S. Supreme Court, Texas executed Frances Newton, 40, on Sept. 14. Outside the prison, scores of protesters held a vigil. Newton is...
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Calif. gov seeks re-election by stomping labor
September 23, 2005Whistling past months of sinking poll numbers, California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger last week announced he will run again for governor in 2006. At the same time he made public his longstanding support for Proposition 75, on...
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Venezuelas Chavez gets UN ovation
September 23, 2005UNITED NATIONS — Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez received tremendous applause from world leaders at the United Nations World Summit Sept. 15 after a stirring speech assailing the Bush administration and world capitalism. He then toured New...
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Union women call for unity
September 23, 2005Over 500 union women activists and many brother unionists adopted an action plan for the fight for women’s rights. They met at the national convention of the Coalition of Labor Union Women (CLUW) in Detroit on...
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Calif. gov. to veto same-sex marriage
September 16, 2005Within a day after the California Legislature approved a bill legalizing same sex marriage, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger said last week that while he respects the legal protections already in place in California for gays, he would...
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