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Seniors slam Trojan horse drug bill
November 22, 2003WASHINGTON – Senior citizens, African American, Latino and white, packed the ornate Senate Caucus Room Nov. 19 and cheered as speakers blasted a prescription drug plan that provides meager drug benefits for some senior citizens while...
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Marchers say FTAA No Way!
November 22, 2003MIAMI – As thousands of union members, environmental and human rights activists massed here to protest the Free Trade Area of the Americas summit, hundreds of community activists from low-income neighborhoods, immigrants and farm workers completed...
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Show-Me States winning streak
November 14, 2003The Thrill and the AgonyThis week in sports by Chas Walker ‘Show-Me’ State’s winning streak The “Show-Me” State has certainly shown us some excellent pro football so far this season. The St. Louis Rams are 6...
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Steelworkers rally in East Chicago
November 14, 2003Workers’ Correspondence “Steelworkers all came from somewhere else,” Africa, Europe, Asia, South and Central America, said United Steelworkers of America District 7 Director Jim Robinson to a lunch-hour rally called to demand President Bush keep tariffs...
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An Australian view of Bush and free trade
November 14, 2003Opinion The corporate media were buzzing with columnists and commentators on the purpose of U.S. President George W. Bush’s 21-hour visit to Australia last month. Most said that it was to give the Australian government the...
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