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February 4, 2005Boxer rebellion Hats off to California Sen. Barbara Boxer for being the only senator to join with several representatives of the House, standing up for thousands of Ohio disenfranchised voters. More kudos to Boxer for raising...
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Underground Railroad
February 4, 2005ST. LOUIS — The history of slavery and racism is a horrible, shameful part of American history. It is a scar on the face of the ideals that our democratic nation holds dear. Before the Civil...
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D.C. hotel employees OK pact
February 4, 2005WASHINGTON (PAI) — Using the presidential inauguration as leverage, workers at Washington, D.C.’s top hotels reached a new three-year contract with major downtown chain-owned hotels. Local 25 set its strike deadline after learning the hotels planned...
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NATIONAL CLIPS
February 4, 2005NASHVILLE: Baptists call for Iraq war end, no-vote on Gonzalez More than 10,000 delegates representing 15 million African American Baptists in four denominations met here, Jan. 24 – 27, and issued a joint unity statement calling...
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Global call to action: End poverty!
February 4, 2005PORTO ALEGRE, Brazil — From its opening march of 200,000 people — chanting slogans, singing, and carrying banners for an end to war, poverty and inequality — to the nightly rhythms of Brazilian samba, the fifth...
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