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Labor women chart fightback
October 17, 2003“We’re going to use our saw to trim that shrub,” vowed carpenter Pat Stell, using the tools of her trade to describe the role of union women in next year’s presidential campaign. “He is not of...
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Pressure builds for probe of Bush WMD distortions
October 17, 2003One year after it authorized use of the Armed Forces to defend the nation against the alleged “threat posed by Iraq and to enforce all relevant United Nations Security Council Resolutions,” Congress is considering an additional...
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Labor 2004: Theres a new kid on the block
October 17, 2003The movement to defeat George Bush in November 2004 got another boost on Oct. 6 when the Voices for Working People Coalition (VWPC) announced its arrival on the electoral battlefield.
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Arnold moves to pay back energy traders
October 17, 2003Actor Arnold Schwarzenegger hasn’t even taken office yet and already he and his Republican handlers are moving quickly to make California “business friendly.” They are scheming more deregulation of the electricity market, certain to hit Californians...
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Israeli, Palestinian activists take new peace steps
October 17, 2003This week an important new development for a negotiated resolution of the Israeli-Palestinian crisis emerged from a meeting in Jordan of Israeli and Palestinian leaders. The negotiators, led by former Israeli justice minister Yossi Beilin and...
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