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Texas House debates war
April 10, 2003AUSTIN, Texas – The Texas House of Representatives on April 2 passed a resolution supporting the war in Iraq, but not before some spirited debate and a demonstration in the House gallery against the war. House...
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Cuts hit Michigan kids
April 10, 2003Michigan’s poor are having an increasingly hard time making ends meet according to a recently completed study and numerous social service organizations throughout the state. According to the 2003 Market Basket Survey (which measures the buying...
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Tax attacks
April 10, 2003April 15, the deadline for filing federal income tax returns, has arrived again. Where do your income tax dollars go?
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EEOC could shut down
April 10, 2003Approximately 10,000 private-sector charges and 1,200 federal-sector hearing cases will not be resolved this fiscal year if an Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) furlough isn’t averted, according to EEOC Chair Cari M. Dominquez. The EEOC may...
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Whole Foods: Fresh fruit, rotten benefits
April 10, 2003NEW YORK – Over 300 United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) members and supporters, protesting Whole Foods’ anti-union policies, held a spirited rally here April 4 as part of a local effort to inform customers that...
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