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Israeli assassination of Palestinians condemned

September 5, 2003

The Israeli air force assassinated two leaders of the armed wing of the Palestinian Hamas party, Aug. 30. The helicopter rocket attack on the Hamas leaders’ car, on a main street of a Gaza Strip refugee...

Koreas remain dangerous flashpoint

September 5, 2003

Last week’s six-country meeting on reducing tensions and easing the nuclear standoff on the Korean peninsula ended with a mixture of hope and uncertainty. The three-day talks in Beijing between the two Koreas, the United States,...

San Francisco readies for Freedom Ride

September 5, 2003

SAN FRANCISCO – Bay area workers, in coalition with labor unions, immigrant and civil rights groups, have come together, like their counterparts across the country, to take part in the Immigrant Workers Freedom Ride. Several buses...

Soldier likes Military Families story

September 5, 2003

Sal, our soldier friend in Iraq, was encouraged when the new organization “Military Families Speak Out” (www.mfso.org) started holding public activities in Texas. He writes: Dear Jim, I forwarded information about the MFSO demo to my...

Unions: We will not go back, no recall

September 5, 2003 By Evelina Alarcon

LOS ANGELES – From a rally to a massive march of 10,000, the focus of union families this Labor Day was clear – “No to the recall.” Unionists representing the over 800,000 members from 350 unions...