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Big push to block GOP energy bill
November 22, 2003WASHINGTON – Calls resounded on Capitol Hill for senators to block enactment of the 1,000-page Energy Policy Act, a Christmas tree laden with sugarplums for the oil and gas monopolies. The House approved the energy bill...
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Boycott these turkeys!
November 22, 2003Supermarket entrances up and down the Golden State were the focus of grocery worker strike support activities this week. Three thousand longshoremen held a work stop meeting during a rally in front of the Albertsons store...
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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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