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May 7, 2003

WASHINGTON, D.C.:Death penalty is an act of racism The death penalty in the United States remains an act of racial injustice, Amnesty International USA (AIUSA) said in a report on the continuing role of race in...

Day of action in support of Cintas workers

May 7, 2003

NEW YORK – As part of a National Day of Action in support of 17,000 Cintas laundry workers, members of the Union of Needletrades, Industrial and Textile Employees (UNITE), with support from Service Employees (SEIU) Local...

ChoicePoint sells personal data to U.S.

May 7, 2003

ChoicePoint, Inc., a data-processing firm, is selling government data bases on residents of 10 Latin American nations to the U.S. government, allowing them to track immigrants entering or living in this country ChoicePoint is notorious for...

Santorum slammed for anti-gay bigotry

May 7, 2003

A firestorm of protest continues to hover around Sen. Rick Santorum (R-Penn.) for remarks bashing gays and lesbians. In a long interview with the Associated Press, April 21, Santorum, commenting on a case before the U.S....

Bush charges ahead on tax cuts to the rich

May 7, 2003 By Fred Gaboury

Despite deep splits in Republican congressional ranks and opinion polls that show overwhelming public opposition, President Bush used the occasion of Tax Day to launch a nationwide blitz in a renewed effort to win major tax...