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Thousands rally for Michigan schools
July 1, 2005LANSING, Mich. — Thousands of teachers, school board members, parents, students, administrators and other education advocates rallied at the State Capitol here June 21 to demand that state legislators stop shifting educational money to greedy private...
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Disabled rights activists occupy governors office
July 1, 2005Disabled civil rights activists took over the Capitol office of Tennessee Gov. Phil Bredesen in Nashville on June 20, saying they intend to remain “as long as necessary.” The takeover occurred shortly after Bredesen announced that...
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Where workers fight, were there
July 1, 2005CHICAGO — Delegates to the Communist Party USA convention here July 1-3 can’t keep away from a good picket line.
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Weather hot, economy not
July 1, 200563,000 jobs lost in June alone Sitting around talking, women can sometimes be heard to say, “Is it hot, or is it me?” Same question applied to U.S. jobs, “Is the economy lousy or is it...
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Moms tell recruiters: Leave My Child Alone!
July 1, 2005WASHINGTON — Megan Matson, leader of Mainstream Moms, is so angry at military recruiters for invading schools to sign up unwary youth for combat in Iraq that she and her group launched an online movement, “LeaveMyChildAlone.org.”...
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