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Bush means test would wreck Social Security
May 6, 2005WASHINGTON — Defenders of Social Security charged this week that a “means test” on Social Security as proposed by President George W. Bush would inflict huge benefit cuts for 70 percent of recipients, clearing the way...
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40,000 march to abolish nuclear weapons
May 6, 2005Protest calls for end to U.S. occupation of Iraq NEW YORK — On May 1, the eve of a world meeting at the United Nations to review the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), tens of thousands of...
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College student expelled for organizing pro-labor teach in
May 5, 2005After attempting to organize a teach-in for University faculty and staff focusing on the school’s poor working conditions, Robert Patillo, a student at Clark Atlanta University, was thrown out of school. The forum was to be...
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Right wing schemes to block changes in Mexico
April 29, 2005News Analysis Conservative forces in Mexico, alarmed by the electoral successes of left-wing movements in South America, are showing signs of mobilizing to prevent similar developments in that country. Mexico appears to be poised for a...
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Grassroots environmental victory in Chicago: No dumps, no deals, again!
April 29, 2005By Beatrice Lumpkin WELCOME TO CHICAGO, the sign says, as you cruise northwestward on I-94. “Close the windows!” I yelled to my kids. Never mind the day was hot and the car’s air conditioning was not...
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