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Rally defends close election
January 28, 2005AUSTIN, Texas — Supporters of Rep. Hubert Vo rallied Jan. 11 at the state Capitol here to demand that the legislature respect Vo’s 31-vote election victory over incumbent Republican Talmadge Heflin. Vo, who won the race...
Read moreDoctor exposes racism in hospital fight
January 28, 2005LOS ANGELES – In 1965, the 265,000 people in the Watts area of South Los Angeles were served by eight small, private hospitals with 440 beds. Today the 1 million people in the area have only...
Read moreCalifornia legislators prepare for war
January 28, 2005LOS ANGELES — “I spent a week listening to the governor’s proposals,” said Judy Chu. “This governor has declared war.” Chu, chair of the California Assembly Appropriations Committee, was reacting to the state budget proposed by...
Read moreVigil marks Roe v. Wade anniversary
January 28, 2005WASHINGTON — The city was under snow emergency, but a crowd of men and women came out to a vigil to defend women’s reproductive rights on Jan. 22, the 32nd anniversary of the landmark Roe v....
Read moreVermonters ignite effort to bring troops home
January 28, 2005MONTPELIER, Vt. — About half of Vermont’s Army National Guard is over in Iraq. Now, there’s a grassroots campaign to bring them home. Organizers of the Iraq Resolution Campaign say at least 47 Vermont communities will...
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