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  • 527s and the political process

    527s and the political process

    October 1, 2004 By Mary Sheets

    Numbers, numbers, numbers. In the news lately, we’re hearing a new number, the 527.

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  • Kerry cites Top 10 Bush tax proposals

    Kerry cites Top 10 Bush tax proposals

    October 1, 2004

    NEW YORK (AP) — Democrat John Kerry joked on “The Late Show with David Letterman” about changes under President Bush’s tax plan, including that Vice President Dick Cheney can claim the president as a dependent. Besides...

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  • Laundry workers describe work hazards

    Laundry workers describe work hazards

    October 1, 2004

    ST. LOUIS — “We have lots of health and safety issues within our plant,” Yvonne Wolcott, a laundry worker, told over 200 people attending the second national Jobs with Justice Workers Rights Board hearing held here...

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  • International notes

    International notes

    October 1, 2004

    Haiti: Hurricane deaths exceed 2,000 Over 2,000 people have died or disappeared in Haiti during the floods brought by Hurricane Jeanne, the United Nations mission in Haiti said Sept. 24. The UN and other international agencies...

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  • Palestinian children and society at risk

    Palestinian children and society at risk

    October 1, 2004

    News Analysis Israel often portrays the children of Palestine as terrorists, as faceless stone throwers. Yet they are much like children anywhere else. However, due to Israel’s highly complex matrix of control and imprisonment, the health,...

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