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Texas judicial candidate cites right-wing danger
September 17, 2004HOUSTON — Unlike many candidates, David Van Os, a Democrat running for the Texas Supreme Court, doesn’t hesitate to bluntly criticize the right wing. He spoke to an enthusiastic crowd of about 150 at a rally...
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Edward Teixeira, CPUSA activist, dies at 72
September 17, 2004Edward Silva Teixeira, a longtime activist and leader of the Communist Party USA in New England, died in Boston on Aug. 24. He was 72. Born to Joseph Teixeira and Dorothy Silva Salley on Feb. 28,...
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Beat Bush!
September 17, 2004*********** Beat Bush!3 facts on rising health care costs under Bush 1. Under Bush, prescription drug costs climbed 44 percent. Between 2000 and 2003, Medicare recipients’ prescription costs increased from $1,610 to $2,322. 2. Under Bush,...
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Celebrate Joyful November in September
September 17, 2004NEW YORK — Joyful November is throwing a benefit bash to raise funds for Downtown For Democracy and to recruit volunteers for various activist groups working on voter turnout and registration during the final crucial month...
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Mike Leigh film wins Venice Film Festival
September 17, 2004Review VENICE, Italy — “Vera Drake,” Mike Leigh’s tale of a working-class mother who is caught performing illegal abortions in 1950s England, won the Venice Film Festival’s Golden Lion for best picture Sept. 11. “Vera Drake”...
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