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Backlog blocks many immigrants from voting
September 17, 2004Jose Victor, an immigrant from Guatemala who works as a waiter in Long Island, didn’t pay much attention to the Republican National Convention being held nearby in New York City a couple of weeks ago. Not...
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Bushs dis-ownership society
September 17, 2004“The Ownership Society” is George Bush’s campaign promise: Support me, and you can own your own home, your own pension plan, personal health plan, even your retraining program after you lose your job. He’s out-promising Newt...
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Black farmers sue Agriculture Dept.
September 17, 2004WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Black farmers sued the U.S. Department of Agriculture on Sept. 9 with claims that the government discriminates against them in loans and farm programs — allegations that also were at issue in...
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Hotel workers fight employer takeaways
September 17, 2004LOS ANGELES (PAI) — Beset by employers demanding givebacks, hotel workers in Washington, Los Angeles and San Francisco took to the streets in August and September, culminating in arrests in the latter city on Labor Day....
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International notes
September 17, 2004Nigeria: Anti-union law passes Over the objections of the umbrella union organization, the Nigerian Labor Congress, and unions throughout the African continent, Nigeria’s senate Sept. 9 passed a blatantly anti-union labor law mandating jail for participants...
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