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Facing tough times, Ohio workers get moving to beat Bush

September 3, 2004

ASHTABULA, Ohio — To say that Ohio is a battleground state in the 2004 elections is only half the story. The state’s workers are the rest of the story, the grass roots, the people being bombarded...

Bushs drug policies are his Achilles heel

September 3, 2004 By Phil E. Benjamin

The national media would do well to stop its collaboration with the Bush administration’s attempt to sidetrack the national election debate away from issues that are of economic and political importance to people in the U.S.:...

Rail union heads urge merger

September 3, 2004

SOUTHFIELD, Mich. (PAI) — By unanimous vote, officers of the Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employees (BMWE) recommended on Aug. 24 that its members approve a merger with the Teamsters. If approved in a mail ballot...

Hard times in Minnesotas Red River Valley

September 3, 2004 By Susan Webb

Buck Jones was nice enough to take my call although he hadn’t yet washed up after a morning out on his farm.

Arizona victory for Clean Election Law

September 3, 2004

TUCSON, Ariz. — Arizona’s “Clean Election Law,” which provides for publicly financed elections for all state offices, survived another assault from Republicans and their corporate backers this month. The state Supreme Court affirmed a lower court...