U.S.
Hoosiers support national health care bill
October 3, 2003GARY, Ind. – “No more Band-Aids!” was the opening theme of a Forum on the Health Care Crisis held here Sept. 13. By the end of the forum, the theme had expanded to “Everybody in, nobody...
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Undocumented workers give more than they get
October 3, 2003The Urban Institute estimated in its May 1994 report, “Immigration and Immigrants, Setting the Record Straight,” that the undocumented population of the U.S stood between 2.5 and 3.5 million people in 1980, and rose to between...
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Income down, poverty up
October 3, 2003A report released by the Census Bureau on Sept. 26 says 34.6 million people in the United States live at or below the poverty line, an increase of 1.7 million in 2002.
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Why we march today
October 3, 2003Three of my four grandparents hailed from far-flung places: Spain, Puerto Rico, Italy. They struggled to get ahead, learned English (or didn’t), raised children. They had all kinds of jobs. One worked at a power plant...
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Black Caucus hears call: Defeat Bush, GOP
October 3, 2003WASHINGTON – Anger at the Bush administration for waging war abroad and attacking rights at home bubbled up at the Congressional Black Caucus 33rd Legislative Conference here Sept. 24-27. “Collective Leadership: Challenging A Bold New World”...
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