U.S.
Elderly vent anger over flu shot crisis
October 22, 2004CHICAGO — “I can’t believe that seniors citizens have got to go through this mess,” Anna said to me as we stood in line for a flu shot early Monday morning out side the Atlas Center...
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Salman Rushdie decries war, censorship
October 15, 2004FAIRFIELD, Conn. — “What’s that they say about the pen being mightier than the sword?” asked Salman Rushdie, author of “The Satanic Verses,” the irreverent tale of the prophet Muhammad that caused Iran’s Ayatollah Khomeini to...
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What we need today a program for working peopleELECTION PLATFORM 2004, COMMUNIST PARTY USA
October 8, 2004Editor’s note: The Communist Party USA recently released the following election platform. We reprint it here as part of our coverage of the broad, people’s movement to defeat President Bush. The platform is also available on-line,...
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GOP steps up attacks on foreign born
October 8, 2004News Analysis The Bush administration and the Republican leadership in Congress are stoking the fires of anti-immigrant agitation in the weeks before the election. In Congress, the Republican leadership is using the perceived urgency of acting...
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Hey, Twin Cities: Thanks for the support!
October 8, 2004The Twin Cities were alive with political activity the Sept. 24-26 weekend. Volunteers were doing voter registration in front of grocery stores.
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