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Iraq Veterans Against the War founded

July 31, 2004 By Tim Wheeler

BOSTON – War veterans and their allies gathered in historic Faneuil Hall on the eve of the Democratic National Convention to demand the immediate withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq and to call for the defeat...

2004 Boston Tea Party call: We’re united, we’ll win!

July 31, 2004

BOSTON – Delegates to the Democratic National Convention and thousands more at satellite events filled this city with a resounding call: Save our country. Defeat George W. Bush in the Nov. 2 election! Click here for...

Stop thief! Demand grows to safeguard 2004 vote

July 23, 2004

WASHINGTON – A request for United Nations observers to prevent the theft of the 2004 elections has sparked an outpouring of support in the face of Republican attacks. Florida Rep. Corrine Brown, one of 13 House...

Voting, civil rights top NAACP agenda

July 23, 2004 By Rosita Johnson And Debbie A. Bell

PHILADELPHIA – The NAACP 95th Convention, held here July 10–15, had the theme “The Race Is On.” Two currents flowed throughout every convention session: voting and defending civil rights gains.

National Clips

July 15, 2004

LEXINGTON, Ky.: Miners march for health care, pensions “There is something wrong in America when 40 million Americans lack health care, millions of children are living in poverty, 3 million good paying manufacturing jobs have left...