U.S.
Community activist gets labor backing
October 31, 2003LAWRENCE, Mass. – Community activist Martina M. Cruz was recently endorsed by the Merrimack Valley Central Labor Council in her run for School Committee here. Cruz is one of three candidates being endorsed by the labor...
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Philadelphia mayoral race heats up
October 31, 2003PHILADELPHIA – With only a few days left before the mayoral election, Democratic Mayor John Street, the city’s second African American mayor, reportedly has a 5 percent lead in the polls against Sam Katz, his Republican...
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Southern Calif. fires raise hard questions
October 31, 2003Progressives throughout Southern California are asking some hard questions regarding the devastating and deadly fires sweeping the area, from just north of Los Angeles through San Bernardino and San Diego counties and into Mexico. In a...
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National Clips
October 30, 2003NORTHAMPTON, Mass.: More cities reject Patriot Act The grassroots movement to defend democratic rights and reject the Patriot Act now represents 25.5 million Americans as Bisbee, Ariz., Robbinsdale, Minn., and Urbana, N.Y. all declared their respective...
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Kucinich: A time to rekindle the dreams
October 24, 2003Rep. Dennis J. Kucinich (D-Ohio) formally announced his bid for the U.S. presidency in a speech in the Council Chamber of Cleveland City Hall Oct. 13. He had served as a city councilman there in the...
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