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Affirmative action march in Mich.

January 24, 2003

ANN ARBOR, Mich. – Despite freezing temperatures, hundreds of youth, students, community and union members marched here to defend affirmative action on Jan. 20 in honor of the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday. Ann Arbor, home...

Thousands honor Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

January 23, 2003 By Evelina Alarcon

From Houston, Des Moines, Portland, Ore., Lansing, Mich., and Montpelier, Vt., thousands of people gathered in cities and towns Jan. 18-20 weekend for peace, equality and to honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Here are...

National Clips

January 23, 2003 By Evelina Alarcon

CHARLOTTE, N.C.: ‘Separate but equal’ is back / WASHINGTON, DC: Best government money can buy / AUGUSTA, Maine: Don’t like voters’ decisions? Call the Supreme Court / NEW YORK: On stage: Eligible for food stamps /...

Patakis budget doesnt work for New Yorkers

January 23, 2003

ALBANY, N.Y. – In a State of the State address derided by trade union and community leaders as well as Democratic state legislators, New York Governor George Pataki declared he would both cut taxes and balance...

9/11 health crisis lingers

January 23, 2003 By Phil E. Benjamin

Two recent articles downplaying the dangers to physical and mental health stemming from the World Trade Center disaster are being widely publicized in the mass media and “scientific” journals.