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Santorum slammed for anti-gay bigotry

May 7, 2003

A firestorm of protest continues to hover around Sen. Rick Santorum (R-Penn.) for remarks bashing gays and lesbians. In a long interview with the Associated Press, April 21, Santorum, commenting on a case before the U.S....

Bush charges ahead on tax cuts to the rich

May 7, 2003 By Fred Gaboury

Despite deep splits in Republican congressional ranks and opinion polls that show overwhelming public opposition, President Bush used the occasion of Tax Day to launch a nationwide blitz in a renewed effort to win major tax...

Capitol Hill rally urges health care for all

May 7, 2003

WASHINGTON – Spring showers didn’t dampen demonstrators’ spirits in Upper Senate Park April 29 as they gathered to protest the Bush administration’s inaction on the national health care crisis. As the rain fell, the crowd opened...

May Day rally honors peace & labor groups

May 7, 2003

NEW HAVEN – Five peace and labor organizations in Connecticut have been selected to receive People’s Weekly World Newsmaker Awards at an annual May Day rally to be held here on May 4. The groups will...

Prescription drugs under Medicare

April 17, 2003

For seniors, Medicare reform means getting a comprehensive drug benefit under traditional Medicare that is affordable and stable in price. They like preventive benefits and favor reforms that maintain Medicare as a program in which everyone...