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North Texas welcomes Freedom Ride
September 12, 2003When KNON radio listeners in North Texas heard Syed Hassan speak about the Immigrant Workers Freedom Ride (IWFR) on the morning of Sept. 3, they could tell that he was proud of his adopted country but...
Read moreEstrada withdrawal: Huge victory
September 12, 2003In a victory for proponents of labor rights, civil liberties and civil rights, judicial nominee Miguel Estrada withdrew his name for consideration for a judgeship on the on the District of Columbia Circuit Court of Appeals....
Read moreVerizon workers in tentative settlement
September 12, 2003Unions representing about 78,000 Verizon workers in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic states reached a tentative five-year contract agreement with the giant telecommunications company on Sept. 4. The deal was announced by Verizon and the Communications Workers...
Read moreVictory for immigrant rights: Gov. Davis signs drivers license bill
September 12, 2003LOS ANGELES – California Gov. Gray Davis made history on Sept. 5 when he signed a bill that will give an estimated two million undocumented immigrants the right to a driver’s license in this state.
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September 12, 2003NASHVILLE, Tenn.: Bush jeered on campaign trail Doris J. Blue, a nurse at the Veteran’s Hospital, was fed up. She and 20 of her co-workers drove from Birmingham, Ala., Sept. 8, to join hundreds of protesters,...
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