National
Defense CEOs getting more bucks for the bang
May 30, 2003Opinion In 1940, on the eve of America’s entry into World War II, President Roosevelt warned, “I don’t want to see a single war millionaire created in the United States as a result of this world...
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NY budget battle: Much to celebrate and more struggles ahead
May 30, 2003Opinion Many are calling what has taken place in New York’s budget battle “historic.” Should we declare it a victory? What’s ahead for working people in our state? A powerful, sustained outpouring of protest from every...
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Is Cheney the new EPA chief?
May 30, 2003Opinion Gov. Christine Todd Whitman stepped down as head of the Environmental Protection Agency May 21, praising President Bush for his commitment to “innovative, effective” environmental policies in a farewell note. But rumor has it that...
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Timely meeting on an urgent task: Take Back America
May 30, 2003Opinion The “Take Back America” meeting in D.C., is expected to bring 1,000 people to Washington to work out a strategy to defeat George W. Bush and the ultra-right Republicans in the 2004 elections. Sponsored by...
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Vet health care worth saving
May 29, 2003Under the headline “A Storm is Brewing,” the May issue of The American Legion Magazine contains an interview with National Commander Ronald F. Conley, an Air Force veteran and pipe fitter from Pittsburgh.
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