National
Might doesnt make right
April 18, 2003Opinion With U.S. troops seizing control of Baghdad, a triumphant and self-congratulatory mood is enveloping the Bush administration. Bush is aglow as the self-appointed liberator and champion of a democratic Iraq and Middle East while Rumsfeld...
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USWA threatens strike for benefits
April 18, 2003PITTSBURGH – Steelworkers at National Steel voted April 11 to strike to save their union, pensions, and health care if a bankruptcy court voids their collective bargaining agreement and pension benefits. The threat came as AK...
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Local agencies attempting to curtail right of assembly
April 18, 2003News Analysis When the anti-war activists were attacked with rubber bullets, sting grenades and tear gas at a peace demonstration at the Port of Oakland, many political observers and activists said that it was a clear...
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Tax Day protests: Cut military spending, stop budget cuts
April 18, 2003NEW YORK – Jessica Morton stopped. “Please – give me a few copies of your leaflet. I want to give them to the folks in my office,” she said to Ruth Benz, a member of the...
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Civilizations cradle destroyed by war
April 18, 2003In seizing control of Iraq, the Bush administration has brought devastation to this ancient land, closing its eyes to the human toll and destruction in this “cradle of human civilization.”
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