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Human Rights Watch slams Bush record

January 31, 2003 By Fred Gaboury

In its criticism of the Bush administration, Human Rights Watch warns, “Leadership [in the field of human rights] requires more than a big stick and a thick wallet.

Bush policies blasted At Home

January 31, 2003

George W. Bush attempted to win backing for his agenda of tax cuts for the rich and war on Iraq in his Jan. 28 State of the Union Speech. But mayors, governors, members of Congress and...

Guilty coal operator takes no action

January 30, 2003 By Evelina Alarcon

TUSCALOOSA COUNTY, Ala. – This is the second bitter winter for 13 families in Brookwood, Ala. They are awaiting a full accounting of the worst coal mining disaster in 17 years and the “official” report from...

National Clips

January 30, 2003 By Evelina Alarcon

CLEVELAND: 50th city against war / JERSEY CITY, NJ: Council votes against Iraq war / PITTSBURGH: Freezin’ for peace / SANTA BARBARA, Calif.: Nobel scientists say peace, not war / UNIONTOWN, Pa.: Neighbors demand justice /...

Living wage hearing draws a thousand

January 30, 2003

SACRAMENTO – Over 1,000 people supporting a living wage ordinance here crowded into a marathon City Council hearing that lasted past midnight, Jan. 9. Another hearing is scheduled for March 4. The living wage ordinance introduced...