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Voter revolt could topple GOP: Labor spearheads fight for southern Senate seats
October 27, 2006Harold Ford, Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate from Tennessee, is a “favorite son” of AFSCME Local 1733, a lawmaker with a 100 percent voting record in support of working families in the Memphis district he has...
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N.J. Supreme Court marriage ruling a step forward
October 26, 2006Statement by the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force The National Gay and Lesbian Task Force recognizes as a step forward today’s unanimous New Jersey Supreme Court decision holding that denying rights and benefits to same-sex...
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Katrina may have been a harbinger
October 21, 2006A year after hurricanes Katrina and Rita devastated the Gulf Coast, I thought I’d take a look back (like everyone else) and see how we as a country and as an industry have fared since. In...
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EDITORIAL: White-collar crime gets judicial boost
October 21, 2006They are smiling in Hell these days. White-collar criminals just got another free ride from the Reagan/Bush U.S. judicial system. “Kenny Boy” Lay, the recently deceased close friend and supporter of President George W. Bush, has...
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Americas seniors build a mighty movement
October 21, 2006Today a mighty groundswell of senior fightback is underway. Its effect will be felt in the November elections. Retiree leader George Kourpias recently went so far as to say, “Retirees will determine who wins the 2006...
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