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Wars health impact vast, panel says
March 3, 2006WASHINGTON (PAI) — The U.S. health impact of the war in Iraq is extensive, sometimes subtle and extends beyond U.S. troops to their families and the public at large, a five-member panel warned a forum of...
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Veterans feeling Washingtons neglect
March 3, 2006Commentary As more and more soldiers return from Iraq they are discovering help is limited. When dealing with the stress of returning to everyday life, many feel the Bush administration has failed to prioritize veterans services....
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Illinois school agency backs immigrant students
March 3, 2006ELMWOOD PARK, Ill. — The school board in this western suburb of Chicago achieved national notoriety last week in a case involving its denial of the right of an immigrant youth to enroll in its high...
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In Texas and California: Demonstrators demand defeat of anti-immigrant bill
March 3, 2006Some 1,500 demonstrators marched from Houston’s Galleria shopping center to Grady Park Feb. 26 in a “March for Dignity and Respect” opposing Rep. James Sensenbrenner’s (R-Wis.) virulently anti-immigrant HR 4437, many provisions of which are included...
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March 3, 2006ST. PAUL, Minn.: ‘Public services not for sale’ Hundreds of state workers, members of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME), clogged the halls of the State House March 1, lobbying to prevent...
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