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2004 Boston Tea Party call: We’re united, we’ll win!
July 31, 2004BOSTON – Delegates to the Democratic National Convention and thousands more at satellite events filled this city with a resounding call: Save our country. Defeat George W. Bush in the Nov. 2 election! Click here for...
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Youth say Books Not Bombs
July 23, 2004NEW YORK – Cinnomin Brothers hopes she can raise enough money to come all the way from Houston, Texas, to the Books Not Bombs Youth Convergence, to be held here Aug. 28. Why is the Youth...
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Stop thief! Demand grows to safeguard 2004 vote
July 23, 2004WASHINGTON – A request for United Nations observers to prevent the theft of the 2004 elections has sparked an outpouring of support in the face of Republican attacks. Florida Rep. Corrine Brown, one of 13 House...
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Voting, civil rights top NAACP agenda
July 23, 2004PHILADELPHIA – The NAACP 95th Convention, held here July 10–15, had the theme “The Race Is On.” Two currents flowed throughout every convention session: voting and defending civil rights gains.
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Philly workers rally to defend contracts
July 16, 2004PHILADELPHIA – The City Council’s passage of a $3.4 billion budget on June 11, a budget that includes steep cuts in a local income tax that funds many municipal services, has prompted anxiety and anger among...
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