National

                
  • Who decides: women or the government?

    Who decides: women or the government?

    April 2, 2004

    Who decides? Women or the government? That’s the question. Who gets to make the choice for a woman whether she has a child or not? Should we allow politicians to decide these most private matters and,...

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  • AFL-CIO, workers say Show us the jobs

    AFL-CIO, workers say Show us the jobs

    April 2, 2004

    ST. LOUIS – Over 1,000 trade unionists, community activists, youth and students here kicked off the AFL-CIO’s “Show Us the Jobs” bus tour March 24. During the eight-day tour, 51 riders – laid off or fired...

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  • GOP blocks vote to preserve overtime pay

    GOP blocks vote to preserve overtime pay

    April 2, 2004

    WASHINGTON (PAI) – The average worker affected by the Bush administration’s new overtime regulations earns $51,000-$55,000 yearly, including overtime, or around $1,000 a week, according to the Economic Policy Institute. With overtime pay at a little...

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  • School budget battle looms in New York

    School budget battle looms in New York

    April 2, 2004

    BUFFALO, N.Y. – As the deadline for New York’s 2004-5 budget approaches, education rights activists are demanding the state find money to comply with last year’s ruling that every child be provided with a “meaningful high...

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  • National Clips

    National Clips

    April 2, 2004

    APPLETON, Wis.:Protesters vow to ‘disappear’ Bush Bush arrived in the home town of the Houdini Museum March 30 to pick up campaign contributions and convince the Republican faithful that 83,000 jobs did not vanish in Wisconsin...

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