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Supporters rally for single-payer health care
October 5, 2007CHICAGO — Imagine that every U.S. resident received a health insurance card that could be presented to any doctor or hospital for a full range of medical benefits. As a patient, you would pay nothing, and...
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Demand grows to drop charges on Jena 6
October 5, 2007Pressure mounted on LaSalle Parish prosecutors to drop all charges against the “Jena Six” following the release on bail, Sept. 27, of Mychal Bell, the only one of the African American teenagers to be tried and...
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Black Caucus meets to unleash the power
October 5, 2007WASHINGTON — With determined strides, warm hugs and the steely glint of struggling for justice in their eyes, over 20,000 African American leaders from all walks of life, from students to Ph.D.s, from business executives to...
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Iraq vets lead Syracuse march
October 5, 2007SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Peace activists held a historic march and demonstration Sept. 29 here. Nearly 3,000 people participated in the protest called by the Fort Drum chapter of Iraq Veterans Against the War (IVAW) and hosted...
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Worry and anger as autoworkers study pact
October 5, 2007Many autoworkers, back after their strike against GM, are worried or angry about concessions the company insisted on in the new contract. United Auto Workers leaders, representing plants across the country, approved the tentative contract on...
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