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Public outcry blocks GOP budget cuts
October 28, 2005Massive public pressure forced the Republican leadership in the House of Representatives to abruptly delay action last week on major slashes in human services programs. The slashes, contained in a budget amendment, would have increased mandatory...
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Grandmothers sit in to end war
October 28, 2005NEW YORK — Eighteen grandmothers tried to enlist in the Army here Oct. 17, and were arrested for disorderly conduct after staging a sit-in. When the grandmothers, ranging in age from 60 to 90, found that...
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Capital campaign goes over the top
October 28, 2005A national campaign to raise funds to help ready three regional centers for working-class education and struggle reached and over fulfilled its goal this week. The Chicago-based Workers Education Society joined the New York-based Chelsea Fund...
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Dont worry, well raise the money
October 28, 2005When author and activist Jesús Colón wrote his book “A Puerto Rican in New York,” he told a story about one of his nightmares. He dreamed he read a notice in bold type boxed in the...
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Keep the heat on!: Illinois consumers say affordable energy is a life and death issue
October 28, 2005CHICAGO — “It’s cold now and it’s only going to get colder. We need to take action now to get through the cold winter ahead,” Illinois Lt. Gov. Pat Quinn told reporters here as he announced...
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