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  • Calif. Legislature puts health care on agenda

    Calif. Legislature puts health care on agenda

    April 6, 2007

    OAKLAND, Calif. — With Californians more likely to be uninsured than people in 45 other states, it’s no surprise that poll figures show 81 percent of voters think the government should guarantee that all residents can...

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  • Gonzales headed out?

    Gonzales headed out?

    April 6, 2007

    A timeline of the U.S. attorney scandal • In December 2006, eight U.S. attorneys were fired by the Justice Department without any explanation. It later emerged that the fired federal prosecutors were engaged in corruption investigations...

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  • Thirsty Smithfield workers win water, at last

    Thirsty Smithfield workers win water, at last

    April 6, 2007

    The determination of a united workforce, backing from a union trying to help them organize and support from a national campaign have combined to result in a victory for workers in the livestock department at Smithfield...

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  • Rove plan to am-Bush comprehensive immigration reform

    Rove plan to am-Bush comprehensive immigration reform

    April 6, 2007

    The Bush administration attempted to move the immigration debate in Congress further to the right when top White House aide Karl Rove and Senate Republicans proposed new legislation March 29. The plan would create two new...

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  • Communists consider new terrain

    Communists consider new terrain

    April 6, 2007

    NEW YORK — The Communist Party USA has issued a new political assessment, “New Times Require Fresh Politics and Flexible Tactics,” the text of a report delivered by CPUSA National Chair Sam Webb and discussed and...

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