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Abstaining from sex education politics
June 2, 2006Earlier this month the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) held a conference on sexually transmitted diseases. The conference was slated to include a panel discussion entitled “Are ‘Abstinence-Only Until Marriage’ Programs a Threat to Public Health?”...
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Delphi cuts devastate Midwest town
June 2, 2006ANDERSON, Ind. (PAI) — In the 1970s, UAW Local 662, including workers at the Delphi Auto Parts plant in Anderson, Ind., had 17,000 members. In the early ’90s, less than half that remained. Now only 722...
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YCL, give em hell! Young communists share struggle and a vision of another world possible
June 2, 2006BROOKLYN, N.Y. — Determined to fight for a better future and to beat back the ultra-right, over 250 members, friends and allies of the Young Communist League USA gathered at the Marriott Hotel here May 27-29...
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NATIONALCLIPS
June 2, 2006MONTPELIER, Vt.: State enacts health insurance coverage After Republican Gov. James Douglas threatened a veto if private insurance companies were eliminated, Vermont’s Legislature passed a bill to provide health insurance to 96 percent of residents by...
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Independent political action celebrated, fight continues
June 2, 2006CHICAGO — Hundreds gathered May 12 at the Mexican Fine Arts Center Museum here to celebrate the 23rd anniversary of the 22nd Ward Independent Political Organization (IPO) and to rejoice in the continued fighting spirit of...
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