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Soldiers cry: Stop this war
September 30, 2005WASHINGTON — “We’re in the middle of the tunnel and we don’t see any light at the end of the tunnel,” said Maly Rivera, a veteran of the U.S. Army 16th Brigade just back from Iraq...
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National Clips
September 30, 2005WASHINGTON: Yes, you’re being robbed at the pump On Sept. 23 ExxonMobil announced a whopping 32 percent increase in its profits for April, May and June — before Katrina slammed into the Gulf Coast. In hard...
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Jobs with Justice builds labor-community power
September 30, 2005ST. LOUIS — Over 1,000 trade unionists, students, religious and community leaders from around the nation attended the Jobs with Justice (JwJ) annual meeting here Sept. 22-25. Workshops covered the labor-community organization’s many concerns: Living Wage...
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Roberts confirmation: We will judge this vote harshly
September 30, 2005With the Senate expected to confirm John Roberts as chief justice of the Supreme Court, civil rights and liberties leaders said senators who voted for Roberts were “turning their backs” on women’s, civil and voting rights.
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Change to Win holds founding convention
September 30, 2005ST. LOUIS — Seventy-five percent of Change to Win’s $16 million budget will be earmarked for union organizing, delegates to the labor federation’s founding convention decided here Sept. 27. The affiliating unions are the Service Employees,...
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