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Librarians protest Patriot Act
September 2, 2005Commentary A lawsuit filed by an unnamed member of the American Library Association in Connecticut brings out in the open the Bush administration’s efforts to monitor our reading habits under the USA Patriot Act. The suit...
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Abstinence-only? Inadequate sex education threatens student safety
September 2, 2005Abstinence-only education denies students basic information on pregnancy prevention and sexually transmitted diseases. It fails to acknowledge that most will become sexually active as young adults. Abstinence education is an essential part of a comprehensive sex...
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Tennessee disabled rights sit-in enters third month
September 2, 2005NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The occupation of Gov. Phil Bredesen’s office here by disabled rights activists has entered its third month. The activists are protesting proposed cuts in TennCare, Tennessee’s state health care program. The occupation began...
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Missing! Five million workers are missing, and almost nobody has noticed
September 2, 2005When the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported that July’s unemployment rate was only 5 percent, President Bush interrupted his five-week vacation to take credit for a strong economy. But a report released earlier this summer...
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Labor Update
September 2, 2005Service workers of the world unite! CHICAGO — Fifteen hundred unionists from 140 countries gathered here Aug. 22-25 to advance plans to increase workers’ power through global solidarity. The second world congress of UNI, Union Network...
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