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Battered by Katrina, Gulf Coast workers stand up
November 18, 2005NEW ORLEANS — Gail Andrews, a quiet, unassuming African American woman from New Orleans East, found her mother two weeks after Hurricane Katrina. Six weeks later, she lost her again. This time forever. At age 68,...
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Theory of Dumb Design may explain Pat Robertson
November 18, 2005Televangelist’s brain, mouth elude other theories, experts say Out of the controversial debate pitting the theory of evolution against the theory of intelligent design has emerged a new theory, dumb design, which some experts believe may...
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Janitors seeking respect
November 18, 2005“Can you live on $6.30 an hour?” read one sign as University of Miami students and faculty joined janitors and local clergy in a demonstration along U.S. Route 1 outside the campus Nov. 10.
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This week in labor
November 18, 2005Kentucky AFL-CIO: ‘De-privatize health care’ The Kentucky AFL-CIO and the Central New Mexico Central Labor Council are the latest labor backers of HR 676, legislation for single-payer national health care. In their recent convention, Bluegrass State...
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Medicare Part D is a dog
November 18, 2005Medicare has no control over the Medicare Part D prescription drug plan. It is the insurance companies and HMOs who will run Part D. Of course they will do this for their own profit. And Medicare...
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