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Italian reporter: My truth and consequences of a dirty war
March 11, 2005Little did Giuliana Sgrena know that after she had been released by her captors in Iraq she faced a bigger obstacle to her freedom: the U.S. occupation forces.
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Town hall meetings criticize privatization
March 11, 2005DALLAS — Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson (D-Texas) spoke at four town hall meetings on Social Security here during the weekend of March 4-6. Three were held in union halls. At each event, a speaker from the...
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Union vigil at Harlem Hospital: Stop Medicaid cuts
March 11, 2005NEW YORK — It was bitterly cold outside Harlem Hospital here March 4, but protesters were fired up. Their malfunctioning bullhorn, intermittently sounding like the Emergency Broadcast System, provided an appropriate signal: Harlem Hospital, Medicaid and...
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Calif. govs ballot measures rev up opposition
March 11, 2005Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger’s road trip last week to gather signatures on three pet ballot measures has raised the likelihood of a special election later this year featuring a series of anti-people initiatives. Labor and community organizations...
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NATIONAL CLIPS
March 11, 2005WASHINGTON: Senate rejects minimum wage hike With several states already enacting a raise in the minimum wage, dozens of others are now debating such a measure. With the 2006 congressional elections looming, Senate Democrats brought a...
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