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Honor voting rights martyrs with deeds
March 4, 2005Chaney, Goodman, and Schwerner. The names of the three civil rights martyrs still ring like a bell four decades after they disappeared in Neshoba County, Mississippi, June 21, 1964. Their deaths, together with the violence inflicted...
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Deaths and injuries at U.S. Steel: Whos to blame?
March 4, 2005Accidents continue to happen — more and more frequently — at U.S. Steel. Three workers have died at U.S. Steel mills since September, according to United Steelworkers union officials: a crane operator at the Gary Works...
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New cuts in college aid
March 4, 2005WASHINGTON — The president’s recently released 2006 budget will cut education funding. It will increase the maximum Pell Grant award by $100 in each of the next five years, but eliminate over 48 programs in the...
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New York City 1, Wal-Mart 0
March 4, 2005NEW YORK — The NYC Free Wal-Mart Coalition (NFWC) received a surprisingly quick first victory Feb. 24 when mall developers in Rego Park, Queens, rescinded their offer of a spot for Wal-Mart in a proposed shopping...
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War budget fuels drive for empire
March 4, 2005A full accounting of the annual costs of “permanent war” goes far beyond the official defense budget. But that is a good place to start.
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