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  • Editorials

    Editorials

    October 29, 2004

    End the coup — vote Nov. 2 When Supreme Court Chief Justice William Rehnquist went into the hospital for thyroid cancer, Oct. 22, millions were reminded of a key presidential responsibility: appointments to the nation’s highest...

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  • From COINTELPRO to the Patriot Act: The long battle for justice and civil liberties

    From COINTELPRO to the Patriot Act: The long battle for justice and civil liberties

    October 29, 2004

    Jailed Black Panther calls for amnesty BALTIMORE — From his jail cell at the Maryland House of Corrections in Jessup where he is serving a life sentence, Marshall “Eddie” Conway has launched a drive for amnesty...

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  • Vote or die is no joke

    Vote or die is no joke

    October 29, 2004 By Phil E. Benjamin

    The phrase “Vote or Die” is a favorite among young voters and meant to get them to the polls. For health care activists, this is not an empty phrase but a grim reality. The policies of...

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  • Deadly combination  vaccine production at mercy of profit-based system

    Deadly combination vaccine production at mercy of profit-based system

    October 29, 2004

    Every year the flu virus kills approximately 36,000 people in the United States. This year health analysts are saying that the extent of the damage will depend on whether the available vaccine will get to those...

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  • Bush vs. Kerry on job growth

    Bush vs. Kerry on job growth

    October 29, 2004

    If you are like most working people in the U.S. today, your job security has never, it seems, been shakier. Never mind the huge job losses under Bush’s watch: whole careers, entire trades, have been swept...

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