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Kerry slams war costs
September 17, 2004$200 billion robbed from jobs, kids, health care, security Campaigning in Toledo, Ohio, Sept. 14, Democrat John Kerry articulated the hope and the anger that workers and their families are feeling. “George W. Bush keeps saying...
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Texas official rebuffed in child custody bid
September 10, 2004HOUSTON — Texas state Rep. Talmadge Heflin (R-Houston) is a right-wing legislator and chairman of the Texas House Appropriations Committee. He is notorious in Texas for arguing that a sales tax on groceries was “not an...
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Compassionate GOP-ers beat protesters
September 10, 2004MILWAUKEE — Speaking from New York after being released from police custody, AIDS activist Mark Milano told the World that he and fellow protesters at a Republican National Convention event on Sept. 1 were nonviolent, but...
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Actors Equity approves four-year contract
September 10, 2004NEW YORK (AP) — Members of Actors’ Equity have overwhelmingly approved a new four-year contract that covers Broadway shows as well as touring productions. The contract, approved Aug. 31, increases minimum salaries on Broadway by 2...
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Courageous resisters
September 10, 2004NEW YORK — The Artists Network of Refuse and Resist honored 15 “unconventional heroes” here Aug. 26, on the eve of the Republican National Convention. Actress Blair Brown emceed the program, which took place at New...
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