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Free speech group attacks anti-terror bill
November 1, 2001WASHINGTON - The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) is waging a last ditch struggle to block a so-called 'anti-terrorism' measures adopted by the House and Senate that grants the Bush Administration sweeping new powers of detention...
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Fast track is the wrong track
November 1, 2001NASHVILLE, Tenn. - In Tennessee, we have felt the loss of more than 25,000 textile and industrial jobs due to the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). Many of these jobs were union jobs that paid...
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Crisis spurs need for action
November 1, 2001The crisis in everyday living that too many people face in our country generated a national health movement that has been pressuring local, state and national government officials to protect the public's health. Even before Sept....
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Congress stiffs workers
November 1, 2001AFL-CIO President John Sweeney said the Senate filibuster that defeated legislation providing immediate aid for the 140,000 airline workers who will be laid off as a result of the Sept. 11 terrorist attack 'signals an intention...
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Companies using war to deny workers needs
November 1, 2001Many things have changed in the period since the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks and the bombing of Afghanistan. It is not surprising that corporate America and conservative public officials have moved quickly to use the war...
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