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Press conference reveals Patakis cruel joke
April 5, 2002“When Governor Pataki said he would cover one million uninsured New Yorkers, he forgot to say ‘April Fool’s,’” said Ceylane Meyers, regional director of Citizen Action of Western New York. She was speaking at a news...
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A rogue White House
March 29, 2002A spectre is haunting the world – the spectre of nuclear war. Does this sound like rhetorical exaggeration? Perhaps, but the leaking of the Nuclear Posture Review offers a sobering glimpse into the Dr. Strangelove mentality...
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Pipe breaks common
March 29, 2002CHICAGO – On Feb. 26, a 40-foot wall of fire emerged from the ground where a 6-inch gas line broke here on the city’s South Side. Fortunately, only minor injuries occurred, though it took over four...
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Of rags and bushes
March 29, 2002When I worked in Washington State’s tall and uncut on the foot hills of Mt. Rainier we had a saying for the unbelievable or outlandish: “That takes the rag off the bush,” we would say, expecting...
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Michigan ups benefits
March 29, 2002LANSING, Mich. – Two thousand workers attended a rally here March 13 at the state capitol. The rally was called by the State AFL-CIO to pressure the right wing Republican-controlled legislature to increase the benefit amount...
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