News
Bush sneaks in another extremist judge
February 27, 2004Reaction to George W. Bush’s Feb. 20 back-door appointment of Alabama Attorney General William Pryor as a U.S. appeals court judge was swift and scathing. Sen. Edward Kennedy (D-Mass.), one of the senior members of the...
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International notes
February 27, 2004Spain: Dockers hurt during demonstrations At least 50 people were hurt Feb. 17 in clashes between police and dockers in various Spanish cities, Prensa Latina reported. Nearly 14,000 workers employed by Izar, the country’s largest naval...
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National Clips
February 27, 2004NASHVILLE, Tenn.: State defies drug companies, Bush Tennessee joins a host of Midwest and New England cities and states openly defying not only the huge drug corporations but also the Bush administration. Gov. Phil Bredesen, a...
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Illinois Senate race offers historic opportunity
February 27, 2004CHICAGO – The race for the Democratic nomination for the open U.S. Senate seat in Illinois has boiled down to a three-person race, according to polls. Millionaire Blair Hull has a slight lead after pouring $18...
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Teachers: Leave this man behind
February 27, 2004Education Secretary Rod Paige should step down for attaching the “terrorist” label to 2.7 million schoolteachers and their union, the National Education Association, said Reg Weaver, NEA president. The nation’s hardworking teachers came home from their...
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