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FCC rule changes threaten freedom of press
May 29, 2003The Federal Communication Commission (FCC) will vote June 2 on rules governing media ownership, allowing further consolidation and control by the nation’s largest media corporations. Advocacy groups such as the Center for Digital Democracy and nearly...
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CPUSA hosts health care meet
May 29, 2003NEW YORK – “Health care is a life or death question,” said Scott Marshall, Communist Party USA (CPUSA) Labor Secretary, at a recent national meeting here. “Sixty million people are without health care each year, and...
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Taxes: No pretty sunsets here
May 29, 2003On May 23 Congress passed a $320 billion tax cut. Or was it $350 billion? Or $550 billion? But what ever its size, one thing is certain: it was another bonanza for the richest of the...
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Outsourcing slashes pay of auto parts workers
May 29, 2003DETROIT – Last week Chrysler Group announced the sale of its 60 percent stake in its New Castle, Ind., parts plant to Metaldyne Corporation. Along with the sale, it was announced that plant workers will be...
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International notes
May 29, 2003Russia: Unions take on Norilsk Nickel Accusing Norilsk Nickel, Russia’s largest mining company, of sabotaging a labor leader’s election as mayor of Norilsk, unions vowed this week to run candidates in a postponed mayoral election, and...
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