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Americans respond to State of the Union:What about jobs?

January 23, 2004

George W. Bush delivered the 2004 State of the Union speech to Congress and the American people on Jan. 20, and afterwards many people asked: What Union and world was he talking about?

Who is counting your vote? Diebold & Bush vs. the public interest

January 16, 2004

Who is counting your vote? Now is the time, before November 2004, to ask that and a few other questions. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., whose birthday we celebrate Jan. 19, was a courageous fighter for...

Boston to buy Rx drugs from Canada

January 16, 2004

With the support of Mayor Thomas M. Menino, the city of Boston is joining the growing exodus of U.S. cities and states that now buy their prescription drugs in Canada. Under a pilot plan presented at...

Corporations blamed for mad cow disease

January 16, 2004

SEATTLE – By now, pretty much everyone in the United States has heard of the Holstein from Mabton, Wash., found to be infected with bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), better known as “mad cow disease.” What people...

National Clips

January 16, 2004

SACRAMENTO, Calif.: ‘Terminating’ working families California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger is a super action hero – to the rich corporations. The governor’s budget ax slashes $1.7 billion from state public health programs and welfare and $1.3 billion...