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2004 Boston Tea Party call: We’re united, we’ll win!

July 31, 2004

BOSTON – Delegates to the Democratic National Convention and thousands more at satellite events filled this city with a resounding call: Save our country. Defeat George W. Bush in the Nov. 2 election! Click here for...

Stop thief! Demand grows to safeguard 2004 vote

July 23, 2004

WASHINGTON – A request for United Nations observers to prevent the theft of the 2004 elections has sparked an outpouring of support in the face of Republican attacks. Florida Rep. Corrine Brown, one of 13 House...

Voting, civil rights top NAACP agenda

July 23, 2004 By Rosita Johnson And Debbie A. Bell

PHILADELPHIA – The NAACP 95th Convention, held here July 10–15, had the theme “The Race Is On.” Two currents flowed throughout every convention session: voting and defending civil rights gains.

National Clips

July 15, 2004

LEXINGTON, Ky.: Miners march for health care, pensions “There is something wrong in America when 40 million Americans lack health care, millions of children are living in poverty, 3 million good paying manufacturing jobs have left...

Court voids presidents power grab

July 2, 2004

Defenders of the Bill of Rights greeted two decisions by the U.S. Supreme Court June 28 sharply rebuffing George W. Bush’s claim of sweeping powers to detain U.S. citizens and foreigners indefinitely, without criminal charges, in...