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GOP dirty tricks in Philly mayors race?

October 16, 2003

PHILADELPHIA – The FBI admitted on Oct. 7 that it bugged the office of Mayor John Street’s office. Later that day the FBI confiscated Street’s personal e-mailing device. Street said the FBI said he is not...

PWW in big demand at Freedom Ride rally

October 16, 2003

QUEENS, N.Y – “This is really excellent,” a woman in attendance at the closing rally of the Immigrant Workers Freedom Ride said about the People’s Weekly World/Nuestro Mundo. “I’m gonna make my kids read it and...

Frustrated voters approve recall, reject racist Prop. 54

October 10, 2003

OAKLAND, Calif. – Frustrated Californians voted to recall Democratic Gov. Gray Davis Oct. 7 and replace him with Republican Arnold Schwarzenegger. There is little sign that the vote represented a tilt to the right by California...

Rep. Senfronia Thompson: A Texas lawmaker takes a stand

October 9, 2003

WASHINGTON, D.C. – State Representative Senfronia Thompson, Democrat of Houston, is a Texan who stands tall for democratic rights, equality, and government that provides quality public education, health care, and other entitlements as basic human rights....

Rep. Lee introduces universal health care bill

October 9, 2003 By David Lawrence

On Sept. 3, Congresswoman Barbara Lee (D-Calif.) introduced HR 3000, the United States Universal Health Service Act. This bill, or one very similar to it, has been introduced every year in Congress since 1973.