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News :: Labor |
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A5: Rank And File To Challenge AFL-CIO Executive Commitee In Chicago |
by Repost, Chicago IMC
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03 Aug 2003
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Chicago â€" When the AFL-CIO Executive Committee meets at the Drake Hotel beginning on August 5, a group of rank-and-file union members will attempt to address the gathered labor leaders. The union members bring a list of questions and grievances that may cause the assembled union presidents considerable embarrassment. |
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News :: Civil & Human Rights |
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US Anti-War Activists Hit By Secret Airport Ban |
by Andrew Gumbel
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03 Aug 2003
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After more than a year of complaints by some US anti-war activists that they were being unfairly targeted by airport security, Washington has admitted the existence of a list, possibly hundreds or even thousands of names long, of people it deems worthy of special scrutiny at airports. |
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LOCAL News :: Labor |
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Labor Headlines 8-2-03 |
by Peter Miller
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02 Aug 2003
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Headlines broadcast during the Illinois Labor Hour, Saturdays at 11 am on WEFT 90.1 FM, Champaign. Teamsters endorse Gephardt, WTO Protests in Montreal, Israeli Military Raids Union Office, Anti-Sweatshop Activists, Unions, Chastise Retailer for Dictator-Made Goods, Construction Laborer Killed by Drunk Driver, Parkland Staff Union Protests Job Reductions |
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U.S. Media Are Too Soft On The White House |
by Norman Solomon
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01 Aug 2003
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The most deferential coverage has been devoted to the president himself, with news outlets treating countless potential firestorms as minor sparks or one-day brush fires. Even now, George W. Bush is benefitting from presumptions of best intentions and essential honesty - a present-day "Teflonization" of the man in the Oval Office. |
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News :: Right Wing |
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It's 2003, Do You Know What The "Club For Growth" Is? |
by The Club for Growth
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31 Jul 2003
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"When the supply-siders at the Club for Growth decide to back a candidate who favors the economic policies of the Reagan era, donations don't just trickle down, they gush." -- Congressional Quarterly Today, Feb. 7, 2003 |
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News :: International Relations |
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The SHORTWAVE REPORT 8/1/03 ¡Listen Globally! |
by Dan Roberts
outfarpress (nospam) saber.net (unverified) |
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31 Jul 2003
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A weekly 30 minute review of news and opinion recorded from a shortwave radio. 2 files- broadcast quality (13.3MB) and quick download (3.3MB). With times and freqs for listening at home. Free to rebroadcast. Netherlands, China, Russia, Spain, and Cuba. |
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