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WASHINGTON: Supreme Court halts death penalty for youth / CARSON CITY, Nev.: State Assembly rejects Social Security privatization / ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.: Hands off Social Security, say lawmakers / CYBERSPACE: MoveOn joins Social Security fight / WASHINGTON: ACLU sues Rumsfeld on torture / SPARTANBURG, S.C.: Judge rules Bush must charge or free Padilla
Hot 97 struggle sparks social justice campaign
NEW YORK — Out of a struggle against racist hate speech emanating from New York City’s nationally known hip-hop and R&B station Hot 97, a new coalition, tentatively called Hip-Hop for Social Justice (HHSJ), has emerged.
Social Security, organizing head labor agenda
LAS VEGAS — A campaign to defend Social Security, patterned after labor’s massive 2004 election mobilization, was formulated at the annual winter AFL-CIO Executive Council meeting here Feb. 28–March 3. The campaign plan includes strong media and grass roots components.
Poisons at Cintas laundry
Commentary NEW HAVEN, Conn. — Workers at the Cintas plant in Branford, Conn., and across the country are taking their lead from co-workers in Long Island, N.Y., who are standing up for their health and safety rights.
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ST. LOUIS: Coalition forms to rescue health care / BIRMINGHAM, Ala.: Officials protest block grant, housing cuts / TOMBSTONE, Ariz.: Vigilantes threaten undocumented workers / SAN FRANCISCO: Environmental groups sue Bush to save forests
John Negropontes bloody baggage
John Negroponte, the U.S. ambassador to Iraq, has been nominated by President Bush to head the new super-spy agency set up by last year’s intelligence reform legislation. Negroponte’s baggage contains a shocking amount of dirt and blood.
Florida minimum wage under attack
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Backers of Florida’s new higher minimum wage have criticized a bill that deals with the increase, saying it would water down the measure by creating loopholes for employers.
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ST. PAUL, Minn.: Young workers say ‘Hands off Social Security’ / RICHMOND, Va.: State strengthens strip mining rules / WASHINGTON: Clergy protest attack on environment / NEW YORK: Civil rights lawyer convicted
