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Arab League: no to bin Laden
November 10, 2001DAMASCUS, Syria – The head of the 22-nation Arab League on Nov. 4 dismissed an appeal by Osama bin Laden to Muslims to join a holy war against the West. Arab League Secretary General Amr Musa...
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APHA condemns war
November 10, 2001In a strongly-worded resolution titled “Opposing war in southwest Asia,” the annual meeting of the 50,000-member American Public Health Association (APHA) expressed its opposition to “military actions against Afghanistan and other nations,” and called such action...
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Universal health care wins big in Maine
November 10, 2001On Nov. 6, citizens of Portland, Maine took advantage of an advisory referendum to approve a resolution supporting a single-payer, universal health care system. The resolution calls for the City Council to report periodically on progress...
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Rep. Lee urges $ 1 billion to fight global AIDS
November 10, 2001More than 70 lawmakers have signed a letter to George W. Bush drafted by Rep. Barbara Lee (D-Calif.) urging him to submit a request to Congress that an additional $1 billion to be contributed to the...
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Republican right takes heavy hit in N.J. vote
November 10, 2001The labor movement and its allies are celebrating the crushing defeat of Republican Bret Schundler and the victory of Democrat James E. McGreevey in New Jersey’s Nov. 6 gubernatorial election. The Republicans also lost majority control...
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