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GAO Report To Enhance "CFIUS" Effectiveness

Download a summary of the September 2005 GAO study to strengthen the effectiveness of the "Byrd amendment" (CFIUS Committee) regarding foreign acquisitions of U.S. companies that m...

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Suburban Chicago Newspapers - Letters To The Editor!

Same old UAE. Just when you thought homeland security couldn?t get more inept and incompetent, we find out the Bush administration casually and secretly planned on approving sale o...

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Goodbye Dubai - By: James P Hoffa

"This rotten, $6.8 billion deal is a new milestone in Bush?s corporate agenda gone wild. I could go on and on. But let?s move on to solutions." Download entire opinion article by T...

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Bush Won't Back Off Ports Deal!

The president's national security adviser said the White House would keep trying to persuade lawmakers -- there's more time since the company offered to delay its takeover -- but t...

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Hunger In America 2006!

More than 25 million Americans?including nearly 9 million children and 3 million seniors?receive emergency food assistance each year from America's Second Harvest?The Nation?s Food...

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Out of Control Trade Deficit Highlights Flawed Economic Policies

The irresponsible stewardship of our economy by the "free" traders led to the largest trade deficit between two nations in the history of the world. Our trade deficit with China wa...

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Lawmakers Begin Push for New Thorough Federal Review of United Arab Emirates-Owned Company Taking Control of Major U.S. Ports in NY, NJ and East Coast!

On Monday a $6.8 billion dollar deal put the operation and control of the major New York and New Jersey ports in the control of a firm in the United Arab Emirates and owned by the ...

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Labor Endorsed Candidates March 21, 2006 Primary!

Please support Chicago Federation of Labor endorsed candidates in the March 21, 2006 Primary elections. Download CFL March 2, 2006 Get-Out-The Vote Rally information and list of CF...

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FEMA's UNHOLY TRINITY! By: Russ Baker

With all the enduring mysteries about the Bush Administration?s doings, one looms as large any: Why was Michael Brown in charge of protecting Americans when Hurricane Katrina hit t...

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"Leave All Blades Behind" -Rally at O'Hare!

AFA Members will be leafleting this week in conjunction with the "Leave All Blades Behind International Day of Action" on Monday, January 30, 2006. Join us in demanding that we rei...

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