Wal-Mart faces political pressure from Wake-up Wal-Mart group
The piece reviews a Wake-up Wal-Mart lobbying push featuring Evan Bayh Joe Biden Bill Richardson and John Edwards and notes Wisconsin AG candidate Kathleen Falk and others backing concerns about wages urban sprawl and health care. It contrasts union pressure with Wal-Mart's pricing practices and calls for broader policy fixes.
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Iowa
Wal-Mart
Evan Bayh
Indiana
Joe Biden
Delaware
New Mexico
Bill Richardson
North Carolina
John Edwards
Wake-up
Kathleen Falk
Wisconsin
Maryland
Chicago
China
United States
Target
Russ Feingold
D-Wis
Today in History highlights Texas hurricane and New York change
Today in history notes the Sept 8 1900 Galveston hurricane that killed about 8000 people and the 1664 Dutch surrender of New Amsterdam leading to renaming as New York. The item anchors events by date and places, marking major historical milestones for the Chronicle.
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Associated Press
Galveston
Texas
New Amsterdam
New York
Herbert Asbury
Five Corners
Manhattan
Roswell Teenworld finalist and airman graduation
Tricia Perkowski of Roswell High School is chosen for the 1981 Teenworld state finals in Albuquerque as the daughter of Mr and Mrs J R Perkowski. Airman Kenneth D Berthold has graduated from Chanute AFB fuel systems repair training and will serve at Hill AFB Utah in the 388th Equipment Maintenance Squadron. he is the son of Eleanor D Paul of Roswell.
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Tricia Perkowski
Albuquerque
Tricia
Roswell High School
J.R. Perkowski
Roswell
Kenneth D. Berthold
Air Force
Chanute A.F.B
Illinois
Kenneth
Eleanor D. Paul
Hill Air Force Base
Utah
388Th
Lockheed Wins Orion Contract Over New Mexico Plans
NASA selected Lockheed Martin to build the Orion crew vehicle, shifting from single stage to orbit hopes and de-emphasizing New Mexico as a launch site. The decision favors Colorado and revisits the Mercury Apollo era capsule concept, delaying liftoff from oceanic sites.
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Santa FE
NASA
Lockheed Martin Corp
Orion
New Mexico
Lockheed
Northrop Grumman Corp
Boeing
Pacific
Colorado
Lockheed Martin Space System
Denver
Apollo
McDonnell Douglas
White Sands Missile Range
WSMR
Phillips Lab
Kirtlane Air Force Base
Albuquerque
Pentagon
Ronald Reagan
New Mexico Tech
Socorro
Tech
U.S
Joe Sheen
BushTrade Deals Face Trouble as Election Looms
The Bush administration’s string of trade deal approvals may be endangered if Democrats gain seats in November. The Oman pact narrowly passed 221-205 after tense debates, signaling growing public and congressional fatigue with the trade status quo. The administration has led bipartisan pacts with Jordan Singapore Chile Morocco Bahrain Oman and CAFTA, while noting efforts over the Doha Round.
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Washington
Bush
Congress
Oman
Jordan
Singapore
Chile
Morocco
Bahrain
Central America
Associated Press
Quality of life versus immigration bias in suburbia
The piece weighs how towns address crowded housing and illegal immigration, noting historical cycles of immigrant settlement and local ordinances aimed at landlords and employers. It questions motives behind anti immigrant actions, highlighting language as a telltale sign of hidden goals to drive immigrants away while federal action remains necessary.
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Riverside
N.J
Escondido
Calif
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