News and Views
8/06/04- Failure of Leadership - Op-Ed By: Bob Herbert
"The nation seems paralyzed, unsure of what to do about Iraq or terrorism. The failure of leadership that led to the bonehead decision to invade Iraq remains painfully evident toda...
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8/03/04- Another AT$T "Surplus" Announcement!
We have just received a corrected copy of the NMAP from the Company. Their description of the changes is as follows: There were some inconsistencies in the NMAP report we previousl...
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8/02/04 AT$T Voluntary Termination Pay (VTP)Offer
Attached is a VTP offer which we have just received from AT$T. In Unity, Jerry Klimm Assistant to the Vice President JK/drk opeiu...
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8/02/04- AT$T and MCI May Compete For Suitors!
"Onetime telecom titans AT$T Corp. and MCI Inc. have been at each other's throats since 1968. Now, with their futures looking bleak, the two are shaping up for what could be a fina...
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8/01/04- AT$T May Be Ripe For Picking!
"If Bedminster-based AT$T is acquired, it would be one of the largest telecommunications companies yet to be swallowed up. Although the battered telecom sector has been hit by a wa...
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7/29/04- Confronting the Iraq Issue! By: Terry M. Neal
"Bush continues to argue that going to war was the right thing to do, even as his major rationale for it has been undermined. This the Republicans see as a sign of strength. Kerry'...
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7/22/04- "Fahrenheit 9/11" Making GOP Nervous!
"Republicans initially dismissed "Fahrenheit 9/11" as a cinematic screed that would play mostly to inveterate Bush bashers. Four weeks and $94 million later, the film is still pull...
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7/21/04- CWA Local 4250 AT$T Member's Letter to Ralph Maly, CWA C&T Vice-President, Regarding "New Article 43"
Sandra A. Charnota-Dieball, a concerned member of CWA Local 4250 and AT$T On-Site Workforce Communications Technician involuntarily assigned to the "New Article 43", wrote a letter...
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7/19/04- Long Guerrilla War is Feared in Iraq!
"June was substantially less violent for US and coalition troops than the two preceding months, fueling hopes that US casualties were on the downswing. However, military officials ...
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7/14/04- George W Bush: Presidential or Pathological?
Download Arianna Huffington July 13, 2004 article in PDF format....
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