1.0 link 40686 http://www.huffingtonpost.com/carl-pope/two-years-sigh-of-living-_b_40686.html Washington, DC -- Shortly after George Bush became President, the Sierra Club and the AFL-CIO urged him not to repeal the federal regulation which required that, in order to be eligible for federal contracts, companies had to obey federal laws, including those on the environment, civil rights, and treatment of their work force. Bush, of course, stiffed us and repealed the "Responsible Contractor" regulations. At the time it appeared to be another irresponsible and reckless act, but not, on the...

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