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At 150, NEA faces tough education issues
June 29, 2007PHILADELPHIA — The nation’s largest union, the National Education Association, returns to the city where it was founded in 1857 to hold its annual meeting and representative assembly, June 30-July 5. Led by its president, Reg...
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United for Peace and Justice sets course to end Iraq war
June 29, 2007ROSEMONT, Ill. — United for Peace and Justice, the national antiwar coalition, decided at its third national assembly here June 22-24 to make congressional action to end the Iraq war its number one priority in the...
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Restore our liberties
June 29, 2007Rights coalition presses to close Gitmo, end torture and bring back habeas corpusWASHINGTON — One week before our nation’s July 4 celebration, thousands of protesters wearing Statue of Liberty crowns and holding signs reading “Torture is...
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Richard Jones, activist, 80
June 22, 2007Richard Jones, a longtime peace and justice activist in Washington state, died April 28, soon after an 80th birthday party honoring his work. Jones had faced many challenges. After the early death of his father, his...
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Oceans 13: Shades of Robin Hood
June 22, 2007Like its predecessors, “Oceans Thirteen” is a crime/comedy action film about a gang of professional thieves and their high-profile robberies. The rich characters, crisp dialog, intense action and comedy in the original “Oceans Eleven” (2001) and...
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