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  • Thousands rally to end Israeli occupation

    Thousands rally to end Israeli occupation

    June 15, 2007

    WASHINGTON — Thousands of demonstrators rallied at the U.S. Capitol, June 10, to protest Israel’s 40-year occupation of Palestinian lands and to demand that Congress take action to win “a just peace for Palestinians and Israelis.”...

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  • Jerusalem Initiative: Palestinians, Israelis appeal for world action to spur peace

    Jerusalem Initiative: Palestinians, Israelis appeal for world action to spur peace

    June 15, 2007 By Susan Webb

    JERUSALEM — An international meeting here June 4 appealed for world pressure on the Israeli government to negotiate with the PLO to achieve a comprehensive and just peace. The conference was an unprecedented joint undertaking of...

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  • Puerto Ricans and Iraq

    Puerto Ricans and Iraq

    June 15, 2007

    CommentaryAt the beginning of April 2007, people in Puerto Rico saw pictures of Jason Núñez Fernández from the town of Naranjitos on their television screens. The 22-year-old husband and father of two daughters had returned home...

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  • How do you pay for your education?

    How do you pay for your education?

    June 15, 2007

    Students seek relief from mounting debt CHICAGO — Graduating with a college degree is more than ever a necessity today. Students and their families are doing whatever it takes to pay for higher education, including taking...

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  • On U.S. tour, Iraqi unionists reject oil grab

    On U.S. tour, Iraqi unionists reject oil grab

    June 15, 2007

    Labor leaders call for end to occupation SAN FRANCISCO — To judge by most U.S. media, the daily slaughter of Iraqis and the ever-climbing death toll among U.S. occupation forces sum up reality in Iraq. We...

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