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‘USA vs. Al-Arian’ stirs demands to free jailed teacher
May 6, 2008TAMPA, Fla. — Prof. Melva Underbakke has been crisscrossing the country showing “USA vs. Al-Arian,” a prizewinning film about the ordeal of former University of South Florida professor Sami al-Arian. He has been in jail now...
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Missourians reject discrimination
May 6, 2008ST. LOUIS, Mo. – Organizers of the so-called Missouri Civil Rights Initiative, led by rich California political operative Ward Connerly, failed to turn in signatures today in an attempt to qualify their initiative to ban affirmative...
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The end of cheap oil is now
May 6, 2008Never underestimate a politician's ability to pander. With gasoline prices nearing $4 a gallon and the summer driving season approaching, presidential candidates John McCain and Hillary Clinton have responded by calling for a consumer holiday from...
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Getting out of the budget disaster
May 6, 2008SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The state of California is in deep financial trouble. Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger’s proposed 2008-09 budget has a gap of up to $14 billion between providing the current level of public services and the...
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May Day in Baghdad
May 3, 2008The Iraqi Communist Party celebrated May Day with a big mass rally in Firdos Square in central Baghdad, followed by a march to the headquarters of the party. Thousands of trade unionists, members of democratic organizations...
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