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CARTOON
May 26, 2006 -
Considering The Israel Lobby
May 26, 2006A recent article by two prominent political science professors has touched off heated debate. “The Israel Lobby,” by John Mearsheimer of the University of Chicago and Stephen Walt of Harvard, outlines what it calls “the unmatched...
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LETTERS
May 26, 2006Raise minimum wage I read with interest “Raising the minimum wage is a national battle” by Julia Weaver (PWW 5/20-26). Raising the minimum wage is a badly needed change for the reasons she cites. An error,...
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EDITORIAL: A chilling raid
May 26, 2006The unprecedented FBI raid on Rep. William Jefferson’s (D-La.) congressional office sends a chilling message to Congress and to African American elected officials. In the twilight hours of May 20, 15 FBI agents spent 24 hours...
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EDITORIAL: Memorial Day
May 26, 2006Memorial Day, originally called Decoration Day, was proclaimed in 1868 by Gen. John Logan, national commander of the Grand Army of the Republic, an organization of Civil War veterans. Logan designated the day “for the purpose...
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