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  • Cheney protested on his home turf

    Cheney protested on his home turf

    November 9, 2007

    Vice President Dick Cheney returned to the Dallas area on Nov. 2. When he was CEO of Halliburton, he lived in the super-rich enclave of Highland Park. As anticipated and dreaded by North Texas activists, Cheney...

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  • Houston city workers: We want respect! Put it in the check!

    Houston city workers: We want respect! Put it in the check!

    November 9, 2007

    HOUSTON — About 500 members and supporters of the Houston Organization of Public Employees (HOPE) marched from Tranquility Park in downtown Houston to City Hall on Nov. 1, demanding fair wages for city workers. HOPE represents...

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  • PWW forum underscores role of peoples media

    PWW forum underscores role of peoples media

    November 9, 2007

    ST. LOUIS — A standing room only crowd of trade unionists and community leaders attended the Fourth Annual Missouri/Kansas Friends of the People’s Weekly World “Working Class Media and Democracy” forum, held here Oct. 27. David...

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  • Steve Earle packs a musical wallop

    Steve Earle packs a musical wallop

    November 9, 2007

    cd REVIEW Steve Earle’s CD, “Washington Square Serenade” (New West CD), is an ode to New York City and its residents. His song “Tennessee Blues” is his farewell to music city, Nashville, Tenn., and his hello...

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  • Can you believe it?

    Can you believe it?

    November 9, 2007

    Movie REVIEW Rendition Directed by Gavin Hood New Line Cinema, 2007 Rated R, 122 minutes Movies are all fake, as we know. For example, I don’t think actor Omar Metwally, who plays Anwar El-Ibrihimi in “Rendition,”...

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