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Maine officials block Canadians Cuba donations
July 6, 2007Activists with Let Cuba Live of Maine and Quebecers with Caravane d’amitié Québec-Cuba engaged in a six-hour standoff with U.S. Homeland Security officials June 30 at the wilderness Coburn Gore border station in Maine. At issue...
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July 7 NATIONAL CLIPS
July 6, 2007LOS ANGELES: Mayors stand up for cities: U.S. out of Iraq Providence, R.I., Mayor David Cicilline introduced a resolution before the 224 mayors attending the U.S. Conference of Mayor’s annual meeting saying, “We support the troops...
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Rally calls for new health care Rx for California
July 6, 2007SAN FRANCISCO — Top elected officials including Mayor Gavin Newsom urged far-reaching health care reforms, as patients and families shared horror stories about their care June 28 on the steps of City Hall. The rally was...
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July 7 WHATS REALLY GOOD
July 6, 2007Captain Irving makes history Barrington Irving, 23, an aerospace student at Florida Memorial University, says he is the first African American and youngest person to fly around the world alone. Flying a single-engine plane called “Inspiration,”...
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What happened to immigration reform?
July 6, 2007Commentary The Senate last month failed to pass the Bush-backed immigration reform plan, known as the “grand bargain.” It’s now widely reported that any immigration reform measures will have to wait until after the 2008 elections....
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