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  • Immigration compromise bill is a fraud

    Immigration compromise bill is a fraud

    May 12, 2006

    When the Senate adjourned without acting on immigration legislation on April 7, the so-called Hagel-Martinez compromise bill was left hanging. Some supporters of immigrant rights saw this as a setback. But today many say the provisions...

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  • The U.S., Iran and nuclear politics

    The U.S., Iran and nuclear politics

    May 12, 2006

    In the midst of the muddy controversies surrounding the U.S.-Iran nuclear crisis lies a larger struggle for control of the greater Middle East and Central Asian region. The possibility of a U.S. nuclear or other strike...

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  • GOP mounts stealth attack on fuel efficiency standards

    GOP mounts stealth attack on fuel efficiency standards

    May 12, 2006 By Susan Webb

    Under the pretense of doing something about gas prices, President Bush and Republican leaders in Congress are seeking to gut the nation’s 30-year-old system for mandating fuel efficiency of cars and trucks.

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  • Whats Really Good

    Whats Really Good

    May 12, 2006

    Students rally against sweatshops Fifty UCLA students from United Students Against Sweatshops and other groups led an on-campus rally on May 2 to demand sweatshop-free collegiate apparel. They demanded that Chancellor Albert Carnesale endorse the “Designated...

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  • St. Louis raises $3,000 at awards breakfast

    St. Louis raises $3,000 at awards breakfast

    May 12, 2006 By Tony Pecinovsky And Julia Weaver

    ST. LOUIS — The Missouri/Kansas Friends of the People’s Weekly World held their 14th annual Hershel Walker Peace and Justice Awards Breakfast here April 29, educating listeners about Venezuela and raising $3,000 for the PWW fund...

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