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  • U.S. Social Forum kicks off in Atlanta

    U.S. Social Forum kicks off in Atlanta

    June 29, 2007

    ATLANTA — Thousands of people marched through the streets here June 27 as the U.S. Social Forum, billed as one of the largest gatherings of progressive groups and activists, kicked off. The march, complete with stilt...

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  • A picture says it all

    A picture says it all

    June 29, 2007

    Ken BeSaw saw a need and filled it. At a rally he attended while visiting Chicago, BeSaw saw that the Illinois bureau of the People’s Weekly World had only a point-and-shoot camera, and decided that his...

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  • Bald eagle comes back

    Bald eagle comes back

    June 29, 2007

    In what is likely to be hailed as one of the greatest conservation success stories of the last 50 years, sources say the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is poised to finalize the delisting of the...

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  • Cuban Adjustment Act: still deadly 40 years later

    Cuban Adjustment Act: still deadly 40 years later

    June 29, 2007

    For decades the U.S. has used the 1966 Cuban Adjustment Act to manipulate Cuban emigration for counterrevolutionary purposes. Its provision that Cubans arriving on U.S. soil gain permanent residency after a year has lured thousands to...

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  • Mighty Heart is a mighty film

    Mighty Heart is a mighty film

    June 29, 2007

    MovieREVIEW A Mighty Heart Directed by Michael Winterbottom Paramount Vantage, 2007 100 minutes, rated R “A Mighty Heart” is a story about people just trying to get from point A to point B against the backdrop...

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