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Restore our liberties
June 29, 2007Rights coalition presses to close Gitmo, end torture and bring back habeas corpusWASHINGTON — One week before our nation’s July 4 celebration, thousands of protesters wearing Statue of Liberty crowns and holding signs reading “Torture is...
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Richard Jones, activist, 80
June 22, 2007Richard Jones, a longtime peace and justice activist in Washington state, died April 28, soon after an 80th birthday party honoring his work. Jones had faced many challenges. After the early death of his father, his...
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Oceans 13: Shades of Robin Hood
June 22, 2007Like its predecessors, “Oceans Thirteen” is a crime/comedy action film about a gang of professional thieves and their high-profile robberies. The rich characters, crisp dialog, intense action and comedy in the original “Oceans Eleven” (2001) and...
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Filmmaker Ousmane Sembène, lifelong radical
June 22, 2007His films tackled the most contentious issues in Africa, frequently provoking the indignation of the ruling class of both his home country and its former colonizer.
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No rules
June 22, 2007Over ribs, chicken, homemade salads and pies, beer and pop, our Memorial Day cookout turned from a local Steelers controversy to politics. Debate arose over a recent shooting and grappling with why pulling a gun has...
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