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Chicagoans celebrate founding of new school
October 7, 2005CHICAGO — More than eight years of lobbying and community protests, including a 19-day hunger strike in 2001, finally bore fruit Sept. 8 with the dedication of the new, state-of-the-art Little Village-Lawndale High School campus in...
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Who is Harriet Miers?
October 7, 2005News Analysis DALLAS — In 1991, corporate lawyer Harriet Miers answered a questionnaire from The Dallas Morning News. In response to the cue “Behind my back, people say…,” she wrote, “They can’t figure me out.” Now...
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DeLay could face life term if convicted
October 7, 2005HOUSTON — Former U.S. House Majority Leader Tom DeLay (R-Texas) could face life in prison if he is convicted of money laundering, one of two crimes he was charged with last week. DeLay, called “the Hammer”...
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Progressive Dems say run to win in 2006
October 7, 2005WASHINGTON — Buoyed by the huge antiwar march a day earlier, hundreds of progressive Democrats at a “grassroots strategy” session here Sept. 25 vowed all-out struggle to break the grip of the Republican ultra-right in upcoming...
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Activist wins first round in school committee race
October 7, 2005LAWRENCE, Mass. — Community and peace activist Martina M. Cruz came in first in a three-way race in the first round of voting for School Committee here Sept. 27. She garnered 440 votes out of 995...
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