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Banks profit drive spurs student loan scandal
April 20, 2007Each month, Jennifer Pae, forks over hundreds of dollars in payments on $40,000 in student loans she owes for her education at the University of California, San Diego. Pae, president of the United States Student Association...
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New York Citys 2007 Better World Awards
April 20, 2007NEW YORK — Communist Party Labor Chair Scott Marshall will be the keynote speaker for the annual Better World Awards, sponsored by the New York Friends of the People’s Weekly World. Honorees for the May 6...
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Nurse Malone sets a great example
April 20, 2007“Sometimes,” said Sheila Malone, 60, a retired nurse living in Waterville, Maine, “we overlook the fact that there are all kinds of people out there who would like to do something, if there was a way...
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States weigh in vs. Iraq war
April 20, 2007The cost is hitting home, and legislatures are speaking up The Iraq war’s devastating toll is leading a growing number of state legislatures to join the debate. They are discussing and passing resolutions that pay tribute...
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Calls for gun control grow as nation mourns Va. Killings
April 20, 2007As the nation mourned the April 16 shooting deaths of 32 students and faculty members at Virginia Tech, calls mounted for action to curb handguns like the weapons used by the gunman. Kaye Tice, a leader...
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