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N.J. Supreme Court marriage ruling a step forward
October 26, 2006Statement by the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force The National Gay and Lesbian Task Force recognizes as a step forward today’s unanimous New Jersey Supreme Court decision holding that denying rights and benefits to same-sex...
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GOP candidates losing ground with Calif. voters
October 21, 2006Voters’ growing dissatisfaction with Republican incumbents is evident in California. A new poll by the highly regarded Rasmussen polling firm shows Phil Angelides, Democratic candidate for governor, starting to close the gap with Republican incumbent Arnold...
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Bay Staters to vote on Iraq pullout
October 21, 2006AMHERST, Mass. — Voters here and in 138 other cities and towns across Massachusetts will be able to express their opinions on the Iraq war directly, for the first time, at the ballot box in the...
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Films zoom in on U.S. politics
October 21, 2006Several films dealing with American politics and social issues were premiered at this year’s Toronto International Film Festival. “Bobby” features a star-studded cast, including Martin Sheen, Harry Belafonte, Demi Moore and Anthony Hopkins, to name a...
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Gripping narrative of an Iraqi trade unionist
October 21, 2006Hadi Never Died: Hadi Saleh and the Iraqi Trade Unions Abdullah Muhsin and Alan Johnson London, Trades Union Congress, 2006 Softcover, 80 pp., $18.60 plus shipping Order from www.tuc.org.uk/publications Although Iraq is foremost in our thoughts,...
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