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Battle for DeLays seat rages
October 13, 2006HOUSTON — One of the nation’s hottest congressional races is the battle to fill the empty seat of former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay, who resigned in disgrace. Currently under indictment for money laundering, DeLay will...
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LIFE AND DEATH
October 13, 2006Grace DuBreuil, impassioned organizer Grace M. DuBreuil, a lifelong working-class organizer, civil rights activist, internationalist, feminist and communist, died Sept. 18 in Rhode Island’s Newport Hospital at age 59, after a long battle with multiple sclerosis....
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Joe in your eye from Ethiopia
October 13, 2006MovieREVIEWBlack Gold Directed by Marc Francis & Nick Francis 78 minutes By Curly Cohen CHICAGO — If you’ve ever had a cup of coffee or know someone who drinks it, you won’t want to miss “Black...
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Offering hope on nuke nightmare
October 13, 2006MovieREVIEWThe Last Atomic Bomb: A Survivor’s Story Directed by Robert Richter 92 minutes By Marliyn Bechtel This gripping documentary, tells the story of Sakue Shimohira, who as a 10-year-old girl survived the U.S. atomic bombing of...
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Two unforgettable tales at Toronto
October 13, 2006The Toronto International Film Festival featured two impressive stories about music and the trials of surviving in the music world. In the elegiac “The Violin,” Plutarco is an aged and humble violinist with one hand missing....
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