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Fla. high court nixes school vouchers
January 13, 2006TALLAHASSEE — The Florida Supreme Court dealt a stunning blow to Gov. Jeb Bush’s highly touted state-sanctioned school voucher program Jan. 5, with a 5-2 majority declaring it unconstitutional. State Supreme Court Chief Justice Barbara Pariente...
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Abramoff pleads guilty, DeLay throws in towel
January 13, 2006Lobbyist Jack Abramoff pleaded guilty to influence peddling and his crony, Rep. Tom DeLay, Republican of Texas, gave up his drive to win back his post as House Majority Leader last weekend. Both were signs that...
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Crowds pack Out of Iraq meetings across nation
January 13, 2006SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Five hundred people turned out to hear antiwar activist Cindy Sheehan, actor Sean Penn and other speakers at the Out of Iraq Town Hall Forum here Jan. 7, one of over 130 similar...
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From the editor: Saluting all of Kings legacy
January 13, 2006Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. is arguably the most important American thinker and leader of the 20th century. This weekend millions of people in the U.S. and around the world will honor his birthday and his...
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In wake of mine disaster, mourning turns to outrage on safety issues
January 13, 2006PHILIPPI, W.Va. — “I just don’t have words. No words,” said a woman leaving funeral services for David Lewis, 28, one of the 12 miners killed Jan. 2 in the Sago Mine. “But I’ll say this...
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