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Mayor Dellums takes office in Oakland
January 12, 2007OAKLAND, Calif. — An exuberant, standing-room-only crowd of well-wishers mirroring the city’s diverse population packed the 3,000-seat Paramount Theater Jan. 8 to celebrate the inauguration of former Congressman Ronald V. Dellums as mayor. The landmark art...
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Rally protests Watada court martial; Military subpoenas reporters
January 12, 2007SAN FRANCISCO — As the Feb. 5 date for court martial proceedings against military resister 1st Lt. Ehren Watada approaches, antiwar, faith-based and veterans organizations are building support for his right to refuse deployment to Iraq...
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Vigils mourn 3,000 dead, call for end to Iraq war
January 12, 2007“We’re here to mourn the lives lost and we’re here to renew our call for an end to the war and for the safe return of our troops home,” Colin Eager, executive director of the Western...
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Unions sue Bush Dept. of Labor over worker deaths
January 12, 200750 deaths, 400,000 injuries tied to OSHA’s inactionPoultry workers typically stand shoulder to shoulder de-boning chicken breasts mounted on cones flying by at the rate of dozens per minute. They must wear metal mesh gloves on...
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No troop surge: As 110th Congress gets to work, the call is raise minimum wage, end Iraq war!
January 12, 2007WASHINGTON — Barely a week after convening, the 110th Congress moved to enact a bipartisan resolution condemning President George W. Bush’s plan to escalate the Iraq war by sending thousands more troops into the deadly quagmire....
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