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NEWS IN BRIEF
July 28, 2006Cool reception at NAACP July 20 marked a first for George W. Bush: For the first time since taking office in 2001, he spoke at the NAACP Convention, having refused the invitation for the past five...
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Groups returning from Cuba face U.S. govt harassment
July 28, 2006“We won’t pay any fines, and we will demand our rights at Washington hearings, and we’ll kick up a fuss for a change in the policy to Cuba.” That was Ellen Bernstein, spokesperson for the New...
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Legal panel hits Bushs signing statements
July 28, 2006WASHINGTON — A panel of the American Bar Association struck a blow for democracy and the rule of law July 23 when it came out strongly against President George W. Bush’s use of “signing statements” to...
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NOW conference highlights beating the far-right
July 28, 2006ALBANY, N.Y. — Ensuring voting rights and defeating the extreme right were themes of many speakers at the National Organization for Women’s “Young Feminist Summit” and annual national conference held here July 21-23. The conference’s 700...
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Despite stem cell veto, scientists and patients fight on
July 28, 2006Stem cell therapy holds awesome potential to cure many of humanity’s most debilitating diseases — Parkinson’s, diabetes, Alzheimer’s and spinal injuries — but promising research was dealt a devastating setback July 19 when President Bush exercised...
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