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Who is Harriet Miers?
October 7, 2005News Analysis DALLAS — In 1991, corporate lawyer Harriet Miers answered a questionnaire from The Dallas Morning News. In response to the cue “Behind my back, people say…,” she wrote, “They can’t figure me out.” Now...
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DeLay could face life term if convicted
October 7, 2005HOUSTON — Former U.S. House Majority Leader Tom DeLay (R-Texas) could face life in prison if he is convicted of money laundering, one of two crimes he was charged with last week. DeLay, called “the Hammer”...
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Progressive Dems say run to win in 2006
October 7, 2005WASHINGTON — Buoyed by the huge antiwar march a day earlier, hundreds of progressive Democrats at a “grassroots strategy” session here Sept. 25 vowed all-out struggle to break the grip of the Republican ultra-right in upcoming...
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Activist wins first round in school committee race
October 7, 2005LAWRENCE, Mass. — Community and peace activist Martina M. Cruz came in first in a three-way race in the first round of voting for School Committee here Sept. 27. She garnered 440 votes out of 995...
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N. Calif. banquet to honor social activism
October 7, 2005OAKLAND, Calif. — A political, cultural and culinary feast is in store at the People’s Weekly World/Nuestro Mundo banquet here on Saturday evening, Nov. 5. Bringing to life the theme, “Connecting the dots … from California’s...
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