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  • EDITORIAL: The Pope & Bushs holy war

    EDITORIAL: The Pope & Bushs holy war

    September 22, 2006

    Pope Benedict XVI stirred worldwide outrage when he quoted a 14th-century Byzantine emperor calling Islam “evil and inhuman,” a faith that has been “spread by the sword.” In apologizing, he claimed the quote was taken out...

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  • Cuban life, beauty and complexity  in black and white

    Cuban life, beauty and complexity in black and white

    September 22, 2006

    Cuba Photographs by Jack Kenny Corazon Press, 2005 Hardcover, 120 pp., $65The island nation of Cuba is one of the most fabled places on earth. Just the mention of its name evokes a plethora of images,...

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  • After 9/11 ceremonies, unsung heroes still need our help

    After 9/11 ceremonies, unsung heroes still need our help

    September 22, 2006

    Although the 9/11 commemorations are over, more than 40,000 rescue and recovery workers, mostly union members, who risked their lives in what was one of the largest rescue efforts in world history, hope their country doesn’t...

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  • Pride at Work convention ramps up call for change

    Pride at Work convention ramps up call for change

    September 22, 2006

    SAN DIEGO — Nearly 200 members and allies of Pride at Work, AFL-CIO, met for its national convention this past weekend. In a pre-convention interview, PAW Executive Director Jeremy Bishop described the purpose of the meeting,...

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  • Flim-flam financing in the housing Industry

    Flim-flam financing in the housing Industry

    September 22, 2006

    It’s 2004. You are finally doing OK. You have good credit, your family has two incomes and together you are grossing over $100,000 a year as you cruise into the 2004 election. The ’90s boom has...

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