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Gaza suffers under Israeli lockdown
September 22, 2006The Gaza Strip has nearly disappeared from the news since July when the Israeli assault on Lebanon began, but there is reason to believe the 1.4 million Palestinians effectively locked down in that tiny piece of...
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U.S.-backed regime in Haiti committed crimes
September 22, 2006An article in a prestigious British medical journal reveals that forces linked to Haiti’s previous U.S.-imposed interim government were responsible for widespread murder and rape. The Lancet study, titled “Human rights abuse and other criminal violations...
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Black clergy demand justice for Arellano
September 22, 2006African American clergy held a press conference Aug. 24 at the Adalberto United Methodist Church in Chicago to express their solidarity with Elvira Arellano, left, who has taken sanctuary there. Arellano is defying a deportation order...
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Ohio lawmaker latest in GOP trail of corruption
September 22, 2006Six-term Congressman Bob Ney became the latest Republican crook to bite the dust when he agreed last week to plead guilty to sweeping federal corruption charges and face a 27-month prison term. Ney, who represents Ohio’s...
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Hotel workers celebrate new pact
September 22, 2006SAN FRANCISCO — Celebration was in the air as union members gathered with Unite Here Local 2 President Mike Casey at the local’s headquarters Sept. 13 to announce a tentative agreement in their two-year contract struggle...
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