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Vigil, lawsuits challenge N.J. towns anti-immigrant law
August 23, 2006Nearly 500 people gathered in front of the Riverside, N.J., town hall, for a prayer vigil Aug. 20, to voice their opposition to an ordinance that prohibits hiring and housing undocumented immigrants. Under the city ordinance,...
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Lawsuit seeks overturn of Hazleton, Pa., anti-immigrant law
August 23, 2006Civil liberties groups filed a federal lawsuit against the city of Hazleton, Pa., on Aug. 15, challenging a city ordinance that makes it illegal to sell goods or services, rent to, hire or help undocumented immigrants....
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Senator Allens monkeyshines
August 22, 2006Mel Gibson drove drunk and, when stopped by a traffic cop, slurred some anti-Semitic slurs. Some defended him thus: “it was just the liquor talking.” Trouble is, liquor does not talk, but people do, and as...
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Tyre, Under Siege
August 22, 2006Israeli jets hurl rockets at Tyre, the Queen City of the Sea, formerly known as Sur. She has endured against the Assyrians, the Chaldeans, the Persians, and the hated Crusaders who defiled her land. Israel forgets...
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Brooklyn peace marchers call for Mideast cease-fire
August 22, 2006NEW YORK — On Aug. 9, dozens of Brooklynites gathered at the corner of 3rd Ave. and Flatbush Ave., in a quickly mobilized demonstration called by Brooklyn Parents for Peace (BPFP), to voice concern and outrage...
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