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Progressives urge unity against Iranian coup
July 1, 2005News Analysis Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, the ultraconservative mayor of Tehran, was declared the winner of the second round of Iran’s presidential election on June 27. Iran’s clerical establishment left no stone unturned in its bid to see...
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High court rules on taking doctrine
July 1, 2005News Analysis The Supreme Court has ruled, 5-4, that local governments have the right to seize private property and give it to other private owners, so long as it is in the “public interest.” The ruling...
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Leonard Peltier still seeking justice
July 1, 2005Five generations of Leonard Peltier’s family made a strong presence at a hearing in Fargo, N.D., June 15, challenging the federal court’s jurisdiction in putting the Native American activist behind bars. “We want Leonard home, it’s...
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National Clips
July 1, 2005MINNEAPOLIS: Raise minimum wage This fall, the Minneapolis City Council will consider raising the minimum wage and a coalition of faith-based groups, community organizations and union members were on the streets June 23 to drum up...
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Labor, peoples groups cool to Arnolds initiatives
July 1, 2005As California gears up for the state’s Nov. 8 initiatives-only special election, poll figures show likely voters opposing two of the three ballot measures backed by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger. A Field Poll last week showed 42...
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