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Bush retreat fails to silence demand: Close Guantanamo!
July 14, 2006WASHINGTON — Fighters for justice and peace greeted a Pentagon memo saying that 1,000 or more detainees at secret U.S. military prisons around the world are protected by the Geneva Conventions. They called for the closing...
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Bush may try to revive immigrant legislation
July 14, 2006News Analysis Many thought that immigration legislation had been killed by the Republicans in the House, but maybe, to paraphrase Mark Twain, reports of its death are exaggerated. If the logjam between the House and Senate...
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Rape, killings of Iraqis called tip of the iceberg
July 14, 2006Former Army Pfc. Steven Green was arrested this month and charged with raping a 14-year-old Iraqi girl and murdering her, her parents and her 5-year-old sister on March 12 in Mahmudiyah, Iraq.
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Photo of the month
July 14, 2006Our July photo of the month is “Worker’s Son,” by Pepe Lozano. Often at a strike, demonstration or picket line, we strive to get everyone in, falsely believing that the more people we show, the better...
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Connecticut AFL-CIO aims to change America
July 14, 2006NEW HAVEN, Conn. — “Yes, they’re waging class war and it’s time we wage it back!” declared AFL-CIO Director of Organizing Stewart Acuff to prolonged applause, challenging the Bush administration and corporate interests at the Connecticut...
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