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  • Voters lash out at Blair over Iraq war

    Voters lash out at Blair over Iraq war

    May 20, 2005

    LONDON — It wasn’t long ago that a visibly annoyed British Prime Minister Tony Blair called on people in the country to “move on” from the issue of the Iraq war. Unfortunately for him, the results...

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  • Activists slam remark by Mexicos president

    Activists slam remark by Mexicos president

    May 20, 2005

    NEW YORK — The New York Immigration Coalition (NYIC) has strongly objected to a recent remark by Mexican President Vicente Fox that Mexican immigrants in the United States do jobs “that not even Blacks want to...

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  • Calif. gov finds money, but not for human needs

    Calif. gov finds money, but not for human needs

    May 20, 2005

    When he announced revised budget proposals on May 13, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger was looking at $4 billion in revenue that wasn’t in the original budget last January. But instead of returning $2 billion borrowed last year...

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  • Villaraigosa scores historic win in L.A.

    Villaraigosa scores historic win in L.A.

    May 20, 2005

    LOS ANGELES — Antonio Villaraigosa became the first labor organizer ever elected mayor of Los Angeles, winning a whopping 58.66 percent of the May 17 vote to defeat incumbent Mayor James Hahn. He will be the...

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  • Prisoner needs medical care

    Prisoner needs medical care

    May 20, 2005

    PHILADELPHIA — Russell “Maroon” Shoats, 61, has been in prison for over 33 years for the death of a policeman in a case known as the “Philly 5.” He is a father, grandfather and model prisoner,...

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