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Hazleton rally denounces anti-immigrant law
September 8, 2006HAZLETON, Pa. — Several hundred Pennsylvanians joined local residents in a Sept. 3 rally here organized by labor, Latino and religious groups to oppose a city ordinance that would make it illegal to sell goods or...
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Report exposes inconvenient truth on charter schools
September 8, 2006Charter schools under-perform public schools, a recently released government study reports. The U.S. Department of Education’s National Center for Education Statistics study compared 4th grade math and reading tests in charter and public schools. Public school...
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Black caucus urges big vote to advance equality
September 8, 2006WASHINGTON — Charging that “inequities” have widened for Black people in recent decades, the 44-member Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) promised a determined campaign to get out the vote Nov. 7 to break the right-wing grip on...
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$30,000 jump-starts PWW fund drive
September 8, 2006NEW YORK — This year’s People’s Weekly World/Nuestro Mundo Fund Drive kicked off with a bang, with PWW writers engaging in fundraising events, local fundraising committees formed, and tens of thousands of dollars turned in for...
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Bush fear campaign called shameful as Democrats demand troop pullout starting this year
September 8, 2006“Cheap spin, fear-mongering and deliberate mischaracterization of his critics.” “Shameful tactic.” “Close to delusional.” These were editorial reactions of newspapers across the “heartland” last week as President Bush and other administration officials launched a political offensive.
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