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Calif. govs vetoes show the real Arnold
October 13, 2006NewsAnalysis California’s Republican Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger is trying hard to convince voters he has learned from the across-the-board defeat of his proposals in last year’s special election. In contrast to last year’s attempts to bypass the...
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Declaring peace actions up ante to end war
October 13, 2006INDIANAPOLIS — As the drive to dump the Bush agenda on Election Day enters its final month, faith-based and other activists across the country have intensified their advocacy of peace and justice, elevating these issues in...
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NATIONAL CLIPS
October 13, 2006BIRMINGHAM, Ala.: Coach fights for equality for girls team In 2005, Ensley High School girls’ basketball coach Roderick Jackson drew national attention when he took his case charging the Birmingham School District with gender discrimination, specifically,...
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Victory for Klamath River salmon
October 13, 2006SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Native American tribes, commercial fishermen, recreational anglers and environmental groups have won a huge victory here. In the first test of a controversial federal dam relicensing law, an administrative law judge ruled Sept....
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Deadly U.S. costs of the Iraq war
October 13, 2006As a new study finds that 600,000 Iraqi civilians have been killed since the U.S. invasion (see editorial, page 12), Americans contemplate the bitter costs here at home: • More than 2,700 U.S. soldiers have been...
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