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Racism and Illinois 6th CD
October 27, 2006Barring an October surprise, the Republican ultra-right is staring at a potential historic defeat on Election Day, one that will create a more favorable environment for labor and its allies to wage the fight for a...
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A grave injustice
October 27, 2006On Sept. 23, some 700 people marched on the White House, demanding freedom for the so-called Cuban Five, and over the past few weeks, meetings have been held around the country with the same demand. This...
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LETTERS
October 27, 2006War questions Is it true if we withdraw troops from Iraq that Iraqis supporting the U.S. would be killed? Does that mean U.S. supporters are not being killed now, and that only Iraqis against the U.S....
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EDITORIAL: Health care on the agenda
October 27, 2006From door-knockers to phone bankers to families sitting around the kitchen table, pre-election conversation reflects a deep unease with the economy. With newspaper business sections reporting declining gasoline prices, low official unemployment and a skyrocketing stock...
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EDITORIAL: Ghouls and goblins
October 27, 2006Karl Rove, the political vampire of 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, surely wishes he could reschedule Halloween to Nov. 7, turning the day we cast our ballots in the midterm elections into a ghoulish orgy of Republican tricks,...
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