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Thousands assail Bush hypocrisy: Freedom for who?
January 28, 2005Obscene spending at inaugural while millions go without WASHINGTON – In his inaugural address Jan. 20, President George W. Bush vowed to spread “liberty” and “freedom,” brushing aside his administration’s record of torture and mass detention...
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32 years later, Roe v. Wade still safeguards womens rights
January 21, 2005Every minute a woman dies in childbirth or pregnancy. Access to basic family planning could save up to 25 percent of these women’s lives. But thanks to Bush’s Global Gag Rule, many family planning clinics in...
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Indian trade unionists tour U.S.
January 21, 2005Workers' Correspondence SEATTLE — Three union organizers from India toured nine cities in the U.S. in December and spoke about several issues, including the effects of U.S. outsourcing to their country from the standpoint of workers...
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Coming of age in Texas
January 21, 2005“The Education of Shelby Knox,” an official selection of the 2005 Sundance Film Festival, will premiere nationally on the 18th season of the PBS documentary series P.O.V., announced Cara Mertes, P.O.V. executive director. The film is...
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A Caribbean mob story
January 21, 2005Book Review Forget trying to remember all the characters played out in “The Mafia in Havana,” unless of course you have a photographic memory, but it’s not important because all names lead to the selling of...
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