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Independent political action celebrated, fight continues
June 2, 2006CHICAGO — Hundreds gathered May 12 at the Mexican Fine Arts Center Museum here to celebrate the 23rd anniversary of the 22nd Ward Independent Political Organization (IPO) and to rejoice in the continued fighting spirit of...
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Jefferson case has earmarks of a Rove operation. News Analysis
June 2, 2006WASHINGTON — The ultra-right is hopping mad that House Speaker Dennis Hastert (R-Ill.) joined with Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) in a sharp protest to President George W. Bush for the FBI’s raid on the Capitol...
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While profits soar, two more miners die
June 2, 2006PITTSBURGH — The coal that miners extract at the Miller Brothers strip mine in Breathitt County, Ky., keeps the lights on in the chambers of Congress. On May 23, the Senate passed the Mine Improvement and...
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Peoples Weekly World at YCL convention: Its our voice, too!
June 2, 2006The People’s Weekly World/Nuestro Mundo was a hit at the Young Communist League USA’s 8th National Convention, held May 27-29 in Brooklyn, N.Y. “The PWW publishes stories you won’t find anywhere else,” said Matt Murtagh, from...
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Immigration bills head to showdown; mass pressure seen as key to immigrant rights
June 2, 2006With the May 25 Senate passage of S 2611, the Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act of 2006, both houses of Congress have approved separate major immigration bills. The next step is for a House/Senate conference committee to...
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