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  • South African Communists continue the struggle

    South African Communists continue the struggle

    July 22, 2005

    CHICAGO — Ben Dikobe Martins represented the South African Communist Party at the 28th National Convention of Communist Party USA here, July 1-3. Martins is a senior leader of the SACP and an elected member of...

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  • Maxine Waters featured at Downing St. memo town hall

    Maxine Waters featured at Downing St. memo town hall

    July 22, 2005

    Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-Calif.), a prominent voice calling for the Bush administration to end the war in Iraq, is the featured speaker at a town hall meeting and teach-in on the third anniversary of the Downing...

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  • Calif. gov cuts mag ties, but concerns remain

    Calif. gov cuts mag ties, but concerns remain

    July 22, 2005

    Responding to widespread criticism, California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger last week cut his financial ties to bodybuilding magazines that were paying him millions of dollars. But observers, including elected officials and experts on political ethics, raked him...

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  • Tinkering with Patriot Act simply isnt enough

    Tinkering with Patriot Act simply isnt enough

    July 22, 2005

    News Analysis Congress is taking up the renewal of various provisions of the USA Patriot Act amid persistent concerns about the law’s antidemocratic character and sweeping reach. These concerns were no doubt heightened by last week’s...

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  • Immigrant rights are civil rights, meeting says

    Immigrant rights are civil rights, meeting says

    July 22, 2005

    OAKLAND, Calif. — Calling the movement for immigration reform a “new civil rights movement of the 21st century,” Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-Texas) electrified participants in a labor and community conference here July 16 as she...

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