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Katrina lays bare issues of race and class
February 17, 2006NEW OREANS — Recently released documents show the federal government knew as early as July 2004 that if a Category 3 hurricane were to hit this region, widespread devastation would ensue. Yet when Hurricane Katrina, a...
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Free the Cuban Five
February 17, 2006The U.S. government is still holding five Cuban nationals in jail for the “crime” of fighting terrorism. René González, Gerardo Hernández, Ramon Labañino, Fernando González and Antonio Guerrero were convicted of various charges, including “conspiracy to...
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Not just a hunting accident
February 17, 2006Millions across the nation are shaking their heads over how Dick Cheney handled his shooting of his 78-year-old hunting partner Harry Whittington on Feb. 11. As always, the secretive Cheney went into cover-up mode. He did...
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Steelers light a fire for Steel City
February 17, 2006This is Pittsburgh. This is the Super Bowl. There are 250,000 people jammed into the downtown in the middle of a workday in February. As Steeler linebacker number 55 Joey Porter said, “There is nobody working;...
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Translating Arabic into injustice
February 17, 2006I have been teaching modern Middle Eastern history for more than 20 years. I’ve helped train many graduate students, some of whom have gone on to become professors at universities across the country. But one of...
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