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  • More money down the drain: War cost bleeds states, cities

    More money down the drain: War cost bleeds states, cities

    May 13, 2005 By Susan Webb

    As U.S. casualties in Iraq topped 1,600, the U.S. Congress approved another $82 billion for military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan and related spending, with the bulk going to the Iraq occupation.

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  • Soldier refuses Armys order to go to Iraq

    Soldier refuses Armys order to go to Iraq

    May 13, 2005

    PHILADELPHIA — Carl Webb, a U.S. soldier who had re-enlisted in 2001, found out two weeks before his contract was up in 2004 that the Army was extending his enlistment — without his consent — under...

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  • Red Lake tragedy has roots in inequities

    Red Lake tragedy has roots in inequities

    May 13, 2005 By Susan Webb

    In the wake of the March 21 shooting at Red Lake Indian Reservation, Native Americans and advocates for children say the tragedy has its roots in racism, the oppression of Native Americans, and misplaced national priorities...

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  • Washington U students sit in, demand living wage

    Washington U students sit in, demand living wage

    May 13, 2005

    ST. LOUIS — About 20 students and alumni entered the Washington University admissions office April 4, demanding a response to their appeal for a living wage for campus employees. The students are members of the Student...

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  • Rumsfeld sued for allowing torture

    Rumsfeld sued for allowing torture

    May 13, 2005

    WASHINGTON — Defenders of human rights have hailed as long overdue a lawsuit holding Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld responsible for the torture of detainees in Iraq and Afghanistan. Filed March 1 in an Illinois federal court...

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