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Assembleywoman calls for return of California National Guard
September 16, 2005As news of Hurricane Katrina’s ravages in New Orleans and the Gulf region shocked the nation, California Assemblywoman Loni Hancock (D-El Cerrito) Sept. 2 introduced a Joint Resolution calling for the return home of the California...
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San Jose protest blocks panel with Minutemen
September 16, 2005An attempt by the Commonwealth Club to host a forum in San Jose, Calif., featuring representatives of the Minuteman vigilante border patrol has met with a firestorm of protest from area community and immigrant rights leaders,...
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Calif. labor mobilizes for Nov. 8 special election
September 16, 2005Union and community campaigners gathered at sites around California Sept. 10 to launch their drive to defeat a series of anti-people propositions placed on the Nov. 8 special election ballot by Republican Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and...
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Angelenos get ready for peace actions
September 16, 2005LOS ANGELES — Peace activists here have accelerated their mobilization for national rallies and lobbying for peace on Sept. 24-26. On Sept. 9 the peace movement rallied behind Cindy Sheehan, cofounder of Gold Star Families for...
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Roberts: the far rights legal gun-for-hire
September 16, 2005If John Roberts is confirmed as chief justice of the Supreme Court, replacing William Rehnquist, he has a chance at heading the court for the rest of most baby boomers’ lives and much of Generation Xers’...
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