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  • Attorney released from Ashcroft hell

    Attorney released from Ashcroft hell

    June 4, 2004

    PORTLAND, Ore. – The FBI apologized to Portland attorney Brandon Mayfield on May 24 after he was released from two weeks in the Multnomah County Detention Center. While Mayfield was held without charges as a “material...

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  • New stage in Iraqs struggle vs. occupation

    New stage in Iraqs struggle vs. occupation

    June 4, 2004 By Susan Webb

    News Analysis With the naming of an interim Iraqi government following a contentious process, Iraq’s struggle for sovereignty and an end to the U.S. occupation enters a new phase.

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  • International notes

    International notes

    June 4, 2004

    Venezuela: Economy is growing The Central Bank says Venezuela’s economy grew by nearly 30 percent in the first quarter 2004, compared to the same period last year, Venezuelanalysis.com reported. In the first quarter of 2003, a...

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  • Empty boots send a plea: End Iraq war

    Empty boots send a plea: End Iraq war

    June 4, 2004

    WASHINGTON – George W. Bush praised the “fierce courage” of U.S. soldiers as he laid a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier on Memorial Day. The same weekend, he dedicated the World War II...

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  • Coalition of Black Trade Unionists: Mobilize the vote

    Coalition of Black Trade Unionists: Mobilize the vote

    June 4, 2004 By Scott Marshall And Jim Wilkerson

    Bush lies ‘coming and going,’ CBTU leader charges ATLANTA – Energy and solidarity lit up the 33rd Annual Convention of the Coalition of Black Trade Unionists (CBTU). Meeting here over the Memorial Day weekend, CBTU set...

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