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Politics trumps teachers on science materials
August 26, 2005PHILADELPHIA — When Philadelphia teachers return on the first day of school, they will be surprised. The new science curriculum some had tested in their classrooms using kits from Science and Technology for Children (STC) or...
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Sept. 24 preparations: Planes, trains and automobiles ready to roll to Washington
August 26, 2005The phones at the national offices of United for Peace and Justice (UFPJ), a coalition of 1,300 national and local groups that oppose the Bush administration’s policy of permanent warfare and empire building, are ringing off...
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1970: Chicano Moratorium 2005: Latinos for Peace
August 26, 2005Thirty-five years ago, on Aug. 29, 1970, some 25,000-30,000 people, mostly Mexican Americans, marched through the heart of the East Los Angeles barrios protesting the war in Vietnam. It was the largest Mexican American political demonstration...
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Reminder to Robertson: Thou shall not kill
August 26, 2005The criminal and dangerous statements made by far right “Christian” leader Pat Robertson on his Aug. 22 “700 Club” television show, calling for the assassination of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, should be swiftly condemned by the...
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Food, schools and liberty thats the Bolivarian Revolution
August 26, 2005CARACAS, Venezuela — Carolys Perez came to tears when the World asked her about the changes taking place within Venezuelan society, the Bolivarian Revolution and its leader, Hugo Chavez. The World spoke with Perez during the...
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