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  • Puerto Ricans chart progressive agenda

    Puerto Ricans chart progressive agenda

    May 28, 2004

    BRONX, N.Y. – More than 250 Puerto Rican activists and leaders met here “to discuss the state of our communities” and to begin the development of a “progressive political agenda” for Puerto Ricans in 2004. The...

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  • Stop the torture! Fire Rumsfeld! Dump Bush!

    Stop the torture! Fire Rumsfeld! Dump Bush!

    May 28, 2004

    The National Board of the Communist Party USA released the following statement on May 23. The torture by U.S. military intelligence of Iraqi detainees at the infamous Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq has ignited outrage at...

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  • Bush Iraq speech defends the indefensible

    Bush Iraq speech defends the indefensible

    May 28, 2004 By Susan Webb

    Longtime Philadelphia labor activist Jim Moran had little use for George W. Bush’s May 24 Iraq policy speech. “It didn’t score any points with me,” Moran said.

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  • 100,000 strikers force SBC to pick up phone

    100,000 strikers force SBC to pick up phone

    May 28, 2004

    CHICAGO – Phone giant SBC Communications got the message when 100,000 workers in 13 states put down their headsets and tool belts to hit the streets, transmitting their own powerful message. After a four-day strike, May...

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  • Music sampling

    Music sampling

    May 21, 2004

    Music reviewsMy Favorite DistractionCoral Egan (Justin Time, 2004) “My Favorite Distraction” is another strong effort by Canadian singer Coral Egan. Like her previous release, “Path of Least Resistance,” this talented performer displays a wide musical repertoire....

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