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Discomforting jab at suburban alienation
August 19, 2005The Chumscrubber Directed by Arie Posin, written by Zac Stanford, with Jamie Bell, Glenn Close, Ralph Fiennes and others. Music by James Horner. According to The Associated Press, the Louisiana penal system is reluctantly releasing one...
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Cuban singer Ibrahim Ferrer: 1927-2005
August 19, 2005Ibrahim Ferrer, the mild-mannered singer of the Buena Vista Social Club group that brought him world fame late in life, died Aug. 6 in Havana, Cuba. He was 78. He had been a star in Cuba...
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Salvadoran Day celebrated in L.A.
August 19, 2005LOS ANGELES — Tens of thousands of Salvadoran immigrants and their children, friends and neighbors joined in the seventh annual “Salvadoran Day in Los Angeles” celebration Aug. 6-7 at Exposition Park here. The sixth of August...
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How I became a Republican for a day
August 19, 2005A few weeks ago I received an e-mail from Congressman Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) to join him for a “Fun in the Sun with the Women’s Republican Club of the 10th Congressional District” event. (I know what...
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Bush AWOL on oil company gouging
August 19, 2005President Bush likes to strut around declaring that he’s a “bold” leader who’s unafraid to tackle “big problems.” So, where’s His Boldness on the gargantuan problem of America’s addiction to high-priced, high-polluting oil? We recently saw...
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