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Afghanistan: U.S. legacy of chaos lives on
April 16, 2004The power struggle that erupted last week in northern Afghanistan illustrates the chaos ravaging the country two and a half years after U.S. troops invaded, ostensibly chasing Osama Bin Laden. On April 8, the north’s dominant...
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10,000 march against violence in Philly
April 16, 2004NORTH PHILADELPHIA – Dee Smith pushed her son, Marcus, in a wheelchair. Other mothers carried poster-size photos of their children – Michael Keel, 14; Keith Lovett, 17; Jason Sweeney, 16; Thiayanna Son, 10; Antwine Kellam, 18;...
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Hearings to probe impact of weapons lab
April 16, 2004LIVERMORE, Calif. – While it’s been known for some time that the U.S. government is developing new, earth-penetrating nuclear bombs and “mini-nukes,” a new draft environmental impact statement by the nation’s primary nuclear weapons design laboratory...
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Pittsburgh Students battle racism
April 16, 2004PITTSBURGH – It was a ticking time bomb bred in segregation and fed by arrogance that exploded on the front pages of two student publications in affluent communities recently. Racism, misogyny and homophobia blew up in...
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GOP 2000 convention protesters acquitted
April 16, 2004With just four months before the next Republican National Convention in New York City, a Philadelphia judge acquitted the last three activists arrested at the 2000 GOP convention. Judge William Mazzola found Camilo Viveiros, Eric Steinberg...
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