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Educators challenge No Child law
March 19, 2004PHILADELPHIA – Regardless of what political party they belong to, school district officials and legislators here are challenging the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) law, calling it the most underfunded mandate in U.S. history. NCLB mandates...
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Interview: A father speaks out so no more will die
March 19, 2004LAWRENCE, Mass. – “My son has to be a symbol of peace,” Fernando Suárez del Solar told this reporter in an interview here March 9. His son Jesús, a lance corporal in the U.S. Marine Corps,...
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National Clips
March 19, 2004RICHMOND, Va.: Cities defy Patriot Act One hundred forty years ago, this city was the capital of slavery. On March 8, the City Council voted to protect Bill of Rights freedoms from pressures and attacks from...
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Naderites still say: Ralph, dont run!
March 19, 2004News Analysis Jim Carpenter spearheaded the petition drive to place Ralph Nader on the Wisconsin ballot as the Green Party’s presidential nominee in 2000. This year Carpenter is flatly opposed to Nader’s decision to run for...
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Halliburton, Bechtel branded war profiteers
March 19, 2004WASHINGTON – Hundreds of protesters picketed the offices of the Halliburton and Bechtel corporations in 20 cities, Feb. 24, with signs reading “Merchants of Death” and “Stop the corporate invasion of Iraq.” Their protests came amid...
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