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  • Catastrophe on the Gulf

    Catastrophe on the Gulf

    September 2, 2005

    Mother Nature struck the Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama Gulf Coast Aug. 29 with a fury that left the area’s 1.3 million residents reeling. Hurricane Katrina, the fourth storm to hit the region since July — a...

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  • Military families launch Bring Them Home Now tour

    Military families launch Bring Them Home Now tour

    September 2, 2005

    Caravans to meet in Washington for Sept. 24 rally Cindy Sheehan and other military family members and supporters ended their vigil near President George W. Bush’s ranch in Crawford, Texas, Aug. 31, and boarded buses for...

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  • No mataris

    No mataris

    August 26, 2005

    La declaración criminal y peligrosa hecha por el líder “cristiano” de extrema derecha Pat Robertson en su programa de televisión “The 700 Club” el 22 de agosto, donde llamó por el asesinato del presidente venezolano Hugo...

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  • Over 1,600 vigils oppose Iraq war

    Over 1,600 vigils oppose Iraq war

    August 26, 2005

    PITTSBURGH — Candles flickered against the August sky as thousands gathered in their neighborhoods around this state, Aug. 17, inspired by Gold Star mother Cindy Sheehan. From the city neighborhood of Squirrel Hill, where 981 neighbors...

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  • UN summit will focus on development goals

    UN summit will focus on development goals

    August 26, 2005

    UNITED NATIONS — On Sept. 14, over 170 heads of state will descend on UN headquarters in New York for history’s largest gathering of world leaders, a three-day World Summit. High on the agenda will be...

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