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Bolivian protests shake government
June 9, 2005LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) — President Carlos Mesa offered to resign here June 6, seeking to quell weeks of anti-government protests that have paralyzed parts of the country. The offer came as tens of thousands of...
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Target censors Soviet imagery on shirts
June 7, 2005Target Corporation, a nationwide chain of retail stores, carried, until recently, several shirts by Roma Atletica featuring several variations on Soviet logos. I purchased a black shirt emblazoned with the letters CCCP on 14 May, and...
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Texas judge rules against DeLay political action committee
June 5, 2005On May 26 a Texas judge turned up the temperature under the soup pot that’s cooking Congressman Tom DeLay’s political career. District Judge Joe Hart ruled that Texans for a Republican Majority Political Action Committee, which...
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Mac Trachtenberg, 1917-2005
June 3, 2005Mac Trachtenberg, father, trade unionist and community supporter, died April 17 in California. He was 87. Born on Aug. 10, 1917, Trachtenberg grew up in Brooklyn and the Bronx, and with his brothers played handball and...
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The passing of a legend
June 3, 2005Singer, songwriter and playwright Oscar Brown Jr. died May 29 in Chicago after a brief illness. He was 78. “Although we will miss him deeply, he has left a wealth of works that will continue to...
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