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  • NY subway riders wary of searches

    NY subway riders wary of searches

    July 29, 2005

    NEW YORK — Under a new policy that many say is unconstitutional and sure to lead to greatly increased racial profiling, anyone entering New York City’s subway system is now subject to random police searches. The...

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  • Calls grow to fire Karl Rove

    Calls grow to fire Karl Rove

    July 29, 2005

    Despite a hasty Supreme Court nomination that many say was timed to distract from the scandal surrounding Karl Rove, calls from the American people are steadily growing: “Fire Karl Rove!” The scandal involves mounting evidence that...

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  • AFL-CIO demands rapid withdrawal from Iraq

    AFL-CIO demands rapid withdrawal from Iraq

    July 29, 2005

    CHICAGO (PAI) - Following a rousing speech by the Rev. Jesse Jackson, delegates to the AFL-CIO Convention here voted on July 26 for a resolution demanding the U.S. “bring the troops home rapidly” from Iraq. The...

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  • Festival diary: I want to learn a lot and have fun doing it

    Festival diary: I want to learn a lot and have fun doing it

    July 29, 2005

    Erika, 19, is about to engage in her first political act. A Chicana student from the Los Angeles area, Erika will be attending the World Festival of Youth and Students in Caracas, Venezuela, Aug. 6-13. This...

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  • Downing St. Memo fuels grassroots anger

    Downing St. Memo fuels grassroots anger

    July 29, 2005

    Overflow meetings urge action on Iraq withdrawal, Bush lies LOS ANGELES — A fiery Out of Iraq Town Hall/Teach In drew a standing-room-only, overflow crowd of 1,000 to Inglewood’s Covenant Worship Center here July 23. The...

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