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Turn your back on Bush
January 14, 2005Want to send President Bush a message during his inauguration? You can turn your back. That’s right. Simple. No signs needed.
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World unions denounce murder of Iraqi labor leader
January 14, 2005News Analysis Hadi Saleh, international secretary of the Iraqi Federation of Trade Unions, was murdered in his Baghdad home, Jan. 4. His hands and feet were tied, he was blindfolded and beaten, forced to kneel, and...
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Civil rights, Latino groups charge Gonzales unfit for office
January 14, 2005Torture role condemned, ‘No’ vote urged In Judiciary Committee confirmation hearings, senators mostly held their punches on Alberto R. Gonzales’ role in the torture of Iraq war detainees. But defenders of democratic rights branded Gonzales unfit...
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Russian oil titan auctioned off for taxes
January 7, 2005NewsAnalysis HOUSTON — The most important subsidiary of the Russian oil company Yukos was auctioned off on Dec. 19 to a little-known company, BaikalFinansGroup, for failure to pay its tax bills. According to the New York...
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Jim Moore, press builder, dies at 100
January 7, 2005BERKELEY, Calif. — Jim Moore wanted with all his heart to make it to his 100th birthday. Friends and family brought him cards and flowers Nov. 8 at Berkeley’s Alta Bates Hospital to help him celebrate...
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