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Dallas voters reject strong mayor proposal
May 13, 2005DALLAS — African American and Latino voters, turning out in record numbers for the May 7 local elections, were credited with dealing a stunning defeat to a “strong mayor” proposal that would have transferred most municipal...
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New ID bill will harm thousands
May 13, 2005News Analysis Congress has passed legislation that will profoundly affect the way U.S. citizens live — and not for the better. Spearheaded by Republicans, the REAL ID Act carries with it dangerous provisions, including the creation...
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U.S. bounty on Black Panther targets Cuba
May 13, 2005New Jersey’s attorney general and its police superintendent announced May 2 that a bounty of $1 million had been posted for the return to New Jersey from Cuba of former Black Panther Party leader Assata Shakur....
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Community wins housing, saves historic station
May 13, 2005OAKLAND, Calif. — A sense of high drama filled the City Council chamber May 3 as former Congressman Ronald V. Dellums called on council members to put the needs of West Oakland’s working-class community first in...
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Calif. governor on slippery slope
May 13, 2005News Analysis Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger continued this week to lose ground on proposals he announced with great fanfare in January, while his poll numbers sagged further. The governor’s original agenda focused on a constitutional amendment to...
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