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Student protesters: Stop GOP drive to gag Senate
May 13, 2005Students delivered speeches denouncing the arrogance of Frist and President George W. Bush in running roughshod over all opposition. They read excerpts from Shakespeare’s “Henry V,” Homer’s “Iliad” and other masterpieces warning that imperial arrogance comes...
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More money down the drain: War cost bleeds states, cities
May 13, 2005As U.S. casualties in Iraq topped 1,600, the U.S. Congress approved another $82 billion for military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan and related spending, with the bulk going to the Iraq occupation.
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Soldier refuses Armys order to go to Iraq
May 13, 2005PHILADELPHIA — Carl Webb, a U.S. soldier who had re-enlisted in 2001, found out two weeks before his contract was up in 2004 that the Army was extending his enlistment — without his consent — under...
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Red Lake tragedy has roots in inequities
May 13, 2005In the wake of the March 21 shooting at Red Lake Indian Reservation, Native Americans and advocates for children say the tragedy has its roots in racism, the oppression of Native Americans, and misplaced national priorities...
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Washington U students sit in, demand living wage
May 13, 2005ST. LOUIS — About 20 students and alumni entered the Washington University admissions office April 4, demanding a response to their appeal for a living wage for campus employees. The students are members of the Student...
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