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GOP takes flak on Bolton, filibuster
April 29, 2005WASHINGTON — Messages like Gail Keen’s e-mail to Sen. George Voinovich (R-Ohio) are signs of grassroots fightback against a menacing extremist agenda pushed by President Bush and the Republican leadership on Capitol Hill. It includes the...
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Jim West, 91, Communist leader
April 29, 2005In an unpublished memoir, Jim West, a lifelong Communist Party organizer, wrote that he “was prepared to go wherever the Party or YCL thought I might be helpful … I had decided to dedicate my life...
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Martial arts star calls for landmine ban
April 29, 2005Action movie star Jackie Chan has called for a global landmine ban at the start of a three-day visit to Cambodia. Chan, who is scouting locations in the country to make a film on the subject,...
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Gospel stars to come out for UN Environment Day
April 29, 2005SAN FRANCISCO — Legendary gospel singers are voicing their support for a greener planet Earth. Not since the recording of “We Are the World” 20 years ago has the music industry come together for such a...
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Wal-Mart: always low-down lies?
April 29, 2005According to a recent survey commissioned by Wal-Mart, New Yorkers overwhelmingly support the opening of Wal-Mart stores throughout the city’s five boroughs. According to Wal-Mart’s survey, most New Yorkers believe that Wal-Mart will help the city...
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