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Sacramento says no to Patriot Act
November 27, 2003SACRAMENTO, Calif. – In a jam-packed room filled with hundreds of community members, the Sacramento City Council voted 8-1 on Nov. 13 to support a resolution opposing the Patriot Act’s unconstitutional provisions. Sacramento thereby became the...
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Mumia defense office burglarized
November 27, 2003PHILADELPHIA – On Nov. 19 the office of the International Concerned Family and Friends of Mumia Abu-Jamal (ICFFMAJ) here was broken into by burglars. A spokesman for the ICFFMAJ says it was “an apparent political burglary.”...
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International notes
November 27, 2003Africa: ILO summit vs. poverty The International Labor Organization’s 10th African Regional Meeting, Dec. 2-5 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, will project ways to build job opportunities and reduce poverty in Africa, the ILO said in a...
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Syria next in line for U.S. invasion?
November 27, 2003News Analysis The recent passage in both houses of Congress of the “Syrian Accountability and Lebanese Sovereignty Restoration Act” is but one facet of a relentless buildup of U.S. pressure on Damascus. The Syrian Accountability Act,...
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National Clips
November 27, 2003WASHINGTON: Black farmers say ‘save our land’ African American farmers from across the South protested in front of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Nov. 19, charging that it continues to grant loans to white farmers...
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