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U.S. troops morale plummets in Iraq
July 11, 2003President Bush shocked many people last week when he responded to the increasing attacks on American troops in Iraq by saying, “My answer is, bring them on.” A day after his comic-book-style comment, 10 U.S. soldiers...
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Unemployment up, Black youth hardest hit
July 11, 2003Nothing in the June unemployment report – unemployment up 0.3 percent to 6.4 percent with 11 million workers either unemployed, forced to work part-time or too “discouraged” to look for non-existent jobs, and two million workers...
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Houston prepares for Freedom Ride
July 11, 2003According to organizer Maria Jimenez, the scene looked like an old-fashioned pep rally for Flag Day in Houston as the Wood Forest High School marching band warmed up the crowd in the huge Electrical Workers Union...
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Parents fight Jebs biased test
July 11, 2003At least 43,000 third-graders and 12,000 high school seniors failed the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test (FCAT) this past May, triggering an angry protest movement by parents, students, and their supporters demanding that Gov. Jeb Bush suspend...
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White House lied to sell Iraq war
July 11, 2003The White House finally admitted this week that it played fast and loose with the truth in President Bush’s State of the Union address. Bush claimed the British government had discovered that Iraq attempted to obtain...
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