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Farm bill update: no good news yet
December 14, 2001When I was a young, innocent and self-important poet, I planned to call my first book of poems “Cassandra.” Cassandra was a prophet in Greek mythology. A god who loved her gave her an unparalleled gift...
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Israeli demonstrators say End occupation
December 14, 2001JERUSALEM – Hundreds of Israelis marched on West Jerusalem’s Paris Square last Saturday to protest the war policies of Prime Minister Ariel Sharon. Carrying banners that read “Stop this Man” and “End Occupation of the Palestinian...
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Chilean police attack Communist offices
December 14, 2001Hundreds of Carabineros (national police), armed with with water cannons and tear gas bombs, attacked the offices of the Communist Party of Chile (CPC) in Santiago Nov. 28. About 40 members of the CPC, including its...
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Anti-bilingual law challenged in Arizona
December 14, 2001TUCSON, Ariz. – In a lawsuit filed in the United States District Court for Arizona the William E. Morris Institute for Justice (Justice Institute) has challenged the constitutionality of voter-approved Proposition 203, which places severe limitations...
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Latino coalition urges drug law reform
December 14, 2001NEW YORK – Bronx Borough President Fernando Ferrer joined New York State Assemblymen Peter Rivera and Jeffrion Aubry, and Latino Health and Justice Coalition leaders Dec. 6 to call on Gov. George Pataki to support the...
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