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Activists take on the death penalty
October 11, 2002CHICAGO – Almost three years ago, Gov. George Ryan (R), under tremendous pressure from activists, citizens and 13 exonerated death row inmates, enacted a moratorium on all death sentences in the state and formed a commission...
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Quotable quotes
October 11, 2002Everyone loves reading quotes. They give us a chance to step back and think about past struggles and historical situations. As present developments continue at a rapid-fire pace, sometimes a step back to look at what...
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Communists unite for Mideast peace
October 11, 2002In a statement initiated by the Tudeh Party of Iran, 34 communist and workers parties around the world, including the Communist Party USA, joined together to demand “an end to all provocations and policies and actions...
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Todays reality in Palestine
October 11, 2002Editor’s note: War Times Editor Bob Wing is making a first visit to occupied Palestine with Barbara Lubin of the Middle East Children’s Alliance. The following is excerpted from his eyewitness report of Oct. 5. For...
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People say: Jobs at home! No war on Iraq!
October 11, 2002As George W. Bush delivered a saber-rattling speech to a handpicked Republican audience in Cincinnati, Oct. 7, 4,000 protesters outside chanted, “Peace in the Middle East … Don’t attack the people of Iraq.” Sister Alice Gerdeman,...
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