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NATIONAL CLIPS: Dec. 15
December 14, 2007COLUMBIA, S.C.: Obama, Winfrey draw thousands into politics PITTSBURGH: Abandon torture, say 49 retired military officers
Read moreAfter fatal accidents, unions put spotlight on port safety
December 14, 2007OAKLAND, Calif. — After the second fatal accident at the Port of Oakland in 10 weeks, port workers and their union are raising urgent concerns about safety at the nation’s fourth largest port. Edward Hall, 47,...
Read moreStriking screenwriters refuse to surrender
December 14, 2007Those who think it is only a matter of time before striking screenwriters cave in to the Hollywood producers are not getting what this strike, now supported by two-thirds of the public, is all about. This...
Read moreCivil rights leaders demand foreclosure halt
December 14, 2007NEW YORK — Outside the New York Stock Exchange Dec. 10, holiday music competed with the chants of “Save our homes!” A few yards away from the Wall Street Christmas tree display, hundreds of protesters gathered...
Read moreNew book eloquently describes tragedy of Cuban exile
December 12, 2007Book Review Love, Loss and Longing: The Impact of U.S. Travel Policy on Cuban-American Families By Jeanne Parr Lemkau and David L. Strug Latin American Working Group Fund/Washington Office on Latin America, 2007 Softcover, 49 pages,...
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