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Salsa anyone?
July 6, 2007Ricardo Lemvo performed Congolese soukous, rumba, Cuban son and salsa at the 11th annual Chicago SummerDance in the city’s downtown, June 28. Lemvo, originally from the Democratic Republic of Congo, moved to Los Angeles at age...
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Gaza and after …
July 6, 2007After the tragic events in the Gaza Strip, and the complete takeover of Gaza by Hamas in a military coup, we think that it is important to stress the following points: (1) We condemn the military...
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Editorial: Let the eater beware!
July 6, 2007Millions from coast to coast relaxed at barbecues this week, enjoying burgers, franks, salads and fresh fruits. Many of us, with good reason, had second thoughts as we flipped those burgers and bit into those franks...
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Editorial: Justice turned upside down
July 6, 2007President George W. Bush’s choice of July 2 — right before Independence Day — to commute former White House aide “Scooter” Libby’s prison sentence for lying and obstruction of justice carries a special irony. One of...
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Single-payer universal health care can be a reality!
July 6, 2007Workers’ Correspondence ”Of all the forms of inequality, the injustice in health care is the most shocking and inhumane.” — Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. All of us have encountered one problem or another with our...
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