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EDITORIAL: Hail victory, move forward
November 10, 2006It was about Iraq, corruption, economic insecurity and the failure of government during Katrina. And no matter what name was on the ballot, it was about George W. Bush and the disastrous policies of the Republican...
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Education is a right: New Yorkers fight for fair funding
November 10, 2006NEW YORK CITY — In 2001, New York State Supreme Court Justice Leland DeGrasse ruled that New York State was in violation of its own Constitution which guarantees every child the right to a “sound, basic...
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Workers not at fault in BPs deadly blast
November 10, 2006Chemical board blames corporate cost-cutting Agreeing with the Steelworkers union and strongly rejecting company claims of workers’ guilt, the federal government’s chemical safety investigations board threw the book at British Petroleum on Oct. 31 over the...
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Antiwar grannies sing at trial
November 10, 2006TUCSON, Ariz. — Four local peace activists were sentenced to eight hours of community service Nov. 2 for their part in a nonviolent antiwar protest at the Raytheon Missile Systems Plant south of here March 20,...
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Civil rights legend Pancho Medrano honored
November 10, 2006NewsAnalysis DALLAS — Activists here honored one of the nation’s most distinguished civil rights figures Nov. 4. On legislation originated by Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson (D), who represents East Dallas, the Lakeland Hills Post Office was...
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