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November 17, 2006FORT BENNING, Ga.: ‘Close torture school,’ thousands demand Judy Cumbee marched over 150 mileswith scores of peace activists from Montgomery, Ala., to Fort Benning, joining over 20,000 from around the country demanding that the former School...
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Iraq war refuser speaks on Veterans Day
November 17, 2006CHICAGO — Gathering at the Vietnam Veterans War Memorial alongside the Chicago River to the musical refrains of “I ain’t gonna study war no more,” veterans and their supporters helped bring a distinctly antiwar cast to...
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Red states say America needs a raise
November 17, 2006Voters in six states that helped send Bush back to the White House for a second term in 2004 sent a different message this year, approving ballot measures that increase the minimum wage in their states....
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Now is time to move on health care, Conyers says
November 17, 2006CHICAGO — Health care activists from around the country gathered here for a strategy meeting Nov. 11-12, energized in the wake of the Democrats winning control of both houses of Congress.
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Peace mandate fuels drive to end Iraq war
November 17, 2006The nationwide peace coalition United for Peace and Justice has called for a mass march on Washington Jan. 27 to press the new Congress to “take immediate action to end the war.”
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