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Opposition to Iraq war surges

President Bush’s announcement that he is sending over 21,000 more troops to Iraq has fueled increasing bipartisan opposition in Congress, among the U.S. public, in the labor movement and among the military itself.

Washington finally brings criminal charges against Posada

On Jan. 11 a federal grand jury in El Paso, Texas, indicted Luis Posada Carriles on one charge of fraud and six counts of lying about his illegal arrival in the United States on March 17,...

Helvi Savola, Communist leader, 91

Longtime political activist and Communist Helvi Savola died at the age of 91 on Nov. 20 in Wausau, Wis. She had lived in Wausau since 2000, after retiring from many years of leadership in the Minnesota/Dakotas...

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30 to 40 years in Iraq

Ideas abound from all sources — government, media, military — on why we are in Iraq, how long we should be there and how we should get out. A look at history may provide some real...