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The truth about Gerald Ford: he was no uniter
January 12, 2007A fuzzy aura has been generated around Gerald Ford, 38th president of the United States, who died at age 93 on Dec. 26. He is hailed as a decent man, a “uniter,” who led the nation...
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LETTERS
January 12, 2007Costs of the war An Associated Press web story reported that the U.S. expects to spend $170,000,000,000 (that’s $170 billion!) on the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan in the coming year. I began to try to...
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EDITORIAL: Saddam Husseins execution
January 12, 2007The execution of Saddam Hussein was a crude, bizarre spectacle, following a deeply flawed trial process interrupted before this mass murderer’s crimes, and the ugly role of the U.S. in aiding him, could be laid bare...
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EDITORIAL: The Dream is alive
January 12, 2007Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. led a movement based in the African American working class, which through its dedication to democracy, equality and economic justice, shook and transformed our country. King met with heads of state,...
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The labor and peoples movements are in the house
January 12, 2007Pelosi, first woman House speaker, signals big changes Out of the pain and suffering from Bush policies grew determination for a change. The deep desire to stop the death and destruction in Iraq, and the dire...
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