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Cardinal calls for immigrant rights
February 17, 2006LOS ANGELES — A leading member of the Catholic Church has condemned a congressional resolution that, he said, further victimizes immigrants. He also took the occasion to initiate a campaign for immigrant rights.
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U.S. allegations thwart six-party talks
February 17, 2006While the Sept. 19 round of the six-party talks aimed at resolving the nuclear issue on the Korean peninsula ended successfully after the U.S. government agreed on paper to respect the sovereignty of the Democratic People’s...
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The Feminine Mystique of Betty Friedan
February 17, 2006Betty Friedan, known as the mother of modern feminism, said she was once characterized as “more of a threat to the United States than the Russians.” Friedan died of congestive heart failure on her 85th birthday,...
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Katrina lays bare issues of race and class
February 17, 2006NEW OREANS — Recently released documents show the federal government knew as early as July 2004 that if a Category 3 hurricane were to hit this region, widespread devastation would ensue. Yet when Hurricane Katrina, a...
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LETTERS
February 17, 2006Treat all candidates alike Your Feb. 11-17 issue lauds California Assembly Bill 583, which establishes public funding for state office. But your article didn’t mention that AB 583 requires minor party and independent candidates to get...
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