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GOP schemes to gut Voting Rights Act
June 30, 2006WASHINGTON — The civil rights movement has appealed for an outpouring of messages to Congress demanding that it stop far-right Republican stalling and pass HR 9, a bipartisan bill to extend the Voting Rights Act of...
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National Parks seriously compromised by cuts
June 23, 2006WASHINGTON, D.C. — Visiting a national park this summer? If so, you should expect reduced law enforcement protection, longer emergency response times, fewer lifeguards, scaled back water and trail safety patrols, dirtier campgrounds and other visibly...
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OAS rebuffs U.S. proposals
June 23, 2006Foreign ministers from the Western Hemisphere met June 4-6 in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, for the 36th General Assembly of the Organization of the American States (OAS). Deputy Secretary of State Robert Zoellick represented the United...
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When American soldiers fought against Vietnam War
June 23, 2006“Sir, No Sir!” an Audience Award winner for best documentary at the Los Angeles Film Festival, tells the largely unknown story of the GI movement against the war in Vietnam. “It really was very much the...
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I was a soldier once
June 23, 2006I was a soldier once. I can almost hear myself telling that to my grandchildren with a shameful exhortation and a need to feel important to the ones I love. I sometimes wonder what stories I...
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