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  • LETTERS

    LETTERS

    April 21, 2006

    In support of Title IX I just got through watching my niece’s high school basketball team play a tournament. It’s so inspiring to see these girl athletes — confident, smart, working together and strong. It makes...

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  • Inuit leader sounds alarm on global warming

    Inuit leader sounds alarm on global warming

    April 21, 2006

    ‘We’re the early warning system for the rest of the world,’ says Arctic resident When she was growing up in an Inuit community in northern Quebec, Sheila Watt-Cloutier never rode anything faster than a dog sled....

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  • General strike continues strong in Nepal

    General strike continues strong in Nepal

    April 21, 2006

    Tens of thousands of peaceful protesters against the autocratic rule of King Gyanendra continued to fill the streets of Nepal’s capital, Kathmandu, and cities and towns throughout the country this week despite brutal government repressive measures,...

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  • Delphis bankruptcy abuse challenged

    Delphis bankruptcy abuse challenged

    April 21, 2006

    While Delphi CEO Steve Miller has proposed in bankruptcy court to cancel labor agreements, slash the company’s hourly workforce by approximately 75 percent and phase in a wage cut from $27 an hour down to $16.50,...

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  • GULFCOASTUPDATE

    GULFCOASTUPDATE

    April 21, 2006

    20,000 in Lafayette, La., challenge city to provide services Elections roll on amid protests Gov’s plan lacks affordable housing

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