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Religious leaders arrested in protest of Iraq war
September 29, 2006WASHINGTON — As President George W. Bush fended off new charges that the war in Iraq has recruited more terrorists and spread terrorism, scores of religious leaders were arrested on Capitol Hill during sit-ins demanding that...
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TAKE BACK OHIO moves to high gear
September 29, 2006Labor walks fan out through a dozen cities in battleground stateCLEVELAND — “We’ve swung into high gear,” said Harriet Applegate, Cleveland area coordinator for Take Back Ohio, the effort by organized labor to oust key right-wing...
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Ready for court-martial, but not return to war
September 29, 2006Army threatens to send conscientious objector ‘back to Iraq in handcuffs, if necessary’FORT IRWIN, Calif. — Accompanied by his wife and peace movement supporters, Army Specialist Agustín Aguayo surrendered voluntarily to military police at Fort Irwin...
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Unions demand: Release Colombian labor lawyer
September 28, 2006Public Services International, a trade union federation of 640 public sector unions in 155 countries, including the U.S., demanded the release of Dr. Alberto Carvajal Salcedo, 70, a Colombian labor and human rights lawyer imprisoned recently
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Venezuelas Chavez says world faces choice between U.S. hegemony and survival
September 26, 2006Speech of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez to the U.N. General Assembly, New York, Sept. 20, 2006. Transcript provided by Venezuelanalysis.com. By President Hugo Chavez Frias Madame President, Excellencies, Heads of State, Heads of Governments, and high...
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