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  • LETTERS

    LETTERS

    December 15, 2006

    Pinochet I think that it is a shame that the courts allowed Augusto Pinochet to escape punishment because of alleged, and real, medical problems. Former dictators should not be immune from prosecution for torture, murder, war...

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  • Shameful anti-Semitism

    Shameful anti-Semitism

    December 15, 2006

    “Shameful!” That summarizes reactions — in Iran and around the world — to the Tehran-hosted conference debating whether the Holocaust happened or not. Iran’s Jewish community called it a “huge insult.” Iranian student protesters called it...

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  • Death of a mass murderer

    Death of a mass murderer

    December 15, 2006

    The death of Augusto Pinochet Ugarte, criminal dictator of Chile from 1973 to 1990, aroused mixed feelings among human rights defenders. While rejoicing that this incredibly evil person is gone from this Earth, they also wanted...

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  • Gulf Coast Update

    Gulf Coast Update

    December 15, 2006

    Labor steps up for ‘young men of color’ Two court wins for Katrina survivors Government to raze public housing

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  • Bay Area unions support Alcatraz ferry workers

    Bay Area unions support Alcatraz ferry workers

    December 15, 2006

    SAN FRANCISCO — A thousand workers from unions throughout the Bay Area joined in a march and rally on this city’s historic waterfront Dec. 9. The action supported union workers who lost their jobs when ferry...

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