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  • Iraq Moratorium asks How many more will die?

    Iraq Moratorium asks How many more will die?

    September 28, 2007

    CHICAGO — Dozens of peace activists, covered in white sheets, some stained with fake blood, lay motionless on the concrete with red carnations atop their bodies in a “die-in” at Federal Plaza here Sept. 21, symbolizing...

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  • After historic march: No justice yet for Jena 6

    After historic march: No justice yet for Jena 6

    September 28, 2007

    JENA, La. — The day after tens of thousands marched to free the Jena Six, Melissa Bell stepped out of the LaSalle Parish Courthouse in tears Sept. 21 after the judge denied bail for her son,...

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  • Solidarity and Mexican truckers

    Solidarity and Mexican truckers

    September 21, 2007

    The U.S. Senate voted 75-23 Sept. 11 to ban Mexican trucks from U.S. highways. The vote rejected a Bush administration program that would allow Mexican truck drivers to operate beyond commercial zones near the Mexican border....

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  • LETTERS: Sept. 22

    LETTERS: Sept. 22

    September 21, 2007

    A beseech to impeach I was against impeachment because once impeachment is put on the table, the possibility for addressing economic needs and war will be overtaken. Then I spoke with several friends who travel the...

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  • EDITORIAL: No blank check on justice

    EDITORIAL: No blank check on justice

    September 21, 2007

    Media pundits, commentators and spin doctors are busy once again, interpreting the choice by President Bush of Michael B. Mukasey to replace the disgraced Antonio Gonzales as attorney general. Missing from most of the “analysis” is...

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