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After historic march: No justice yet for Jena 6
September 28, 2007JENA, 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
September 21, 2007The 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
September 21, 2007A 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
September 21, 2007Media 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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Striking loggers, environmentalists unite
September 21, 2007PITTSBURGH — In front of 100 Home Depot stores in Canada and the United States, members of the United Steelworkers and environmental activists from the Sierra Club and the Rainforest Action Network will be distributing flyers,...
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