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White House lets terrorist off hook
April 27, 2007Terrorist Luis Posada Carriles left jail on April 19 and went to live at his wife’s home in Miami, after an appeals court approved his release on bail. His trial for lying and fraud, relating to...
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Film examines questions about socialism
April 20, 2007The first five minutes of “The Lives of Others” prepared me for another assault on socialism, and in particular, the German Democratic Republic (GDR). What appears to be a one-sided film quickly reveals there is much...
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Race, sex, class and the Duke case
April 20, 2007As editor of this page, I searched the Internet for insightful commentary on the Duke lacrosse players case. Sad to say, such comments have been all too few. Most seized the opportunity to throw sand in...
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Imus gone! Say no to racism and sexism
April 20, 2007“What has society come to that anything is acceptable today?” — C. Vivian Stringer, coach of the Rutgers Scarlet Knights women’s basketball team The crude racist/sexist remarks of radio talk show host Don Imus have ignited...
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LETTERS
April 20, 2007‘You have struck a rock’ When I watched the press conference of the 10 women basketball players from Rutgers University who are Black and white, scholars and athletes, and their coach, in response to the vicious...
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