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Immigrant rights groups put unity in action
July 21, 2006SAN FRANCISCO — From the panelists speaking for a spectrum of immigrant communities, to the chants in globe-spanning languages that closed the program, the Community Forum on Immigration, Labor and Interracial Alliances was all about bringing...
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Gay Games shine bright in Chicago
July 21, 2006WHAT’S REALLY GOOD Gay Games shine bright in Chicago CHICAGO — The VII Gay Games Sports and Cultural Festival began on July 15 and continued to rock this city through the week until July 22, with...
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FBI mosque raid sparks united outcry
July 21, 2006PITTSBURGH — As the mostly African American and Latino congregation was preparing for weekly Friday prayers at Light of the Age mosque here on June 30, a dozen FBI agents raided the building and lined up...
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Educators challenge No Child Left Behind
July 21, 2006Public schools equal, even outdo, private schools As teachers unions geared up for campaigns to challenge the Bush administration’s troubled education law, the No Child Left Behind Act, up for reauthorization next year, the U.S. Education...
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NAACP vows to fight vote suppression
July 21, 2006WASHINGTON — As 3,000 NAACP convention-goers applauded, Julian Bond, the chair of the nation’s largest civil rights group, accused the Republican ultra-right of scheming to block or suppress Black and other minority votes in this year’s...
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