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  • Rev. Dr. Martin L. King, Jr. and the struggle for peace

    Rev. Dr. Martin L. King, Jr. and the struggle for peace

    January 16, 2003

    Exactly one year before his death, on April 4, 1967, Dr. King spoke out against the war in Vietnam at Riverside Church in New York City. Though this speech is not the first time his views...

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  • National Clips

    National Clips

    January 16, 2003 By Evelina Alarcon

    MINNEAPOLIS, Minn.: Street peace heat blunts winds of war / GARY, Ind.: Steel city says no to war / WASHINGTON, DC: Defend the right to safe and legal abortion / DECATUR, Ala.: 60 Steelworker jobs, 1,500...

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  • Protest call: No cuts, tax the rich!

    Protest call: No cuts, tax the rich!

    January 16, 2003

    HARTFORD, Conn. – Traffic here ground to a halt on the morning of Jan. 8, as several thousand marched on the state capitol in the cold and snow to protest the inhumane layoffs and cuts in...

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  • Say no to the poverty draft

    Say no to the poverty draft

    January 16, 2003 By Jessica Marshall And Estevan Bassett-Nembhard

    Opinion Last week, a friend who was recruited on his high school campus was sent off to the Persian Gulf region leaving behind his wife and newborn daughter. When he joined the army reserves he never...

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  • Profits come first with Frist

    Profits come first with Frist

    January 16, 2003 By Phil E. Benjamin

    Some have said that switching from U.S. Senate leader Trent Lott (R-S.C.) to Dr. Bill Frist (R-Tenn.) is like going from the frying pan into the fire. Well, that isn’t entirely true, but analyzing voting records...

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