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Prisoner needs medical care
May 20, 2005PHILADELPHIA — Russell “Maroon” Shoats, 61, has been in prison for over 33 years for the death of a policeman in a case known as the “Philly 5.” He is a father, grandfather and model prisoner,...
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Phila. MOVE tragedy recalled
May 20, 2005Over 200 MOVE supporters and members gathered May 14 near the site where Philadelphia police dropped a bomb on the group’s row house 20 years ago. Police Commissioner Gregore Sambor ordered the fire department “to let...
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FBI agent admits: no case vs. Cuban 5
May 13, 2005There was no evidence the Cuban Five posed a threat to the U.S., the lead FBI investigator in the case has admitted. In May 1998 Hector Pesquera led the FBI’s efforts in Miami to formulate a...
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‘Storm Signals’
May 13, 2005Upon leaving Grenada after a visit during the U.S. invasion and occupation in October 1983, then-Secretary of State George Schultz looked out of his official jet at the lush greenery below and proclaimed, “What a lovely...
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U.S. labor group defies ban on Cuba travel
May 13, 2005The U.S. Treasury Department recently issued a “cease and desist order” to the U.S. – Cuba Labor Exchange because of that organization’s plan to send a delegation to Cuba at the end of April. The group...
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