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India’s Communists decontaminate a radioactive deal
November 9, 2007On Oct. 12, India’s Congress Party threw in the towel. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and the leader of the United Progressive Alliance, Sonia Gandhi, said they would step back from the U.S.-India nuclear deal.
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B.J. Mangaoang, longtime Communist leader, 92
November 2, 2007B.J. Mangaoang, a longtime leader of the Communist Party of Washington state, died Oct. 20 at the age of 92. B.J. was born Baba Jean Sears in a homestead house in Bellevue, Wash., in 1915. She...
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LETTERS: Nov. 3
November 2, 2007Hotel workers deserve insurance I would like to inform the public about the Holiday Inn Capitol in Old Sacramento. The problem is many of the workers are at risk of losing health insurance because the Holiday...
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EDITORIAL: War on Iran? Dj vu
November 2, 2007We cannot allow the Bush administration to use the “war on terrorism” or its brand of “democracy” as an excuse to attack Iran, whether with sanctions or military force. Iran has not attacked anyone. The claims...
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Egypts untouchables
November 2, 2007Commentary Egypt’s independent, nongovernmental press is trying to cope with government regulations that stifle freedom of speech and deny the public access to balanced news coverage. Last month, some newspapers decided to write about Egyptian President...
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