Peace
MLKs antiwar stance saluted
April 16, 2004NEW YORK – On April 4, 1967, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. made his famous speech in Riverside Church here connecting U.S. aggression in Vietnam with the civil rights movement at home. Exactly 37 years later...
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Jail begins for SOA protesters
April 16, 2004SACRAMENTO, Calif. – “I still believe, even after being degraded, yelled at, groped and shackled in chains, that each American can make a difference. We can close this school for terrorists.” So said Leisa Faulkner Barnes,...
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African American leaders build womens march
April 16, 2004Prominent African American leaders representing a broad coalition of organizations are urging members of Black communities across the country to join the March for Women’s Lives April 25 in Washington, D.C. Their message: the current attack...
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Enough!
April 16, 2004Editorial In a performance that could only be characterized as rambling, dodging, scary, ignorant and at times comical, George W. Bush put on a rare “prime time” press performance. Bush, facing increased skepticism from the American...
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Soldiers kin tell Bush: Bring our kids home
April 16, 2004WASHINGTON – Family members of troops deployed in Iraq walked to the gates of the White House, April 14, holding bouquets of carnations in memory of the 660 American soldiers and thousands of Iraqis who have...
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