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Obama, Edwards top progressive poll
June 29, 2007WASHINGTON — Democratic presidential candidates Barack Obama and John Edwards topped a straw poll of liberal and progressive activists at the Take Back America conference here June 20.
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At 150, NEA faces tough education issues
June 29, 2007PHILADELPHIA — The nation’s largest union, the National Education Association, returns to the city where it was founded in 1857 to hold its annual meeting and representative assembly, June 30-July 5. Led by its president, Reg...
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Richard Jones, activist, 80
June 22, 2007Richard Jones, a longtime peace and justice activist in Washington state, died April 28, soon after an 80th birthday party honoring his work. Jones had faced many challenges. After the early death of his father, his...
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Oceans 13: Shades of Robin Hood
June 22, 2007Like its predecessors, “Oceans Thirteen” is a crime/comedy action film about a gang of professional thieves and their high-profile robberies. The rich characters, crisp dialog, intense action and comedy in the original “Oceans Eleven” (2001) and...
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A letter from New Haven
June 22, 2007Reader’s corner I was born in Alabama. My father, who wanted better opportunities for our family, was recruited by Winchester, the rifle manufacturer, to come to New Haven and work. And many other African Americans from...
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