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Mayor-elect Dellums: Oakland can be a great city
June 30, 2006OAKLAND, Calif. — Calling his election “a mighty victory to take Oakland in a very, very different direction,” Mayor-elect Ronald V. Dellums joined hundreds of supporters for a June 19 victory celebration at the downtown Marriott...
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Mayor-elect Ron Dellums: Oakland can be a great city
June 24, 2006OAKLAND, Calif. – Calling his election “a mighty victory to take Oakland in a very, very different direction,” Mayor-elect Ron Dellums joined hundreds of supporters for a June 19 victory celebration at the downtown Marriott City...
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Bush faces dilemma on anti-Cuba terrorist
June 23, 2006The Wall Street Journal ran an article on May 22 questioning Bush administration ties to the Mujahedeen-e Khalq (MEK), an Iranian group based in Iraq dedicated to destabilizing the Iranian government. The MEK is on the...
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Nacho Libre provides glimpse of Mexican popular culture
June 23, 2006MEXICO CITY — Hollywood funny man Jack Black’s new movie, “Nacho Libre,” which portrays the wild world of Mexican wrestling, was shot on location in Mexico’s Pacific coastal state of Oaxaca (pronounced “Wah-HA-Ca”). As audiences enjoy...
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The truth hurts and helps, a review of ‘White Metropolis’
June 23, 2006BOOK REVIEW Honest Texas history, when you can find it, tends to comfort the afflicted and afflict the comfortable. So it is with Michael Phillips’ new history of Dallas, which pours salty truth into long-ignored wounds....
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