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Ken Lay YMCA changes its name
June 16, 2006KATY, Texas — Convicted corporate criminal Ken Lay, former CEO of Enron and close friend of President Bush, requested that his name be removed from a YMCA facility in a posh suburb of west Houston. The...
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NAACP steps up for Katrina survivors
June 16, 2006HOUSTON — When Hurricane Katrina slammed into the Louisiana coast last Aug. 29, the NAACP here stepped up to the plate and is still providing services nine months later. Over 100 Katrina evacuees have completed a...
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In California, the race is on
June 16, 2006Wasting no time after the June 6 primaries, the labor movement and the California Democratic Party are already gearing up to unseat Republican Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger in November. Democratic nominee Phil Angelides immediately came out swinging,...
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WHATSREALLYGOOD
June 16, 2006Campus climate challenge Is your campus up to the challenge? A coalition of 30 environmental groups, including Greenpeace and the youth arm of the Sierra Club, has issued a “challenge to the generation: Can we overcome...
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Community moves against roots of violence: Residents demand teen centers, jobs, and schools
June 16, 2006NEW BEDFORD, Mass. — This small seaside town of about 100,000 inhabitants was recently rocked by the murder of Bernadette “Bunny” De Pina, mother of one of the main suspects in an alleged gang slaying. The...
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