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Bush immigration speech not good news
June 7, 2006Last week, both houses of Congress having passed immigration reform legislation, President Bush spoke on immigration again. Because he called for less “harsh language and unnecessary politics,” the corporate media has interpreted his speech as pro-immigrant....
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WHAT’S ON
June 2, 2006CHICAGO Thursdays, through July 27. 6 p.m.-7:30 p.m. Marxism Reloaded: series of classes on the Marxist world outlook. At Unity Center, 3339 S. Halsted. For info & to register, call Workers Education Society, (773) 446-9925. Thursday,...
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Study says Arctic was once a lot like Miami: Mosquitoes were probably the size of your head
June 2, 2006WASHINGTON (AP) — Scientists have found something about the North Pole that could send a shiver down Santa’s spine: It used to be downright balmy. In fact, 55 million years ago the Arctic was once a...
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Deaths of children with HIV not inevitable
June 2, 2006UNITED NATIONS — (AP) More than 2 million children under the age of 15 are living with HIV, almost all in sub-Saharan Africa where there is no access to treatment and death almost certain, seven leading...
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WORLDNOTES
June 2, 2006Africa: Debt relief plan provided no relief A 10-year plan instituted by the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund to curtail poverty through debt relief has not succeeded in that goal. A new report by...
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