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Barbara Bush a no-show at tea party

February 24, 2006

Cindy Sheehan. Photo by paul Hill/PWW. HOUSTON — On Feb. 6, President’s Day, some 200 supporters joined peace activist Cindy Sheehan in front of St. Martin’s Episcopal Church, claimed by Barbara Bush and former President George...

The Cuban Adjustment Act still dangerous after 40 years

February 23, 2006 By W. T. Whitney Jr.

In the Florida Keys on Jan. 5, the Coast Guard removed 15 Cubans from an unused bridge unconnected to land, sending them back to Cuba four days later. Right-wing Cuban Americans are up in arms. Once...

Mobile homes sit empty, hurricane survivors still homeless

February 22, 2006

At least 10,770 empty FEMA house trailers were parked in Hope, Ark., while 16,500 families made homeless by hurricanes in the Gulf Coast were evicted from their hotel rooms in the last few weeks. A concerned...

Haitians cry foul on election tally

February 17, 2006

In the wake of an extended vote count after Haiti’s Feb. 7 election, tens of thousands of supporters of presidential candidate Rene Preval took to the streets in Port-au-Prince and other major cities, accusing the Provisional...

WHAT’S ON

February 11, 2006

CHICAGO March 31, Fri., 1:30 p.m. Jane Finder memorial luncheon. Jane was a retired CPL librarian, CLUW member, longtime Modern Bookstore volunteer, & member of Rogers Park club CPUSA. At Unity Center, 3339 S. Halsted St....