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Why Murtha, and what it means

November 22, 2005

PITTSBURGH — “Big John” Murtha, representative to the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania’s 12th District, which covers Johnstown and Washington, Pa., is a no-nonsense kind of guy from a gritty no-nonsense district. In 1999, steelworkers...

14,000 people rally at the gates of Fort Benning

November 22, 2005

FT. BENNING, Ga. - Thousands of people converged Nov. 19 here for the vigil to close the School of the Americas. We heard powerful messages from Camilo Romero, an organizer with United Students Against Sweatshops, who...

Should the United States Harbor an International Terrorist?

November 22, 2005

That's the headline of a wonderful, powerful, full-page appeal in the November 18th New York Times to the families of the victims of 9/11/01 from the families of the victims of 10/6/76 when the Cubana passenger...

Rep. Murtha calls for change in direction

November 19, 2005

The following is the transcript of the news conference Thursday by Representative John Murtha of Pennsylvania, as provided by Federal News Service. REP. MURTHA: I just spoke to the Democratic Caucus and told them my feelings...

CITGO to Distribute Heating Oil at Discounted Prices

November 19, 2005

HOUSTON - CITGO Petroleum Corporation plans to begin distributing heating oil at discounted prices next week as part of an initiative aimed at helping poor communities in areas of the country most affected by cold winters....