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Roberts blasted as corporate hatchet man

September 2, 2005

WASHINGTON — The National Women’s Law Center called on the Senate Aug. 31 to deny John Roberts Jr. a seat on the Supreme Court on grounds he would “undermine women’s basic legal rights.” A day earlier,...

Catastrophe on the Gulf

September 2, 2005

Mother Nature struck the Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama Gulf Coast Aug. 29 with a fury that left the area’s 1.3 million residents reeling. Hurricane Katrina, the fourth storm to hit the region since July — a...

Military families launch Bring Them Home Now tour

September 2, 2005

Caravans to meet in Washington for Sept. 24 rally Cindy Sheehan and other military family members and supporters ended their vigil near President George W. Bush’s ranch in Crawford, Texas, Aug. 31, and boarded buses for...

Silvio Rodriguez still inspires millions with poetic and visionary song

August 26, 2005

HAVANA (AP) — In his 58 years, Silvio Rodriguez has watched wars come and go, ideologies blossom and wither, love emerge and evaporate. Yet even as the Cuban musician struggled with disappointment and his own faith...

An appreciation of John H. Johnson

August 26, 2005

Ebony and Jet have been decorating the furniture in African American living rooms and offices for many years. John H. Johnson, one of the wealthiest African Americans in the country and founder of Ebony, Jet and...