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Elections and the specter of things unseen
November 12, 2004Opinion The day before the election, I visited Albuquerque and Las Vegas. Up close, I saw hundreds of people involved in vigorous get-out-the-vote efforts. Most were young; they seemed very idealistic. These Americans had an opportunity...
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An open letter to President Bush 100,000 dead and you call yourself pro-life?
November 12, 2004Opinion Dear President-elect Bush: There are at least 100,000 dead Iraqi civilians from your invasion. About 50,000 of them are women and children. There are over 1,100 U.S. soldiers dead. And certainly the death toll will...
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Health care as a human right
November 12, 2004In 1943, President Franklin D. Roosevelt proposed a “Second Bill of Rights” for Americans, declaring “freedom from want” to be one of four essential liberties necessary for human security. Roosevelt’s definition of freedom included “the right...
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Colo. students sit-in to protest Bush
November 12, 2004Though the movement to defeat President George W. Bush suffered an electoral defeat on Nov. 2, students at Boulder High School in Colorado proved by example that this movement is hardly out of steam. Nearly 100...
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Fight to save South LA trauma center continues
November 12, 2004LOS ANGELES — South Los Angeles area residents and their allies are expected to rally Monday afternoon, Nov. 15, to protest the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors’ proposal to close the Martin Luther King Jr./Charles...
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