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EDITORIAL: Shopping & dropping
November 30, 2007“Black Friday” has become a peculiar American institution. Retailers have promoted the day after Thanksgiving as the opening of the holiday shopping season, counting on this day to roll in a good percentage of their yearly...
Read moreGOP recruits millionaires to replace those who fly the coop
November 30, 2007NEW YORK — Republicans are hoping to retake control of Congress by recruiting right-wing millionaires to run for office in districts now represented by pro-labor and antiwar representatives elected in 2006. Fearful of a historic shift...
Read moreHome foreclosures are now at 2 million per year: What you can do to save homes
November 30, 2007Home foreclosures will remain at the rate of 2 million per year well into 2008. Before the crisis is over, 3 million families — homeowners and renters — may have been kicked out of their homes,...
Read moreGrabbing food from mouths of babies
November 30, 2007Bush veto puts nutrition, home heating programs on chopping block WASHINGTON — This is the season for feasting and good cheer. But President Bush, like Ebenezer Scrooge, is waging a mean crusade to force more than...
Read moreDevelopment must benefit all city residents, Oakland summit says
November 27, 2007OAKLAND, Calif. — Over 400 Oakland residents joined in a community summit Nov. 17 to project their vision of economic development — a vision featuring well-paying jobs, affordable housing, a healthy and safe environment, and steps...
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