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  • National AFL-CIO honors Dr. King in Houston

    National AFL-CIO honors Dr. King in Houston

    January 12, 2007

    HOUSTON — For the first time, the national AFL-CIO’s observance of the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday will take place in Texas. The AFL-CIO MLK Holiday Observance, a five-day celebration from Jan. 11-15, will highlight Dr....

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  • Historic inauguration in Massachusetts

    Historic inauguration in Massachusetts

    January 12, 2007

    BOSTON — A huge crowd, estimated at up to 20,000 people, witnessed the Jan. 4 inauguration of Deval Patrick, only the second African American elected governor of a U.S. state. The election of Patrick, a Democrat,...

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  • Texas town pushes through racist ordinance

    Texas town pushes through racist ordinance

    January 11, 2007

    FARMERS BRANCH, Texas - Travelers drive through Farmers Branch without realizing it, because the tiny town of 27,508 is crammed into bustling North Dallas. Thanks to its aggressively racist city council and protests by its 37...

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  • The truth about Gerald Ford: he was no uniter

    The truth about Gerald Ford: he was no uniter

    January 4, 2007 By Tim Wheeler

    A fuzzy aura has been generated around Gerald Ford, 38th president of the United States, who died at age 93 on Dec. 26. He is hailed as a decent man, a “uniter,” who led the nation...

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  • Apocalypto is upon us

    Apocalypto is upon us

    December 22, 2006

    Mel Gibson’s “Apocalypto,” a movie about human sacrifice among the ancient Maya, premiered Dec. 1 at Chickasaw Nation’s Riverwind Casino amidst Hollywood-style hoopla. Oklahoma Indian actors have been wooed by director Mel Gibson and are about...

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