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Students challenge unequal education: Tests that deny diplomas are in dispute
May 26, 2006OAKLAND, Calif. — As seniors across the state try on their caps and gowns, California is embroiled in controversy over its high school exit exams in English and math, slated to be required for a high...
Read moreGran oposicin a discurso Bush sobre inmigracin
May 19, 2006Mientras el debate sobre la reforma migratoria se reanuda en el Senado el 15 de mayo, el presidente Bush pronuncia un discurso televisado a nivel nacional, tratando de motivar a su base conservadora atemorizándolos con cuentos...
Read moreMega-rich families spend millions to repeal estate tax
May 19, 2006“Money to get power, and power to guard the money,” was the motto of the powerful Medici family in 16th century Florence, Italy. It is getting to be a successful modern political strategy for some of...
Read moreGrowing determination to free Cuban Five
May 19, 2006The Cuban Five — Antonio Guerrero, Ramón Labañino, René González, Gerardo Hernández and Fernando González — were defending Cuba against right-wing, Miami-based terrorism when they were arrested by U.S. authorities almost eight years ago. Despite an...
Read moreBush speech falls flat: Border militarization dubbed lousy policy
May 19, 2006If President Bush thought he could mobilize his conservative base with anti-immigrant fear-mongering while still appearing “compassionate,” his efforts fell flat. In his May 15 speech the president promised to send 6,000 National Guard troops to...
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