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  • LIFE AND DEATH

    LIFE AND DEATH

    February 24, 2006

    Teresa Anderson Sanora Babb Al ‘Grandpa’ Lewis Henry Siegel

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  • Katrina and voting rights

    Katrina and voting rights

    February 24, 2006

    New Orleans boosters are throwing Mardi Gras celebrations that end on Fat Tuesday, Feb. 28. But there is plenty the people of the “Big Easy” are not celebrating, starting with the criminal negligence of the Bush-Cheney...

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  • Tax breaks for the wealthy

    Tax breaks for the wealthy

    February 24, 2006 By Gene C. Gerard

    On Jan. 1 Congress allowed two tax breaks that benefit the wealthy to become effective. The cuts eliminated current provisions of the tax code that limit the amount of personal exemptions and itemized deductions that Americans...

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  • WHATS REALLY GOOD

    WHATS REALLY GOOD

    February 24, 2006

    Washington: Students lobby on tuition aid NATIONAL: ‘Another World in Production’ Chicago: Catholic university offers minor in queer studies NEW YORK: YCL fundraising party draws hundreds

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  • No raise for Californias poorest

    No raise for Californias poorest

    February 24, 2006 By Gail Ryall

    STOCKTON, Calif. — Prize-winning poet and author Sotere Torregian, author of 14 books of poetry, has been disabled and unable to earn a living since 1989. His only income is Supplemental Security Income (SSI) — $812...

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