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  • Full confidence

    Full confidence

    April 27, 2007

    Bush has “full confidence” in Paul Wolfowitz, head of the World Bank and designer of much of the ideological justification for the Iraq war. Wolfowitz is under a cloud because he put his girlfriend in a...

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  • Is immigration the problem?

    Is immigration the problem?

    April 27, 2007

    Roy Beck, head of the anti-immigration group Numbers USA, has been circulating a slick video. Over 1.8 million viewers have seen its frightening picture of the U.S. overwhelmed by immigrants. But beneath the surface is a...

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  • Port plan a win-win for clean air, jobs

    Port plan a win-win for clean air, jobs

    April 27, 2007

    In a move that could ultimately affect all U.S. ports, the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach — together the country’s biggest port complex — earlier this month announced proposals to slash air pollution from...

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  • Bush court deals blow to womens rights

    Bush court deals blow to womens rights

    April 27, 2007

    “Not since Bush v. Gore has the Supreme Court made such a political decision, or one that so completely distorts and disregards the U.S. Constitution,” National Organization for Women (NOW) President Kim Gandy declared, responding to...

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  • In wake of VT shootings: Experts say mental health care in shambles

    In wake of VT shootings: Experts say mental health care in shambles

    April 27, 2007

    Mental health care advocates and medical experts say the April 16 shooting deaths of 32 students and faculty members at Virginia Tech, followed by the suicide of the student who did the killing, raise larger questions...

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