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Human costs of Clevelands school cuts
December 2, 2005The following interview with a Cleveland teacher was conducted on Oct. 31. The teacher’s name was changed at her request. “Oh, I see you have no life either!” With that grim joke, Cleveland teachers greet each...
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Battle rages vs. budget cuts
December 2, 2005300,000 each month to lose food stamps under GOP scrooge plan WASHINGTON — The Coalition on Human Needs (CHN) denounced as a “spectacle of greed” a House vote Nov. 18 to approve $50 billion in cutbacks...
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‘Don’t Ask Don’t Tell’ could get military off your campus!
December 2, 2005December 6, Don't Ask/Don't Tell Day of Action. Do you know about the Solomon Amendment? It is the legislation that mandates that colleges will LOSE their funding if military recruiters are not allowed full access to...
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Gulf Coast update
November 24, 2005Protests force FEMA to postpone eviction of Katrina survivors WASHINGTON - Stung by complaints it was pushing hurricane victims out before the holidays, FEMA extended its hotel housing program Nov. 22 by a month in 10...
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The scripted presidency of George W. Bush
October 21, 2005When actor-turned-politician Ronald Reagan was elected to the presidency in 1980, a number of pundits wondered whether cue cards would have a prominent place in the White House. Since Reagan, other actors have entered the political...
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