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Black Caucus: End war, rebuild New Orleans, vote Nov. 7
September 15, 2006WASHINGTON — Whether the topic was violence in Baghdad or the lack of funds to rebuild New Orleans, the theme at the Congressional Black Caucus 36th Legislative Conference Sept. 6-9 was “changing course,” as the title...
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Latino leaders push voter turnout
September 15, 2006LOS ANGELES — Dubbed as the first comprehensive gathering of Latino leaders since the civil rights movement of the 1960s and ’70s, over 3,000 participants assembled here Sept. 6-10 at the National Latino Congreso. Antonio González,...
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Pilgrimage for justice: Immigrant rights activists march to House Speakers doorstep
September 8, 2006BATAVIA, Ill. — Bearing American flags and pictures of Jesus and the Virgin Mary while marching to the beat of Korean drummers, some 400 immigrant workers, their families and supporters walked 50 miles from Chicago to...
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Santorum vulnerable in hot Senate race
September 1, 2006PITTSBURGH — There’s already been a reported shoving match, negative TV ads, federal money flowing in, and it is only the “dog days” of August. What’s up? Pennsylvania’s hot Senate campaign. Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum is...
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Major voting rights victory in Alabama
August 25, 2006BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — On Aug. 23, in a major voting rights victory, an Alabama judge ruled that state and local election officials have improperly disfranchised eligible voters in violation of the state Constitution. The court in...
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