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Disability rights and the civil rights revolution
August 4, 2006Those of us who come from the first wave of disability rights advocates began our struggle within the civil rights movement of the 1960s. We learned an important lesson from that movement as to how a...
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Clean Energy Initiative gains support
August 4, 2006LOS ANGELES — Using a neighborhood gas station as a backdrop, Democratic candidate for governor Phil Angelides late last month endorsed Proposition 87, the “Clean Energy Initiative,” which will be on the ballot in November.
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Election reform demanded in Cuyahoga County
August 4, 2006CLEVELAND — At a spirited rally July 28 some 120 union members, retirees and community activists demanded the resignation of Cuyahoga County Board of Elections Director Michael Vu and Deputy Director Gwen Dillingham. Chanting “Who must...
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GOPers back Democrat for Congress
August 4, 2006DUBLIN, Calif. — Two lifelong Republicans who challenged incumbent Rep. Richard Pombo (R-Calif.) in the June 6 primary made a startling announcement July 26. Standing before a backdrop reading “Republicans for McNerney,” former Rep. Paul “Pete”...
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Huge oil profits linked to economic slowdown
August 4, 2006WASHINGTON — Exxon Mobil reported $10.4 billion in second quarter profits July 27, the second highest quarterly profits for any publicly traded company in U.S. history. Shell profits jumped 40 percent to $7.32 billion in the...
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