U.S.
Mandelas 90th Celebrated in Berkeley
August 14, 2008On July 17, the walls of the Ashkenaz Music & Dance Community Center, festooned with dozens of historic anti-Apartheid posters, seemed to vibrate from the joyous applause of the crowd gathered to celebrate Mandela’s 90th birthday....
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Now We Owe Cusack
August 14, 2008Movie Review War, Inc, Directed by Joshua Seftel Produced by John Cusack, Grace Loh, Les Weldon, and Danny Lerner Written by Mark Leyner, Jeremy Pikser, and John Cusack Starring John Cusack, Joan Cusack, Marisa Tomei, Hilary...
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Billboard demands freedom for Cuban 5
August 14, 2008SAN FRANCISCO — During the month of August, travelers on a main route through downtown San Francisco are encountering a vivid reminder about the ongoing struggle to free five Cubans jailed for years in the United...
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Privatizing U.S. drinking water: costly and eco-unfriendly
August 12, 2008We turn on the tap, and clean water flows. Most of us take this service for granted because we consider water, necessary for life, a basic right. In fact, this notion stems back to an ancient...
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Students turn out for McCain healthcare protest
August 10, 2008Students turn out for McCain protest By Casey Washer COLUMBUS, Ohio – Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) met hostility and protest when he came to speak near Ohio State's Mershon Auditorium here at...
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