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EDITORIAL: Californias wildfires
October 26, 2007As we went to press, devastating wildfires sweeping southern California had forced at least half a million people to flee their homes, with close to 2,000 houses destroyed. Twenty-one firefighters and at least 24 others had...
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The courage of David Cline
October 26, 2007The death of Veterans for Peace leader David Cline on Sept. 15, 2007, in Jersey City, N.J., touched off an outpouring of tributes from his fellow veterans that continues to this day. Cline was one of...
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Republican wins in Louisiana, exploits Jena 6
October 26, 2007Republican Bobby Jindal won election as governor of Louisiana, Oct. 20, with a campaign that evaded the issues while offering barely coded appeals to racism in the case of the Jena Six. Jindal won 53 percent...
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EDITORIAL: Take the long view
October 19, 2007It’s been said that Communists make the best fighters for social progress because they have the big picture of the struggle, the long view of the road towards a better society, and feel strongly about justice....
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EDITORIAL: Lying about spying
October 19, 2007The Bush administration was pressing phone-spying on Americans long before the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, a former phone company CEO has revealed. According to a stunning Oct. 11 report in The Rocky Mountain News, former...
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