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Solving New Orleans health care crisis
August 10, 2007The post-Katrina catastrophe in New Orleans has ripped the mask off the ruling class. Unlike a festive Mardi Gras unmasking, the greed, racism, arrogance and brutality of the Bush administration and the class whose interests it...
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EDITORIAL: Bonds did it
August 10, 2007Barry Bonds finally claimed baseball’s all-time home-run record, hitting his 756th homer on Aug. 7. Enter haters. The next day, the New York Post’s Brian Costello qualified Bonds’ accomplishment by referring to him as the “Sultan...
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EDITORIAL: No to warrantless spying
August 10, 2007Last week, Congress gave in to a campaign of Bush administration fear-mongering and approved the Protect America Act by a vote of 60-28 in the Senate and 227-183 in the House. Bush immediately signed the bill...
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The Silent War: Taking on guns and gangs with positive alternatives
August 10, 2007CHICAGO — Growing up on this city’s Southwest Side, I could never get used to street gangs, shootings and witnessing neighborhood friends die from violence. Why do so many youth join street gangs? How can someone...
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Soldier stands up against unjust war
August 10, 2007LOS ANGELES — Agustin Aguayo has a decision to make. Aguayo is seeking conscientious objector status, and may appeal his case to the Supreme Court. His deadline is Sept. 5. At issue is whether a soldier’s...
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