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  • The story behind the Cuban Five

    The story behind the Cuban Five

    February 21, 2003 By Teddy Wood

    Take a glance at any major newspaper and you are likely to read something about terrorist groups based overseas. Perhaps Al Qaida, Hamas, or Black September. You will hear about the appalling actions that they carry...

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  • Why no police action on North Dakota murders?

    Why no police action on North Dakota murders?

    February 21, 2003

    our Native American men – all members of the North Dakota-based Turtle Mountain Chippewa [Ojibway] Nation – have been murdered in and around Grand Forks, N.D., within the last year and a half. There have been...

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  • Oklahoma educators fight budget crisis

    Oklahoma educators fight budget crisis

    February 21, 2003

    Thousands of teachers, school administrators, parents and students converged on the Oklahoma State Capitol Feb. 12 to protest the state’s budget crisis. They demanded that the state’s educational system not continue to be sacrificed. The crowd...

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  • Students across NY: No increase in tuition

    Students across NY: No increase in tuition

    February 21, 2003

    BUFFALO, N.Y. – In protest of Gov. George Pataki’s proposed increase in tuition to the State University of New York (SUNY) and City University of New York (CUNY) systems, students held candlelight vigils on campuses throughout...

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  • National Clips

    National Clips

    February 20, 2003 By Evelina Alarcon

    WASHINGTON, DC: Fight on affirmative action Feb. 18 was the last day to file briefs before the Supreme Court regarding the University of Michigan affirmative action case. When the smoke cleared, the university counted 60 briefs...

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