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Real estate market explosion gone bust

February 28, 2003

Open up the classified section in your local newspaper and you, unlike the most esteemed economic minds in the country, might notice two things. Number one, though I will not dwell on it here, is that...

A movement grows Americans act for peace

February 28, 2003

Continuing the coverage from last week, here are more reports from Feb. 15 and other peace actions throughout the U.S. SOUTH BEND, Ind.: Civil rights activist leads peace march The Rev. C.T. Vivian, a prominent leader...

March 5 student strike to demand books not bombs

February 28, 2003

NEW YORK – Under the slogan “Books not bombs,” thousands of students at hundreds of campuses across the country are planning a one-day strike on March 5 to demand better funding for public education and an...

National Clips

February 28, 2003 By Evelina Alarcon

GREENVILLE, N.C.: Residents fight for holiday The Rev. Jesse Jackson was back in his hometown in February, marching with 500 residents to County Council chambers to declare Jan. 20 a holiday honoring Dr. Martin Luther King...

Inspectors say: Open U.S. weapons sites, too

February 28, 2003

EDGEWOOD, Md. – A delegation, which included several members of European parliaments, were turned away here Feb. 23 when they attempted to inspect one of the Pentagon’s most notorious chemical and biological weapons (CBW) plants. The...