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  • A win for First Amendment in Miami-Dade, Fla.

    A win for First Amendment in Miami-Dade, Fla.

    June 12, 2008

    MIAMI – Local antiwar and social justice organizations won back their right to peacefully assemble recently when U.S. District Court Judge Cecilia Altonaga issued a ruling declaring two Miami-Dade County, Fla., ordinances unconstitutional. Altonaga granted a...

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  • Editorial: Licking Big Oils boots

    Editorial: Licking Big Oils boots

    June 12, 2008

    Senate Republicans gave people a slap in the face June 10, voting to block a windfall profits tax on oil companies that are robbing us blind at the gasoline pump with $4.35 per gallon gasoline. Democrats...

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  • Worst jobless stats in 20 years only the tip of the iceberg

    Worst jobless stats in 20 years only the tip of the iceberg

    June 11, 2008

    The announcement June 6 that the jump in the unemployment rate is the worst in more than a generation resulted in a few corporate analysts admitting we are now in an economy that has probably “stalled.”...

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  • Rep. Kucinich introduces Bush impeachment resolution

    Rep. Kucinich introduces Bush impeachment resolution

    June 10, 2008

    WASHINGTON (AP) — Rep. Dennis Kucinich, a former Democratic presidential contender, said Monday he wants the House to consider a resolution to impeach President Bush. Speaker Nancy Pelosi consistently has said impeachment was 'off the table.'...

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  • A river walk and garden for the ages

    A river walk and garden for the ages

    June 8, 2008 By Nick Bart

    The man was well dressed, one might even say dapper. He moved to the front of the packed room with a professorial air. Born of the 19th century and known for his advocacy for social justice,...

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