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  • After historic march: No justice yet for Jena 6

    After historic march: No justice yet for Jena 6

    September 28, 2007

    JENA, La. — The day after tens of thousands marched to free the Jena Six, Melissa Bell stepped out of the LaSalle Parish Courthouse in tears Sept. 21 after the judge denied bail for her son,...

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  • EDITORIAL: Blackwater and privatization

    EDITORIAL: Blackwater and privatization

    September 21, 2007

    The impact of the privatization of U.S. military forces bubbled to the surface, again, when the Iraqi government announced it was revoking Blackwater USA’s operating license following an incident where eight Iraqi citizens were killed. Of...

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  • EDITORIAL: No blank check on justice

    EDITORIAL: No blank check on justice

    September 21, 2007

    Media pundits, commentators and spin doctors are busy once again, interpreting the choice by President Bush of Michael B. Mukasey to replace the disgraced Antonio Gonzales as attorney general. Missing from most of the “analysis” is...

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  • Auto union, GM at odds

    Auto union, GM at odds

    September 21, 2007

    DETROIT — Having named General Motors the “strike target” in their negotiations with Detroit’s Big Three auto companies on Sept. 13, the United Auto Workers union had still not reached an agreement with GM as the...

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  • After partial victory, momentum builds for Jena 6

    After partial victory, momentum builds for Jena 6

    September 21, 2007

    Facing an angry firestorm, a state appeals court overturned the conviction of 17-year-old Mychal Bell on aggravated battery charges stemming from his resistance to a racist hate crime in the town of Jena in central Louisiana...

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