National
Mayor Bloombergs demolition derby for New Yorks public schools
March 23, 2007With the Bush administration under fire from all directions, even his “signature” education bill, No Child Left Behind, is losing support, including from Republicans. NCLB has produced a huge shift towards standardized testing, using test scores...
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Hundreds rally for jailed New Bedford workers
March 23, 2007NEW BEDFORD, Mass. — Hundreds of people from Massachusetts and Rhode Island rallied here March 17 in support of 361 undocumented workers who were arrested in a government raid earlier this month at a New Bedford...
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Chicago officials urge end to raids, deportations
March 23, 2007CHICAGO — By a 45-0 vote, Mayor Richard M. Daley and the City Council approved a resolution March 13 calling on President Bush to issue a moratorium immediately on all immigration raids and deportations not related...
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Behind the firings: GOP assault on one person, one vote
March 23, 2007ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Behind all the furor around U.S. Attorney David Iglesias, one of eight federal prosecutors who were fired by the Bush administration, was an effort by the Republican Party to suppress massive voter registration...
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End this war As Iraq war enters fifth year, protests sweep the country
March 23, 2007WASHINGTON — Tens of thousands protested the Iraq war in Washington and in cities and towns across the nation the weekend of March 16-19, the fourth anniversary of the U.S. invasion of Iraq. Braving bitter winds,...
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