Peace
Group hails plutonium removal, warns of dangers
April 14, 2006The Department of Energy said last week it plans to remove all “nuclear bomb useable” quantities of plutonium and highly enriched uranium from Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory by the end of 2014, establishing a new plutonium...
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May Day/Cinco de Mayo supplement to print edition
April 14, 2006May Day/Cinco de Mayo supplement to print edition Advertise your book, bumper sticker, CD or DVD or send greetings in this special supplement to the print edition, which will be published in the May 6-12 issue....
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Illinois activists establish statewide peace and justice coalition
April 7, 2006CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Nearly 150 delegates from about 80 organizations, half of them from outside the Chicago metro area, met here April 1 to found the Illinois Coalition for Peace and Justice. “We’re united here today...
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Wisconsin voters say U.S. out of Iraq now
April 7, 2006MILWAUKEE (AP) — Twenty-four of 32 Wisconsin communities approved referendums April 4 calling for the immediate withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq, while eight others voted against such measures. Though the referendums carry no weight —...
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The Freedom Seder: Jewish people and equality for all
April 7, 2006Passover is a Jewish holiday celebrated for eight days in the spring. This year’s celebration begins April 13. The following is excerpted from remarks made by the late Roy Rydell, a working-class hero, former merchant marine...
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