Peace
Chicago says Bring the troops home
September 23, 2005CHICAGO — “This war has been an immense waste and it burns me to know the losses taking place,” declared South Side Alderman Ed Smith in City Council chambers Sept. 14. “It’s senseless to allow it...
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Time for an Iraq exit strategy
September 23, 2005At Capitol Hill hearing, talk is not ‘if’ but ‘how’ WASHINGTON — With thousands of people across the nation protesting the Iraq war, Rep. Lynn Woolsey (D-Calif.) convened a Capitol Hill hearing Sept. 15 to air...
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Over 1,600 vigils oppose Iraq war
August 26, 2005PITTSBURGH — Candles flickered against the August sky as thousands gathered in their neighborhoods around this state, Aug. 17, inspired by Gold Star mother Cindy Sheehan. From the city neighborhood of Squirrel Hill, where 981 neighbors...
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Disengaging from peace
August 26, 2005Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon’s much touted Disengagement Plan from Gaza and small portions of the West Bank focuses the world’s attention on the tug-of-war between the Israeli army and the Israeli settler movement. At the...
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Bush refuses to set timetable for withdrawal from Crawford
August 26, 2005Early end to vacation would ‘send terrible signal,’ president says President George W. Bush said today that he understands and respects the views of those who are calling for him to cut short his summer vacation,...
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