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To clone or not
December 7, 2001Despite pressure from President Bush to ban human cloning, either for reproduction or research, the Senate refused last week to take up a Republican measure to impose a six-month moratorium on the technology. The bill was...
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Bush not first president to demonize newcomers
December 7, 2001Talk of war from Washington? People afraid to communicate through the mail? Writers and editors threatened? Dissenters harassed? Foreigners attacked? We are not talking 2001 here – each of these things happened in the early days...
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James Jackson: Fighter for equality, democracy, peace, socialism
December 7, 2001NEW YORK – James E. Jackson Jr., a leader of the Communist Party USA (CPUSA) for many years, celebrated his 87th birthday Nov. 29. Jackson began his eventful life in political action at 16 and he...
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WTO anniversary celebrated in Seattle
December 7, 2001SEATTLE – On Nov. 30, around 400 people gathered at Seattle Central Community College to mark the anniversary of the day when 70,000 activists shut down the WTO in 1999. Dubbed the “People’s Holiday,” organizers of...
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Protests mark 20 years of Mumia in jail
December 7, 2001Mumia Abu-Jamal has been the victim of a frame-up for 20 years. A weekend of demonstrations is planned with coordinated student-led walkouts on college campuses throughout the U.S. Dec. 7. A demonstration will be held at...
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