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Hispanic Caucus stands up to right wing
May 3, 2008Less than a year since the Bush administration’s flawed “comprehensive” immigration bill failed in the Senate and with just six months until the November elections, pressure on the House by both pro and anti-immigrant groups is...
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Sean Bell verdict outrages New Yorkers
May 3, 2008Fiancée: ‘They’re saying it was OK for police to kill him’NEW YORK — “What they’re saying is that it was OK for the police to kill Sean,” said Nicole Paultre Bell, fiancée of Sean Bell, the...
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New Paraguayan president puts people first
May 3, 2008Fernando Lugo’s April 20 election victory means not only that rightist Colorado Party rule is at an end after 61 years, but also that once the former bishop assumes Paraguay’s presidency next August, another South American...
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Indiana gets ready for historic vote
May 3, 2008GARY, Ind. — For the first time in 40 years, candidates for the Democratic presidential nomination are visiting cities across this state, ahead of the May 6 primary election. The latest polls show a tight race...
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Iraqi support for militias, religious parties drops
May 3, 2008Iraqi Parliament members from several political blocs went to Baghdad’s Sadr City last week hoping to stop the violence that has trapped civilians in the crossfire. The delegation was accompanied by representatives of Moqtada al-Sadr, in...
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