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Movie Review: Four stars for The Great Debaters
January 6, 2008The Great Debaters Directed by Denzel Washington Written by Robert Eisele 2007, 123 min., Rated PG-13 Denzel Washington, Forrest Whitaker, Junree Smollett, Nate Parker, Gina Vera, Denzel Whitaker, Kimberly Elise, John Heard and indeed the entire...
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Diverse construction workforce in sight in Philadelphia
January 6, 2008PHILADELPHIA — A landmark agreement reached last month could open the way to diversifying the construction workforce here. Pending approval by the City Council, contractors, the Convention Center authority, and the building trades unions, new major...
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Necessity and law: getting past illegality
January 6, 2008The anti-immigrant movement sets great store by “legality.' “What part of ‘illegal’ don’t you understand?” is one of their favorite taunts. But we know that it is very easy for any government to create new “illegals”;...
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Keep your eye on disabled Americans struggle for benefits
January 6, 2008As the economy as a whole continues its downward trends, those of us who are disabled due to service in Iraq or other wars, getting old, workplace accidents, illness or other reasons are being hurt hard....
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Oregon workers take one on the chin
January 6, 2008Oregon workers lost one recently when Senate Republicans blocked the extension of federal payments to the timber-dependent counties, including millions of dollars in funding which could have gone to pay for infrastructure and peoples’ needs. In...
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