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Puerto Ricans fight U.S. war and colonialism
August 17, 2007Puerto Rican resistance to the U.S. war in Iraq, unfolding in the context of struggles for independence and economic justice, has special characteristics. Recent opposition to military recruitment and FBI harassment of youth activists suggests that...
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AFL-CIO widens 2008 agenda
August 17, 2007CHICAGO — The labor movement showed what it is made of Aug. 7 at Soldier Field when 17,000 union members and their families challenged seven Democratic presidential candidates to explain to the nation how they will...
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Peace Boat visit marks Nagasaki Day in N.Y.
August 17, 2007NEW YORK — Michimasa Hirata was not supposed to be speaking in Dag Hammarskjold Plaza on Aug. 9, the 62nd anniversary of the bombing of Nagasaki, Japan. Another atomic bomb survivor was to address the crowd...
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NATIONAL CLIPS: August 18
August 17, 2007JENA, La.: NAACP steps up to secure justice for ‘Jena 6’ “This is an American outrage that demonstrates the continuing shame of racial division in our country,” said Julian Bond, chairman of the NAACP’s national board...
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Calif. stealth initiative could grab White House for GOP
August 17, 2007Under the guise of “electoral reform,” California Republicans are preparing to launch a deceptively-named ballot initiative which could seriously distort the results of next year’s presidential election. In mid-July, Thomas W. Hiltachk, acting on behalf of...
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