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Bush campaigns to revive immigration bill
June 13, 2007News Analysis In his June 9 national radio address, President Bush strongly endorsed the “Grand Bargain” immigration bill, S 1348, that stalled in the Senate June 7 when just 45 of a necessary 60 senators were...
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Protests mark G-8 summit in Germany
June 8, 2007News Analysis Demonstrators from throughout Europe flooded Rostock, Germany, this week to protest the G-8 Summit being held June 6-8 in nearby Heiligendamm. On the weekend preceding the G-8 meeting, clashes between 16,000 riot police and...
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Voters in Ontario, Canada, mull electoral reform
June 8, 2007ONTARIO, Canada — Ontario Province will hold a referendum on a new voting system when voters go to the polls here Oct. 10. The Ontario Citizens’ Assembly on Electoral Reform is recommending a switch from the...
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Turning the tide of reaction in Texas
June 8, 2007HOUSTON — The recent meltdown of the Texas Legislature, dubbed “the Austin Tea Party,” may be the opening shot of a resurgence of the power of Texas progressives. Needless to say, the Texas political scene has...
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Oaklanders demand local control of schools
June 8, 2007OAKLAND, Calif. — Parents, teachers, elected officials, students and community leaders gathered June 1 at Oakland Unified School District headquarters to demonstrate their support for returning the schools to local control and halting the school closings...
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