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WHATS REALLY GOOD
October 6, 2006Schools need ‘more classrooms, books and teachers’ In Rochester, N.Y., hundreds of public school students marched to the Liberty Pole, Oct. 2, demanding more money for city schools. Flor Salame, 14, told the Democrat and Chronicle...
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Calif. election contests at high pitch
October 6, 2006Two northern California Republican congressmen are increasingly vulnerable, with polls showing their Democratic challengers running neck-and-neck. President Bush visited their districts this week to bolster their sliding fortunes. In the 4th Congressional District, running from the...
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National Clips
October 6, 2006BANGOR, Maine: 1,500 march to ‘Bring the troops home’ Over 1,500 people marched here Sept. 30 demanding that Bush bring the troops home from Iraq. Richard Clement and his son Brian marched behind the Veterans for...
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The Swift-boating of John Murtha?
October 6, 2006PITTSBURGH — One thing Congressman John Murtha (D-Pa.) has learned from 32 years in the House of Representatives and 37 years in the Marine Corps is how to fight. Facing a challenge from well-funded Republican Diana...
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Anti-immigrant lawmakers vulnerable in November
October 6, 2006NewsAnalysisThe worst anti-immigrant bigots in the House of Representatives are grouped together in the House Immigration Reform Caucus (HIRC), the brainchild of Rep. Tom Tancredo (R-Colo.). Of the 104 members of the HIRC — all Republicans...
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