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  • WHATS REALLY GOOD

    WHATS REALLY GOOD

    September 22, 2006

    Students take stand against hate symbol Students from different faith-based groups came together for the first time at the University of Minnesota at Minneapolis-St. Paul after a swastika was found painted on a campus sidewalk. More...

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  • Embrace the Salt of the Earth

    Embrace the Salt of the Earth

    September 22, 2006

    “Salt of the Earth,” the 1954 classic labor film depicting the militant struggle of Mexican American miners against the Empire Zinc Company — a film that was blacklisted and banned by the U.S. government for decades...

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  • Ford slashes spell pain for workers, communities; CEO to rake in millions

    Ford slashes spell pain for workers, communities; CEO to rake in millions

    September 22, 2006

    DETROIT — Ford’s latest plan to turn the company around puts on the “fast track” the biggest restructuring in the auto giant’s 103-year history. Bearing the pain will be autoworkers and the communities they live in....

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  • At home and at UN: Bush isolated on war policy

    At home and at UN: Bush isolated on war policy

    September 22, 2006

    UNITED NATIONS — “Bush is in town,” the woman working behind the coffee bar said unenthusiastically to her co-worker. It captured the mood in New York City as President George Bush arrived for the opening of...

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  • Arms control takes center stage at UN meet

    Arms control takes center stage at UN meet

    September 20, 2006

    UNITED NATIONS — Convening under the theme of “Unfinished business: effective partnerships for human security and sustainable development,” the 59th annual UN Conference of Non-Governmental Organizations met here Sept. 6-8. The conference drew representatives from more...

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