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Giant tollway to bisect Texas
July 28, 2006DALLAS — Although a conspiratorial secrecy shrouds much of the plan, Texans are beginning to find out that tens of thousands of acres will be taken from them to create an incredibly wide transportation corridor running...
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San Francisco moves to cover its uninsured
July 28, 2006The San Francisco Board of Supervisors last week unanimously gave initial approval to a bold new plan to provide health coverage for the city’s uninsured. After the supervisors vote on the San Francisco Health Care Security...
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NEWS IN BRIEF
July 28, 2006Cool reception at NAACP July 20 marked a first for George W. Bush: For the first time since taking office in 2001, he spoke at the NAACP Convention, having refused the invitation for the past five...
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Groups returning from Cuba face U.S. govt harassment
July 28, 2006“We won’t pay any fines, and we will demand our rights at Washington hearings, and we’ll kick up a fuss for a change in the policy to Cuba.” That was Ellen Bernstein, spokesperson for the New...
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Legal panel hits Bushs signing statements
July 28, 2006WASHINGTON — A panel of the American Bar Association struck a blow for democracy and the rule of law July 23 when it came out strongly against President George W. Bush’s use of “signing statements” to...
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