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NOW conference highlights beating the far-right
July 28, 2006ALBANY, N.Y. — Ensuring voting rights and defeating the extreme right were themes of many speakers at the National Organization for Women’s “Young Feminist Summit” and annual national conference held here July 21-23. The conference’s 700...
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Despite stem cell veto, scientists and patients fight on
July 28, 2006Stem cell therapy holds awesome potential to cure many of humanity’s most debilitating diseases — Parkinson’s, diabetes, Alzheimer’s and spinal injuries — but promising research was dealt a devastating setback July 19 when President Bush exercised...
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World protests over Israeli assault
July 28, 2006Demonstrations against Israel’s war on Lebanon and its continuing assault on Palestinians in the Gaza Strip took place in at least 15 countries and in scores of cities on July 22-23. In Tel Aviv, up to...
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Mideast death toll renews call for cease-fire
July 28, 2006U.S., Israel block peace efforts for Lebanon, Gaza His body riddled with shrapnel, Wissam Abdullah, 14, spoke from his hospital bed in the southern Lebanese port city of Sidon. Wissam is one of the few survivors...
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Chicago City Council passes Big Box wage law
July 27, 2006CHICAGO — In a 35-14 vote the Chicago City Council passed a wage ordinance, requiring “big box” retailers to pay their workers a living wage. The ordinance will require mega-retailers like Wal-Mart to pay their workers...
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