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Sham pullout plan called election ploy
June 30, 2006The pressure of antiwar public opinion going into the fall congressional elections was clear last week as Republican strategists tried to sidetrack Iraq withdrawal calls by newly emboldened Democrats.
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GOP schemes to gut Voting Rights Act
June 30, 2006WASHINGTON — The civil rights movement has appealed for an outpouring of messages to Congress demanding that it stop far-right Republican stalling and pass HR 9, a bipartisan bill to extend the Voting Rights Act of...
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Mayor-elect Ron Dellums: Oakland can be a great city
June 24, 2006OAKLAND, Calif. – Calling his election “a mighty victory to take Oakland in a very, very different direction,” Mayor-elect Ron Dellums joined hundreds of supporters for a June 19 victory celebration at the downtown Marriott City...
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National Parks seriously compromised by cuts
June 23, 2006WASHINGTON, D.C. — Visiting a national park this summer? If so, you should expect reduced law enforcement protection, longer emergency response times, fewer lifeguards, scaled back water and trail safety patrols, dirtier campgrounds and other visibly...
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OAS rebuffs U.S. proposals
June 23, 2006Foreign ministers from the Western Hemisphere met June 4-6 in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, for the 36th General Assembly of the Organization of the American States (OAS). Deputy Secretary of State Robert Zoellick represented the United...
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