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  • Barbara Bush a no-show at tea party

    Barbara Bush a no-show at tea party

    February 24, 2006

    Cindy Sheehan. Photo by paul Hill/PWW. HOUSTON — On Feb. 6, President’s Day, some 200 supporters joined peace activist Cindy Sheehan in front of St. Martin’s Episcopal Church, claimed by Barbara Bush and former President George...

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  • The Cuban Adjustment Act  still dangerous after 40 years

    The Cuban Adjustment Act still dangerous after 40 years

    February 23, 2006 By W. T. Whitney, Jr.

    In the Florida Keys on Jan. 5, the Coast Guard removed 15 Cubans from an unused bridge unconnected to land, sending them back to Cuba four days later. Right-wing Cuban Americans are up in arms. Once...

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  • Mobile homes sit empty, hurricane survivors still homeless

    Mobile homes sit empty, hurricane survivors still homeless

    February 22, 2006

    At least 10,770 empty FEMA house trailers were parked in Hope, Ark., while 16,500 families made homeless by hurricanes in the Gulf Coast were evicted from their hotel rooms in the last few weeks. A concerned...

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  • Cardinal calls for immigrant rights

    Cardinal calls for immigrant rights

    February 17, 2006

    LOS ANGELES — A leading member of the Catholic Church has condemned a congressional resolution that, he said, further victimizes immigrants. He also took the occasion to initiate a campaign for immigrant rights.

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  • U.S. allegations thwart six-party talks

    U.S. allegations thwart six-party talks

    February 17, 2006

    While the Sept. 19 round of the six-party talks aimed at resolving the nuclear issue on the Korean peninsula ended successfully after the U.S. government agreed on paper to respect the sovereignty of the Democratic People’s...

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