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  • EDITORIAL: Our anthem  nuestro himno

    EDITORIAL: Our anthem nuestro himno

    May 5, 2006

    Always on the lookout for wedge issues to divide us, President Bush waded in on the side of “English only,” proclaiming it is wrong to sing the Star Spangled Banner in Spanish. “I think people who...

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  • Rivers of marchers flow through the streets for united families, legalization and rights

    Rivers of marchers flow through the streets for united families, legalization and rights

    May 5, 2006

    Northern California: Rivers of white-clad demonstrators flowed through the main streets of Bay Area cities and towns on May 1 — 120,000 in San Jose, 40,000 in Sacramento and in San Francisco, 25,000 in Oakland and...

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  • Peace Voices

    Peace Voices

    May 5, 2006

    Bridget Palmatier, carrying a photograph of her husband Cpl. Jacob Palmatier, who was killed by a roadside bomb in Iraq, Feb. 24, 2005 He was the best husband you could have ever asked for and Bush...

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  • Health care struggles sweep Ohio

    Health care struggles sweep Ohio

    May 5, 2006

    As poll numbers for the Republicans who currently rule Ohio continue to drop to record lows, the issue of health care justice is emerging as a key electoral issue in this swing state. A series of...

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  • This Week in Labor

    This Week in Labor

    May 5, 2006

    Philly Carpenters on strike Five thousand Philadelphia area Carpenters returned to work May 3 after a two-day strike tied up work on major construction projects, including the Comcast tower in Center City. The workers won increased...

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