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  • Slackers in revolt: youth and the upcoming election

    Slackers in revolt: youth and the upcoming election

    October 15, 2004

    Opinion The slacker vote? To many, this sounds like a contradiction in terms. Kids and students only want to hang out and have a good time. They don’t care about politics, right? Politics is a dirty...

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  • The Latinos for Kerry momentum

    The Latinos for Kerry momentum

    October 15, 2004

    Opinion The more the Latino voter turnout grows by Nov. 2, the greater the likelihood the Kerry-Edwards ticket will defeat Bush-Cheney and the extreme right-wing majority in Congress. Latinos are expected to favor Kerry at a...

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  • Letters

    Letters

    October 15, 2004

    Writer needs help I’m a writer conducting research on the 1951 execution of Willie McGee in Laurel, Mississippi. I’m eager to hear from anyone who was involved in the case, has memories of it, or knows...

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  • Editorials

    Editorials

    October 15, 2004

    Credibility gulch Some folks speculate that the mysterious bumps showing under the back of President Bush’s jacket during the first two debates were actually audio devices feeding debate lines to Bush. The White House says they...

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  • Cost of Iraq war: More than we can bear

    Cost of Iraq war: More than we can bear

    October 15, 2004

    WASHINGTON — Oceans of red ink. Oceans of blood. Those grim phrases could be a subtitle of a just-released report on the soaring costs of the Iraq war. The document debunks George W. Bush’s claims that...

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