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Editorials
May 21, 2004Defending the gains of Brown v. Board of Ed The U.S. Supreme Court delivered its Brown v. Topeka Board of Education ruling May 17, 1954, striking down Plessy v. Ferguson, the “separate but equal” doctrine that...
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On the 50th anniversary of Dien Bien Phu Vietnam celebrates victory over colonialism
May 21, 2004On the 50th anniversary of Dien Bien Phu DIEN BIEN PHU, Vietnam (AP) – Smiling and waving flags, thousands of Vietnamese paraded May 7 on the 50th anniversary of the battle of Dien Bien Phu, celebrating...
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Calif. seniors protest budget cuts
May 21, 2004SACRAMENTO, Calif. – At least 1,000 people gathered on the west steps of the Capitol building May 12 to protest right-wing Republican Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger’s plan to spare the rich and smite the poor to solve...
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A look at Brown v. Board, 50 years later
May 21, 2004Commentary On May 17, 1954, the U.S. Supreme Court declared that the segregation of African American children in schools was unconstitutional, in effect restoring the 13th Amendment to the Constitution, which freed enslaved Africans. It also...
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OSHA overhaul
May 21, 2004Commemorating Workers Memorial Day April 28, Senators Ted Kennedy (D-Mass.) and Jon Corzine (D-N.J.) called for congressional action to respond to the more than 60,000 workers who die each year of job-related injuries and illnesses.
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