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  • Military families in Iraq on peace mission

    Military families in Iraq on peace mission

    December 5, 2003

    U.S. military families, along with veterans, undertook an unprecedented mission this week. They traveled to Iraq as part of a seven-day tour of duty for peace. Unlike President Bush who spent two hours on Thanksgiving Day...

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  • Cities and states face brutal cutbacks

    Cities and states face brutal cutbacks

    December 5, 2003

    BALTIMORE – In what could be called a “Thanksgiving massacre,” public school officials here handed out pink slips to 710 Baltimore City Public School (BCPS) employees. At least 1,000 are expected to have lost their jobs...

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  • FTAA protesters need bail money & support now!

    FTAA protesters need bail money & support now!

    November 27, 2003

    FTAA protesters being released or calling from jail in Miami report excessive brutality, sexual assault and torture going on inside. People of color, queer and transgender prisoners are particularly being targeted. There is a confirmed report...

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  • Toronto Film Festival 2003  part 2  Reality on the screen

    Toronto Film Festival 2003 part 2 Reality on the screen

    November 27, 2003

    Certainly the richest program for progressives at the Toronto International Film Festival is the Real to Reel collection of documentaries. With the phenomenal success of Michael Moore’s films, there’s been a revival of interest in “real”...

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  • Guston: when figurative art is courageous

    Guston: when figurative art is courageous

    November 27, 2003

    Review Philip Guston is considered one of the major figures of 20th century American art. A retrospective of his work has toured through Ft. Worth, Texas, and San Francisco, and is now appearing at the Metropolitan...

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