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Koreas remain dangerous flashpoint
September 5, 2003Last week’s six-country meeting on reducing tensions and easing the nuclear standoff on the Korean peninsula ended with a mixture of hope and uncertainty. The three-day talks in Beijing between the two Koreas, the United States,...
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Teachers, parents fight school cuts in St. Louis
September 5, 2003ST. LOUIS – This city’s public school system, like so many others around the nation, finds itself in the grip of a severe crisis. Its problems have been brought to a head by the recent privatization...
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San Francisco readies for Freedom Ride
September 5, 2003SAN FRANCISCO – Bay area workers, in coalition with labor unions, immigrant and civil rights groups, have come together, like their counterparts across the country, to take part in the Immigrant Workers Freedom Ride. Several buses...
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National Clips
September 5, 2003ST. LOUIS, Mo.: Bush dogged on campaign trail Despite the 100-degree weather, about 400 protesters rallied and demanded that President Bush “Stop the Lies” while he held a fundraiser for Republican Sen. Kit Bond at the...
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Soldier likes Military Families story
September 5, 2003Sal, our soldier friend in Iraq, was encouraged when the new organization “Military Families Speak Out” (www.mfso.org) started holding public activities in Texas. He writes: Dear Jim, I forwarded information about the MFSO demo to my...
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