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  • Iranian Americans urge dialogue, not war

    Iranian Americans urge dialogue, not war

    October 19, 2007

    In the wake of the Bush administration’s continued saber rattling against Iran, including its not-so-subtle threats to unleash U.S. bombing attacks against Iranian nuclear energy and military installations, a growing number of people and groups worldwide...

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  • Sparks fly at Capitol Hill hearing on Jena 6

    Sparks fly at Capitol Hill hearing on Jena 6

    October 19, 2007

    WASHINGTON — Witnesses in a Capitol Hill hearing Oct. 16 blasted the U.S. Justice Department for doing nothing as Jena, La., officials inflicted blatantly discriminatory punishment on six Black high school students while white students who...

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  • At 300 vigils, the cry is, Dont let Bush take away kids health care!

    At 300 vigils, the cry is, Dont let Bush take away kids health care!

    October 18, 2007

    WASHINGTON — Two-year old Bethany Wilkerson was making such a healthy, happy ruckus during a Capitol Hill rally, Oct. 16, that her mother, Dara, had to hand her over to the child’s father so she could...

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  • Are the Jena 6 victims of GOP dirty tricks?

    Are the Jena 6 victims of GOP dirty tricks?

    October 18, 2007

    Louisiana’s LaSalle Parish Judge J.P. Mauffray ordered 17-year-old Mychal Bell back to jail for another 18 months Oct. 12, stirring outrage across the nation since an appeals court threw out Bell’s conviction as an adult on...

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  • Iraqi Communist Party Mourns Dr. Naziha al-Dulaimi

    Iraqi Communist Party Mourns Dr. Naziha al-Dulaimi

    October 16, 2007

    Prominent Women Leader and Patriotic FigureThe Central Committee of the Iraqi Communist Party has mourned the passing away of the prominent patriotic Iraqi woman, comrade Dr. Naziha al-Dulaimi, who died on Tuesday morning, 9 October 2007,...

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