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April 27, 2007ORONO, Maine: Earth Day zooms in on global warming Tree and flower plantings, bike giveaways, community clean-ups, picnics and fairs have been part of Earth Day since its beginning in 1970, but this year, showings of...
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Bush court deals blow to womens rights
April 27, 2007“Not since Bush v. Gore has the Supreme Court made such a political decision, or one that so completely distorts and disregards the U.S. Constitution,” National Organization for Women (NOW) President Kim Gandy declared, responding to...
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In wake of VT shootings: Experts say mental health care in shambles
April 27, 2007Mental health care advocates and medical experts say the April 16 shooting deaths of 32 students and faculty members at Virginia Tech, followed by the suicide of the student who did the killing, raise larger questions...
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White House lets terrorist off hook
April 27, 2007Terrorist Luis Posada Carriles left jail on April 19 and went to live at his wife’s home in Miami, after an appeals court approved his release on bail. His trial for lying and fraud, relating to...
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Film examines questions about socialism
April 20, 2007The first five minutes of “The Lives of Others” prepared me for another assault on socialism, and in particular, the German Democratic Republic (GDR). What appears to be a one-sided film quickly reveals there is much...
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