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Washington finally brings charges against Posada

January 19, 2007

On Jan. 11 a federal grand jury indicted Luis Posada Carriles on one charge of fraud and six counts of lying about his illegal arrival in the United States on March 17, 2005. The charges are...

Media reform is all about democracy

January 19, 2007 By Teresa Albano

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The media reform movement has come into its own with its most recent conference held here Jan. 12-14.

Labor to Senate: Raise minimum wage with no strings attached

January 19, 2007

WASHINGTON — The broad labor-led coalition supporting the Democrats’ “100 Hour Agenda” in the 110th Congress hailed the 315-116 House vote Jan. 10 to raise the minimum wage to $7.25, and urged the Senate also to...

Washington finally brings criminal charges against Posada

January 17, 2007

On Jan. 11 a federal grand jury in El Paso, Texas, indicted Luis Posada Carriles on one charge of fraud and six counts of lying about his illegal arrival in the United States on March 17,...

Helvi Savola, Communist leader, 91

January 12, 2007

Longtime political activist and Communist Helvi Savola died at the age of 91 on Nov. 20 in Wausau, Wis. She had lived in Wausau since 2000, after retiring from many years of leadership in the Minnesota/Dakotas...