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November 11, 2005Whose oil? The Arctic National Wildlife Reserve contains one of the last major oil deposits in the U.S. Estimates are it has 10.6 billion barrels of oil. Projections are it will take 8 to 10 years...
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Editorial: Oil execs squirm
November 11, 2005Oil company executives testifying before a Senate committee Nov. 9 arrogantly rejected any suggestion that the federal government should act to limit their profits and provide relief for consumers. The hearing was carefully orchestrated by the...
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Ed Roybal Presente
November 5, 2005Ed Roybal, first 20th Century Mexican American elected to the Los Angeles City Council (1949-1963) and to the House of Representatives (1963-1992) was a progressive Latino politician long before there was something called a Chicano movement....
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Bush nominee slaps Parks legacy
November 4, 2005We stand on the shoulders of giants, and one of those, the diminutive Rosa Parks, was honored by the American people this week, as her body lay in the Capitol Rotunda and thousands walked to pay...
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Letters
November 4, 2005Cause and effect? I respect the views of Norman Markowitz and have been educated and enriched by his many articles and letters. However, I was disappointed in his argument appearing in “The London attacks and the...
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