U.S.
Latino environmental activists shaping urban agenda
November 3, 2006EL MONTE, Calif. (AP) — Maria Valdez didn’t consider herself an environmentalist when she pressed this city east of Los Angeles to buy land ringed with factories and railroad tracks for a new neighborhood park. The...
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N.J. ruling boosts struggle for marriage equality
November 3, 2006A recent court decision has boosted the struggle for the legalization of same-sex marriage. Last week the New Jersey Supreme Court unanimously ruled that same-sex couples have a constitutional right to the same state benefits, protections...
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New Jersey Court Stops Short of Marriage Equality
October 28, 2006Wednesday, Oct. 25, the New Jersey Supreme Court unanimously ruled that same-sex couples have a constitutional right to the same state benefits, protections, and obligations as different-sex couples. The court split, however, on how to remedy...
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San Jose, Calif., mayoral race hangs in balance
October 27, 2006With a poll earlier this month showing the candidates neck-and-neck, San Jose’s nonpartisan mayoral contest between City Councilmembers Cindy Chavez and Chuck Reed has become a real cliff-hanger. A poll Oct. 3-5 by the Survey and...
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The Founding Fathers views on church and state
October 27, 2006BOOK REVIEW Under the regime of the Republican right, an aggressive effort is under way to eliminate the separation between church and state. Some clearly aim for a theocracy. The right is fond of invoking the...
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