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Youth rally against big tobacco CFM40 meets to fulfill the dream ‘2 moms. 2 dads. Too cool’
N.J. public workers stand up to looting
TRENTON, N.J. — Thousands strong, they swarmed across the New Jersey Capitol Complex. Public workers from all corners of the state came to voice their concerns and demands. They came by chartered buses, trains and cars, or they walked from their workplaces.
Mayor-elect Dellums: Oakland can be a great city
OAKLAND, Calif. — Calling his election “a mighty victory to take Oakland in a very, very different direction,” Mayor-elect Ronald V. Dellums joined hundreds of supporters for a June 19 victory celebration at the downtown Marriott City Center hotel
Bush faces dilemma on anti-Cuba terrorist
High-level worries about cooperation with terrorists do not extend to terrorist Luis Posada Carriles, now in U.S. custody. Posada has all but admitted bombing a Cuban airliner in 1976, killing all 73 aboard, and trying to assassinate Fidel Castro in Panama in 2000, but the only U.S. charge against him is for illegal entry.
Nacho Libre provides glimpse of Mexican popular culture
MEXICO CITY — Hollywood funny man Jack Black’s new movie, “Nacho Libre,” which portrays the wild world of Mexican wrestling, was shot on location in Mexico’s Pacific coastal state of Oaxaca (pronounced “Wah-HA-Ca”). As audiences enjoy the comedic adventures of Nacho, the main character, they will also learn about Mexican popular culture and take in the breathtaking views of Oaxaca.
The truth hurts and helps, a review of 'White Metropolis'
Honest Texas history, when you can find it, tends to comfort the afflicted and afflict the comfortable. So it is with Michael Phillips’ new history of Dallas, which pours salty truth into long-ignored wounds.
Heinrich Heine, poet and communist?
Was he the greatest German poet, the greatest poet of his century? I won’t argue, but I love him the most! Heinrich Heine died 150 years ago — February 17, 1856 — and is still as up-to-date, relevant and wonderful as ever!
An American worker goes to Venezuela
Like you, I am very concerned about the direction the Bush administration is leading our country and the impact of its policies on world developments. I was fortunate to be a participant at the 6th World Social Forum in Caracas, Venezuela, this January.
EDITORIAL: Another step backward for civil liberties
In a move that deepens concerns about its future direction, the Supreme Court last week said evidence found when police with a search warrant enter a home without knocking can be used at trial. In its decision, announced June 15, the nation’s highest court rejected a long-standing legal principle that evidence obtained when the “knock and announce” rule is violated cannot be used in a criminal case.
