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Bush Biographer to Discuss 1972 Drug Arrest Sources at Chicago Press Conference |
by Ellen Moynihan
ellen (nospam) softskull.com (unverified) |
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28 May 2001
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Author JH Hatfield and independent NYC publisher Soft Skull Press have weathered continuous controversy for the publishing of Bush biography Fortunate Son. The much-debated Afterword states that Bush was arrested for cocaine possession in 1972, and had his record expunged as a favor to the family. Hatfield has previously declined to reveal his sources, until now. |
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Vermont Isn't Out of Touch - Bush Is |
by Bernie Sanders
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28 May 2001
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THERE IS AN enormous amount of speculation as to why Senator Jim Jeffords left the Republican Party to become an independent. There should not be. The truth is simple: Vermont is a progressive state where most citizens are opposed to the right-wing corporate agenda being pushed by President Bush and the Republican leadership in Congress. |
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US media stonewall Canadian journalist's story of Vietnam desertion |
by Mick Lowe
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28 May 2001
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Editor's Note: On Memorial Day, it is important to not only honor the dead, but to reflect on the price our country pays for its involvement in unjust and illegal wars. The following excerpt (follow link to whole article) begins to tell the story of a man who gave up everything to do the right thing by deserting the US Army and going to Canada. He has written a book about his experience, "Desertion: In the Time of Vietnam", which has been ignored by the US media. ML |
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ICWJ to talk about labor issues with U of I administration. |
by Sascha Meinrath
meinrath (nospam) uiuc.edu (unverified) |
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28 May 2001
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A newly formed group called the Interfaith Committee for Worker Justice of Champaign County will meet with University of Illinois Chancellor Michael Aiken, Provost Richard Herman, and other administrators on June 5th to discuss labor issues at the university. For more information about the June 5th dialog contact Judy Stoll at 352-5151. |
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Crisis in Africa: Made in the USA |
by Mike Lehman
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27 May 2001
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The US media often portrays conflict in Africa as a result of a failure of local governments, when in large part it is due to secret interventions that are never critically examined by a compliant and complacent US press. The following testimony by Wayne Madsen details how US corporations have benefited by covert US operations, including Halliburton, formerly headed by "Vice" President Dick Cheney. This testimony was given on May 17, 2001 before the US House Subcommittee on International Operations and Human Rights. |
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You'd better stop posting to my board, or else!!! |
by by Barbara KKKoe, Grand Wizard of the KKKID.
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27 May 2001
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I'm Barbara KKKoe, Imperial Grand Wizard of the Kalifornia Klansmen's Koalition for Immigration Deform, and I'm getting pretty pissed that all you Mexican-lovers are screwing up my beautiful, ethnically-pure hate board. In fact, I'm getting so desperate that I'm starting to ban people, so whatever you do, don't use various proxy servers and nicknames to confuse me when you post to: |
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World Needs to Pay More Attention to Poor Nations |
by Muhammad Ali
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27 May 2001
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MORE THAN 630 MILLION people live in the 49 nations that belong to the category of ''least developed countries.'' One of these countries - the Congo, formerly known as Zaire - was the scene of one of the most memorable landmarks of my career in the boxing ring. |
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Illinois' Repressive Exports Set Bad Example For Students |
by Sam Smith
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27 May 2001
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Editor's Note: Sam Smith notes the poor example that a former Illinois correctional leader is setting in by his leadeship, under which students in DC schools were strip-searched to "teach" them proper behavior. Will we have such outrages in Urbana when armed police in schools have time to fully implement programs of repression designed to intimidate students? It should also be noted that Illinois exported Terry Gainer, former head of Illinois State Police, to DC where, as assistant police chief, he led the repressive reponse to demonstrations against the World Bank in April, 2000. ML |
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With Bush, What You See Isn't What You Get |
by Molly Ivins
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27 May 2001
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Hmmmm, Molly always shows up in the News-Gazette when she's dumping on the Clinton gang, but she is strangely absent when she goes after the Bush bozos.... |
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