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  • Protesters at Port of Oakland picket Israeli ship

    06/20/2010 8:27:42 PM PDT · by NormsRevenge · 12 replies
    AP on Yahoo ^ | 6/20/10 | AP
    OAKLAND, Calif. – Hundreds of protesters condemning Israel's recent raid on an international flotilla bound for Gaza are picketing at the Port of Oakland, where an Israeli ship is due to arrive. The demonstrators gathered Sunday to prevent the incoming ship from being unloaded. The dock's day shift of longshoremen agreed to not cross the picket line. Meanwhile Sunday, Israel said it will immediately allow all goods into Gaza except weapons and items deemed to have a military use under its decision to ease its three-year-old blockade of the Palestinian territory. Israeli officials had decided last week to ease the...
  • TUSD in Fox spotlight ("Republicans hate Latinos")

    04/14/2006 6:20:35 AM PDT · by Borax Queen · 33 replies · 1,193+ views
    The Arizona Daily Star ^ | 04.14.2006 | Daniel Scarpinato
    Labor activist's speech gets attention of 'O'Reilly Factor' - A politically focused speech at a local high school in which the speaker said "Republicans hate Latinos" is gaining national attention as Tucson Unified School District officials struggle to defend the event. A day after Superintendent Roger Pfeuffer issued a formal response to questions from a state lawmaker who has been critical of the speech, he and others appeared on cable news to discuss the controversy. On the Fox News Channel's "The O'Reilly Factor," Pfeuffer, Republican state Rep. Jonathan Paton and a Tucson High Magnet School student also debated lingering questions...
  • Beer and whine only mix in Philly

    07/10/2003 7:57:00 AM PDT · by Pikamax · 6 replies · 120+ views
    AZcentral ^ | 07/09/03 | E.J. Montini
    <p>Residents of Philadelphia haven't been this upset since inspectors from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission forced Pat's King of Steaks to change the grease in the French fry machine. According to reports in Wednesday's Philadelphia Daily News, demographers now predict that Phoenix soon will overtake Philadelphia in population and become the nation's fifth largest city.</p>