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Zimbabwe’s Neighboring Nations Turn Against Mugabe
From Free Internet Press June 19, 2008 Zimbabwe’s neighboring nations turned against Robert Mugabe Thursday as pre-election violence against opposition supporters intensified and spread to new areas of the country. Pro-government militias were reported to…
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Newsom Signs Resolution
Endorsing Universal Health Care BillSan Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom today signed legislation authored by Supervisor Tom Ammiano in support of HR 676, a universal single-payer health care bill authored by Rep. John Conyers that would expand Medicare coverage to…
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Herrera Sues ExxonMobil
for Refusal to Clean Up Decades of Pollution
at Fisherman’s WharfFrom the Office of City Attorney Dennis Herrera June 19, 2008 Oil Conglomerate’s Defiance Causes Continuing Release of Hazardous Materials Into Soil, Groundwater and Bay, According to City’s Complaint City Attorney Dennis Herrera today filed…
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Berkeley Oak Grove Supporter Joins Tree Sit Protest
By Josh Wolf June 19, 2008 As the battle between tree sitters in the Oak Grove near the Berkeley stadium, and arborists hired by the university to cut traverse lines and remove platforms continued for…
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San Francisco D3 Candidates Jockey for Position
Ten of the eleven candidates for San Francisco District 3 Supervisor held a debate yesterday at the Holiday Inn. Photos by Luke Thomas By Gino Rembetes June 17, 2008 Harold Brown thinks building heights should…
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When Johnny and Joan Come Marching Home
How We Treat Our Veterans
Says Much About America’s CharacterBy John Hoctor June 17, 2008 Vet Déjà Vu: Parades, Forgotten, Again? How America treats returning soldiers once the confetti is swept off the streets, long after the ubiquitous “Support the Troops” bumper stickers and…
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Supes May Seek New Approach to Closing Mirant Plant
Supervisor Sophie Maxwell is backing a plan to move San Francisco towards public power generation by replacing the aging and polluting Mirant power plant with four City-owned natural gas-burning power plants. Photo by Luke Thomas…
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