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Sunday, April 30, 2006

Minuteman Volunteers Build Fence; Immigrants Ready for Protests

Sunday, April 30, 2006 BOULEVARD, Calif. — As immigrants and their supporters prepared for a massive boycott on Monday, opponents of illegal immigration went to work building a border fence meant to symbolize their support of a secure border. About 200 volunteers organized by the Minuteman Civil... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, April 29, 2006

Oil Industry Unapologetic for High Profits

Saturday, April 29, 2006 The oil industry's massive first-quarter profits this week triggered another round of election-year outrage from President Bush and members of Congress, who spoke up on behalf of angry constituents feeling pinched at the pump. There's little that either lawmakers or the... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, April 28, 2006

Survivor's Letter Described Being Trapped

Fri, Apr. 28, 2006 By VICKI SMITH The Associated Press BUCKHANNON, W.Va. -- Randal McCloy Jr. couldn't save the 12 friends trapped with him inside the Sago Mine, and he can't explain to their families why he was the only one to survive. But he had one gift for them, at once painful and precious: the... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, April 25, 2006

Jury Ends Day 2 of Deliberations With No Decision on Moussaoui's Fate

Tuesday, April 25, 2006 ALEXANDRIA, Va. — Jurors in the trial of Zacarias Moussaoui completed their second day of deliberations Tuesday without deciding whether the Sept. 11 conspirator should receive a death sentence or life in prison. They went home after working 6 3/4 hours, bringing their total... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, April 23, 2006

OPEC says it's not to blame

24apr06 STOPPING politicians making negative statements would prompt $US15 a barrel to disappear from the oil price, an OPEC minister said on the weekend. Two ministers of the Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) met ahead of yesterday's International Energy Forum in Doha, Qatar,... Sign in to see full entry.

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