Monthly Archives: July 2003

The Detroit News’ coverage of the Michigan leg of Bush’s economic recovery tour is appropriately critical: “The simple fact of the matter is the country was prosperous when (the Bush administration) came to office. It is not prosperous today.” Dingell pointed to data from the National Association of Manufacturers showing that Michigan has lost one […]

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The U.S. Attorney’s office is planning an information session in Detroit to ‘foster understanding’ of the U.S. “Patriot” Act:> AANews: “Feds to get in on ‘act’” Also, Ann Arbor police are reporting they suspect GHB was involved in a recent rape:> “Woman raped at club thinks she was drugged”

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International labor organizations are launching tomorrow a worldwide boycott of Coca-Cola to protest their alleged role in the death of eight union organizers in Columbia.

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MOST UNDERGRAD RESIDENCE HALL LIBRARIANS FIRED; RESIDENCE HALL LIBRARIES REORGANIZEDAll University of Michigan Residence Hall Libraries with the exception of Bursley and East Quad have been closed for the upcoming academic year, apparently as a cost-saving measure. The old libraries will be replaced with “a new service model based on partnerships with the University Library,” […]

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Jeremy Berkowitz emailed me a link to this story he wrote for today’s Washington Post: “For internships, this summer’s not so hot”

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Officials in four states – Texas, California, Washington and Georgia – are considering reviving affirmative action policies.> DetNews: “Four states may revive affirmative action” According to the A2 News, ‘Fair weather for fairgoers may have drawn 650,000’ And a controversy about Rabih Haddad’s deportation continues:“As the case slowly worked through the immigration courts, the Justice […]

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A group calling themselves the Ann Arbor Bill of Rights Defense Committee thinks the Ann Arbor Police might have been more involved with the deportation of former Ann Arbor resident Rabih Haddad than they’re letting on, stating the following in a press release this week: “After an initial denial by AAPD Public Relations Officer George […]

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