For Mississippians stung by the whip of racism, the firestorm engulfing Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott is long overdue. Charles Tisdale, publisher of The Jackson Advocate, an African-American newspaper, told the World, "With a record as bad as Lott’s, I can’t see why people are surprised. I’ve known Lott for 35 years. He’s always been a racist."

Trent Lott’s racist remarks earlier this month may have served to strengthen a growing civil rights movement to defend affirmative action. The Supreme Court agreed on Dec. 2 to hear Grutter v. Bollinger and Gratz v. Bollinger, which have been described as the most significant civil rights cases since Brown v. Board of Education in 1954. The cases’ outcome will decide whether or not the nation’s colleges and universities can continue to use affirmative action in their admissions policies.

Rafeeq Jaber 10:48pm Thu Dec 19 '02
article#224136

The Islamic Association for Palestine (IAP) views with great concern the actions of federal authorities in their well staged announcement of indictments against Infocom Corporation of Texas and its key officers.

By Jan Dennis
Associated Press Writer
Published December 19, 2002, 1:05 PM CST

URBANA -- Gov. George Ryan today pardoned three men wrongfully convicted of murder, including Rolando Cruz, whose case has served as a symbol of flaws in the death penalty system.

I have a nice one for your computer.
IBEW 21 Christmas Presentation 12/15/02
www.unionwatch.com/121502.zip

Here is what you get this Christmas:
The Illinois Democrats Victory 2002 Presentation. [22.4mb]
www.SheetMetalWorkers.org/110102.zip

Thu Dec 19, 5:59 PM ET

By WILLIAM McCALL, Associated Press Writer

PORTLAND, Ore. - Wal-Mart, the world's largest retailer, forced employees to work unpaid overtime between 1994 and 1999, a federal jury found Thursday.

Bin Laden, Bush and Kissinger Families...

feature proposal 12:34am Fri Dec 20 '02 (Modified on 12:53am Fri Dec 20 '02)
www-features (at) indymedia.org article#224145


Voters Opt For Peace, Reject U.S. Presence By Narrow Margin

Brian Ross and Vic Walter 7:58pm Thu Dec 19 '02 (Modified on 9:38pm Thu Dec 19 '02)
address: ABC News article#224100


Two veteran FBI investigators say they were ordered to stop investigations into a suspected terror cell linked to Osama bin Laden's al Qaeda network and the Sept. 11 attacks.