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3A NEWa^e C^rlette ^oflt Thursday, February 8, 2007 Historic K and housing are among the issues to be addressed at the rally. “We hope there is but if not, we’ll make that change," White said To reserve a seat for the bus trip to Raleigh, call the Charlotte-Mecklenburg NAACP at (704) 531-8838, Buses will leave Weeping Willow AME Church, 2220 Milton Road at 7:30 a.m. Saturday. Continued from page 1A progressives of this state,” White said. “And ail strong- thinking people that believe in inclusiveness for all peo ple regardless of color, we invite them to attend." Organizers are hoping there’s enough support of their 14-point People’s Agenda in the General Assembly and Governor’s Mansion to bring some of their demands to reality. Health care, working wage Defense cuts urged Continued from page 1A defense spending that is greater than mOitary outlays of the other 192 countries in the world combined” Accoi-ding to the bill, defense spending continues while: •“Federal spending on elementary and secondary educa tion has fallen to less than 10 percent of the proposed 2007 outlay for the Department of Defense; • Schools throu^iout the nation are eliminating pro grams in music, foreign language, and physical education; • Sixty-one million individuals in the United States lack health insurance during some period of any given year, and half that number of individuals (more than 10 million of whom are children) lack such insurance for the entii'e year; • and, the Government Accountability OfBce estimates that fa third} of the nation’s public schools, serving 14 mil lion children, need extensive repair or need to have their entire physical plants replaced. 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Today, though Kamoinge has no formal meeting schedule o' rigid requirements, v/hen the^e is again a reason to act togetnei; they 'espond. Througheut February; m celebration of Black Histo-y Month,. vie invite you to enjoy the images of the Kamoinge photographers at selected Nordstrom stores, and on our Web site at nordstrom.com. “his particular collection will showcase a series o- remarkable photographs that captures the magic of music, and the role it plays in the everyday lives of us all. NORDSTROM
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