As expected, the Republicans in the Senate defeated the bill to withdraw troops from Iraq. The all-night debate held July 17-18 resulted in a vote of 52-47, eight votes short of the needed 60.
Anti-war protesters took to the streets across the nation in what were called “Counter-Filibusters.” Locally, concerned citizens young and old, even former soldiers, expressed their First Amendment rights at the corner of Wilshire Boulevard and Ocean Avenue.
Sylvia Gibson Phelps, 58, died Saturday, November 8, 2008, at the Phelps family’s summer home in Paradise Valley, Montana. After a 19-month struggle with brain cancer, she passed away while surrounded by her family. Together […]
Submissions to the calendar should be directed to mirrorcalendar@yahoo.com; music and poetry events should be sent to groovesmirror@yahoo.com PLEASE DO NOT SEND attachments. Exhibits Patty Chang: Shangri-La, Fiona Tan: Correction through October 16, Hammer Museum, […]
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