She has literally been traveling the globe speaking out against the war with Iraq and raising questions about what the White House knew beforehand about the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks.
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She showed that same outspokenness Friday during a speech at the conference in which
she again criticized what she views as the White House's untoward aggression directed at other countries....
"As the families of the victims correctly point out, the thanks of a grateful nation can't include a generation of war," she said. "It can't include the use of depleted uranium or nuclear weapons."
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She added, "The thanks of a grateful nation must include universal health care, full funding for quality education for all our children, especially the children of our reservations, barrios and ghettos. The thanks of a grateful nation must include tackling issues like poverty, unemployment, urban sprawl, transportation, protecting Mother Earth, civil rights, the glass ceiling, affirmative action, race relations, drug abuse, the death penalty, prison reform, the way we treat our veterans, social justice, U.S. standing in the world, protecting civil liberties, ending war and promoting peace."
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"I'm working with several local coalitions, looking at the integrity of the voting process," she said, declining to discuss details.
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