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Abbas reelected as Fatah chief
August 10, 2009BELEN, (Prensa Latina) Palestinian President Mahmud Abbas was reelected as the head of Fatah during the fifth day of the organization's Sixth Congress held in this West Bank city, in the presence of 2,000 delegates. According...
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Clearing the air in South Africa
August 10, 2009Original source: South Africa's post-apartheid reconciliation process took a step forward this week when retired archbishop Desmond Tutu and President Jacob Zuma held a clear-the-air meeting in the capital Pretoria on Wednesday. Tutu had been scathing...
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Celebrating Justice Sotomayor
August 9, 2009Something historic happened today, Aug. 8. The first Latina, and only third woman, justice of the Supreme Court was sworn into office. And people celebrated, despite every attempt to drag Justice Sonia Sotomayor through the mud.
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Native Americans celebrate history, struggle in northwest
August 9, 2009'Paddle to Suquamish” Aug. 1-11 was a dramatic sign that the Indian tribes of the Pacific Northwest are in the midst of a cultural reawakening. Participation continues to grow 20 years after “Paddle to Seattle,” the...
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Workers tell AT&T: Dont Wal-Mart us
August 9, 2009ST. LOUIS — 'AT&T is leading the race to the bottom,' Communications Workers of America Local 6300 President Kevin Kujawa said as some 150 CWA members picketed the AT&T tower here Aug. 6. 'In this economy,...
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