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Venezuelas revolution, under attack, advances
May 4, 2007Amid reports of military movements, violent anti-government attacks and plot rumors, the Venezuelan government of President Hugo Chavez appears to be stepping up the tempo of its movement toward a Latin American brand of socialism with...
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Israeli Women in Black founder speaks in NYC
May 4, 2007NEW YORK — Dozens gathered April 25 to hear Dalia Sachs, co-founder of Women in Black in Haifa, Israel, speak on the impact of 40 years of Israeli occupation on Palestinian life, and the impact of...
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Black leaders probe rights violations on border
May 4, 2007TUCSON, Ariz. — A 14-member delegation of African Americans investigated human rights abuses of immigrants, Mexican Americans and indigenous communities on the U.S.-Mexican border, in an April 26-29 fact-finding tour here. The “Braving Borders Building Bridges:...
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U.S. attorney scandal smacks of Watergate
May 4, 2007President Bush gave Attorney General Alberto Gonzales a vote of confidence last week. But labor, peace and civil rights activists in New Mexico are raising sharp questions about Gonzales’ firing of U.S. Attorney David Iglesias, suggesting...
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National Clips
May 4, 2007PROVO, Utah: BYU students protest Cheney Right-wing politicians know they’re in trouble when an appearance by Vice President Dick Cheney at Brigham Young University gives rise to a student protest. BYU is widely regarded as the...
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