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Ecuador: dignity, sovereignty on the rise
February 16, 2007Rafael Correa, upon his inauguration as Ecuador’s president on Jan. 15, immediately called for Congress to approve a referendum for a constitutional assembly which he sees as crucial for “a profound transformation” of the country. While...
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WHATS REALLY GOOD
February 16, 2007Campaign unites youth to free Cuban 5 The first International Youth Meeting in Solidarity with the Cuban Five is set for April 29-30, in Havana, under the sponsorship of the Young Communist League (UJC) and other...
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Obama makes it official
February 16, 2007Standing in the place where Abraham Lincoln gave his “House Divided” speech, Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) declared his intention to become the next president of the United States. Thousands, braving the freezing cold, packed into the...
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NATIONAL CLIPS
February 16, 2007FORT LEWIS, Wash: Mistrial in Watada case The court-martial of the first Army officer to refuse to go to Iraq because he felt the war was illegal ended in a mistrial, Feb. 7. Last June, Lt....
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Calif. governor proposes prison reforms
February 16, 2007New prison reform proposals by California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger have drawn mixed reviews from justice advocates. Signaling a shift in state prison policies that have warehoused tens of thousands of inmates in giant prisons, often in...
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