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  • Ecuador: dignity, sovereignty on the rise

    Ecuador: dignity, sovereignty on the rise

    February 16, 2007

    Rafael 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

    WHATS REALLY GOOD

    February 16, 2007

    Campaign 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

    Obama makes it official

    February 16, 2007

    Standing 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

    NATIONAL CLIPS

    February 16, 2007

    FORT 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

    Calif. governor proposes prison reforms

    February 16, 2007

    New 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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