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  • Venezuela builds ties with Africa

    Venezuela builds ties with Africa

    April 21, 2006

    NEW YORK — Reinaldo Bolivar, Venezuela’s deputy prime minister of foreign affairs, told an audience here that the government of Hugo Chavez has made a historic turn toward Africa. Speaking at an April 5 forum at...

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  • 4 years after failed coup, Venezuela tallies gains

    4 years after failed coup, Venezuela tallies gains

    April 21, 2006

    The course of Venezuelan politics after the failed 2002 coup against Hugo Chavez contains elements of both change and continuity. Four years later, Chavez remains the target of U.S. media disinformation. For example, on the eve...

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  • Delphis bankruptcy abuse challenged

    Delphis bankruptcy abuse challenged

    April 21, 2006

    While Delphi CEO Steve Miller has proposed in bankruptcy court to cancel labor agreements, slash the company’s hourly workforce by approximately 75 percent and phase in a wage cut from $27 an hour down to $16.50,...

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  • GULFCOASTUPDATE

    GULFCOASTUPDATE

    April 21, 2006

    20,000 in Lafayette, La., challenge city to provide services Elections roll on amid protests Gov’s plan lacks affordable housing

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  • Californias levees need a long-term plan

    Californias levees need a long-term plan

    April 21, 2006

    Though winter rains are finally ending, managers of California’s many dams and aging, sometimes dilapidated levees expect the system will face serious challenges into the summer. While many observers have warned a “Katrina-style” disaster is possible...

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