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WORLD NOTES: Sept. 1
August 31, 2007Canada: Quebec opposes war in Afghanistan In the next year and a half, Canada must decide on its continued deployment of 2,500 troops in Afghanistan. On Aug. 23, two Quebec soldiers became Canada’s 68th and 69th...
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As Greek government dithers, wildfires rage
August 31, 2007ATHENS, Greece — Extensive forest fires continued to rage for the fifth day throughout Greece, Aug. 28, spreading death and destruction to thousands of families and their homes. At least 64 people were reported dead, with...
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Prisoner exchange vexes Colombian politics
August 31, 2007“Sadly our children, our loved ones, are there in the forests, and we are in the middle of this political game between the government and the FARC,” said Gustavo Moncayo, a primary schoolteacher in Colombia, on...
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Iraqis condemn U.S. colonialism
August 31, 2007President Bush plans to ask Congress for $50 billion this month to continue funding the Iraq war, the Washington Post reports. But meanwhile, Iraqi Communists charge, “The Americans are doing everything they can to prevent Iraqis...
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World figures attend Cuban 5 hearing
August 31, 2007An international gathering of 75 jurists, attorneys and supporters was on hand in Atlanta Aug. 20 for the latest appeals hearing on behalf of Gerardo Hernández, Ramon Labañino, Antonio Guerrero, Fernando González and René González. On...
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