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  • WORLD NOTES

    WORLD NOTES

    November 17, 2006

    Philippines: Labor group protests repression On Nov. 6 the Philippine labor confederation Kilusang Mayo Uno filed a complaint against President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo’s government with the UN International Labor Organization. Citing violations of freedom of association and...

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  • UN condemns U.S. blockade of Cuba, again

    UN condemns U.S. blockade of Cuba, again

    November 17, 2006

    In what has become an annual exercise, the UN General Assembly overwhelmingly approved a resolution Nov. 8 censuring the U.S. blockade of Cuba. This year the resolution, introduced by Cuba, won the support of 183 nations...

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  • Pace of change in Bolivia picks up

    Pace of change in Bolivia picks up

    November 17, 2006

    News Analysis The Bolivian government of President Evo Morales has dealt with recent challenges handily. As a result, popular support for his policies is growing, and the prospects for further advances in a progressive and revolutionary...

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  • Israeli massacre in Gaza provokes outcry

    Israeli massacre in Gaza provokes outcry

    November 17, 2006

    News Analysis President Bush warmly received Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert at the White House Nov. 13, less than a week after two fateful events: the midterm elections, where U.S. voters repudiated the Iraq war, and...

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  • Sanders win highlights independent politics

    Sanders win highlights independent politics

    November 17, 2006

    News Analysis BURLINGTON, Vt. — When Bernie Sanders, the eight-term independent congressman and self-described “democratic socialist” from Vermont, swept to victory in the race for U.S. Senate last week, it was the culmination of 30 years’...

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