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  • UN troops in Haiti aid repression, critics charge

    UN troops in Haiti aid repression, critics charge

    August 26, 2005

    On July 6, 350 soldiers from the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti (Minustah) stormed the Port-au-Prince neighborhood of Cite Soleil, one of the capital’s poorest districts and a hotbed of support for ousted President Jean-Bertrand...

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  • Anger rises over cover-up on shooting of Brazilian

    Anger rises over cover-up on shooting of Brazilian

    August 26, 2005

    LONDON — The family of Jean Charles de Menezes, the Brazilian electrician who was shot to death by British police on July 22 in the wake of two terrorist attacks here, have demanded an end to...

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  • Festival diary: Venezuelans have big hearts

    Festival diary: Venezuelans have big hearts

    August 26, 2005

    Erika, 19, a Chicana student from the Los Angeles area, was one of the more than 700 U.S. delegates to the 16th World Festival of Youth and Students, Aug. 6-13, in Caracas, Venezuela. Erika was interviewed...

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  • From Daniel: Welcome to Venezuela!: A day in the life of a social worker

    From Daniel: Welcome to Venezuela!: A day in the life of a social worker

    August 26, 2005

    SIMON BOLIVAR AIRPORT, Venezuela — Our very first experience as the United States delegation at the 16th World Festival of Youth and Students here was the warm and excited Aug. 5 welcome of a youngVenezuelan who...

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  • National Clips

    National Clips

    August 26, 2005

    National Clips CHICAGO: Residents campaign for winter heating Coming off a victory that brought $10 million in Summer Cooling funds for those affected by Chicago’s intense heat wave, the Affordable Power to the People Campaign and...

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