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Ecuadorians struggle to reshape government
March 23, 2007News Analysis It would seem that formal democracy, which began in Ecuador nearly 30 years ago, and which has been much bragged about by fans of “Western Hemispheric representative democracy,” has definite limitations. The country is...
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Cuban 5 gain solidarity, respect
March 23, 2007They are in U.S. jails for well over eight years, yet international support for the Cuban Five is growing. Their story highlights U.S. hypocrisy, and the example they provide of dedication to principle has gained increasing...
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In Mexico, defeated candidate defies right wing
March 23, 2007MEXICO CITY — Eight months after having an election apparently stolen from him through fraud, former presidential candidate Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador and his supporters refuse to concede defeat. Critics of the July 2006 presidential vote...
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Mayor Bloombergs demolition derby for New Yorks public schools
March 23, 2007With the Bush administration under fire from all directions, even his “signature” education bill, No Child Left Behind, is losing support, including from Republicans. NCLB has produced a huge shift towards standardized testing, using test scores...
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NATIONAL CLIPS
March 23, 2007NEW YORK: March for patient careFighting off driving rain, thousands of health care workers from around the state jammed the streets surrounding Gov. Eliot Spitzer’s Manhattan office March 15 to protest proposed cuts of $1 billion...
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