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Ready for the coming crisis with Bolivia?
January 6, 2006Commentary Evo Morales of the Movement Toward Socialism (MAS) won an absolute majority in the Bolivian presidential elections Dec. 18. He will be sworn in on Jan. 22. Morales comes from the Aymara ethnic group, who,...
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Venezuelas 21st-century socialism
January 6, 2006On a recent trip to Latin America, President George W. Bush said people must choose between “two competing visions.” One, he said, “pursues representative government, integration into the world community and freedom’s transformative power for individuals.”...
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National Clips
January 6, 2006LOUISVILLE, Ky.: Hundreds honor Emancipation Day Freedom knows no religious bounds as hundreds celebrated achievements of civil rights pioneers Rosa Parks and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on Jan. 1, the day 143 years after the...
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Philadelphians fight high heating bills
January 6, 2006PHILADELPHIA — About 7,600 households here have been without heat since November. Another 7,000 households are using alternative heating methods, such as kerosene or electric space heaters, to keep the winter cold at bay. The consequences...
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Power struggle continues in Iraq
January 6, 2006Final results of Iraq’s Dec. 15 elections are not expected for at least two weeks, as investigations of vote fraud allegations continue. Meanwhile political deal-making is under way. Controversial preliminary results gave the Shiite Islamic coalition,...
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