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WORLD NOTES
January 26, 2007Nicaragua: Ortega hits the ground running Sandinista leader Daniel Ortega’s first official act after his second presidential inauguration on Jan. 10 — after a 17-year hiatus — was to announce Nicaragua’s membership, with Cuba, Bolivia and...
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Frances homeless step up their struggle
January 26, 2007NewsAnalysis PARIS — The new year in France has opened with bold and coordinated protests by the nation’s homeless. The protests are taking place against the backdrop of two years of intensified struggle by the country’s...
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UN says countries must act vs. racism
January 26, 2007UNITED NATIONS — The UN General Assembly overwhelmingly adopted a resolution against racism and discrimination Dec. 20, after the U.S. and two other countries sought to block it. The resolution, sponsored by Russia and co-sponsored by...
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Tudeh Party condemns Bush threats
January 26, 2007Iran’s Tudeh (Communist) Party has assailed the Bush administration’s increasingly aggressive posture toward Iran, calling a “provocative” U.S. raid on an Iranian government office in Iraq and threats issued by President Bush and Secretary of State...
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U.S. sheds crocodile tears on Sudan
January 26, 2007The Bush administration is shedding crocodile tears over the humanitarian crisis in Sudan’s Darfur region to hide its real aim: securing control of vast oil resources in Sudan. That charge was leveled by Fathi el-Fadl, a...
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