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Texans oppose marriage-ban amendment
October 14, 2005HOUSTON — A state constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriages will be voted on Nov. 8 in Texas. If passed, Proposition 2 could eliminate gay unions all together. Progressive activists, advocates, and some politicians are outraged at...
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World Notes
October 14, 2005Japan: Court rules shrine visits ‘unconstitutional’ The Osaka High Court ruled Sept. 30 that Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi’s visits to Yasukuni Shrine, a religious institution honoring Japanese World War II dead, including the worst war criminals,...
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Haiti elections turning into a farce, critics charge
October 14, 2005The Bush administration is ignoring serious structural defects that threaten to turn Haiti’s upcoming elections into a farce, critics charge. Haiti’s interim government, headed by U.S.-installed Prime Minister Gerard Latortue, is planning to hold local, legislative...
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Venezuelas health care revolution
October 14, 2005In late August President Hugo Chavez of Venezuela announced a new stage in his country’s fight for health care. The government will spend $2.5 billion. “The first and most important use [of the money] is to...
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Rescue efforts continue for earthquake victims
October 14, 2005Days after a 7.6 magnitude earthquake sent tremors across much of South Asia, rescue efforts intensified in the hardest hit area of the disputed region of Jammu and Kashmir in the Himalayas. The quake hit on...
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