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Arms control takes center stage at UN meeting
September 29, 2006UNITED NATIONS — Convening under the theme of “Unfinished business: effective partnerships for human security and sustainable development,” the 59th annual UN Conference of Non-Governmental Organizations met here Sept. 6-8. The conference drew representatives from more...
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Puerto Ricans rally for independence
September 29, 2006Thousands of people in Lares, Puerto Rico, lashed out at the United States last weekend while marking the anniversary of the colony’s first call for independence and denouncing the FBI for the shooting death of independence...
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Protesters tell Blair: Take your wars with you
September 29, 2006MANCHESTER, England — Thousands of peace protesters descended on this northern British city last weekend to tell Prime Minister Tony Blair to “take your wars and privatization with you when you go.” Over 60,000 marchers from...
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Making history in Massachusetts
September 29, 2006Deval Patrick won the Massachusetts Democratic primaries Sept. 19 against venture capitalist Chris Gabrieli and State Attorney General Tom Reilly. Patrick, the former assistant attorney general for civil rights in the Clinton administration, may well be...
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Whats Really Good
September 29, 2006Venezuela’s young communists urge unity The Young Communists of Venezuela held their 10th national congress Sept. 15-17 to coincide with their 59th anniversary. The gathering included 300 delegates and guests from 100 national and international groups....
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