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Mexico court rejects charges of election fraud
September 1, 2006In the wake of an Aug. 28 ruling by Mexico’s Federal Electoral Tribunal that there is no evidence of widespread fraud in the July 2 election, leftist presidential candidate Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador vowed to continue...
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Bolivias constituent assembly runs into trouble
September 1, 2006As candidate for the Bolivian presidency in 2005, Evo Morales promised to nationalize hydrocarbon resources and to establish a constituent assembly. Nationalization of natural gas was announced on May 1. On Aug. 6, delegates to a...
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Sudanese strive for peace despite U.S. schemes
September 1, 2006NewsAnalysisThe United States may be the world’s only military superpower, but attempts by the Bush administration to get its way in northeastern Africa are meeting with resistance. The latest rebuke to U.S. imperialism is taking place...
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Girls under 18 left behind
September 1, 2006Bittersweet. It’s a good word to describe the anticipated U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s recent approval of the controversial contraceptive pill, Plan B. The sweet part is the fact that, after nearly a three-year delay, a...
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Support grows for Iraq war refuser
September 1, 2006SAN FRANCISCO — Supporters of First Lieutenant Ehren Watada, the first commissioned officer to publicly refuse deployment to Iraq, welcomed his father, Bob Watada, last week for a whirlwind tour of the Bay Area. Also last...
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