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World Notes
May 6, 2005Cuba/Venezuela: Ties grow closer Cuban President Fidel Castro and Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez praised the growing ties between their countries, as they participated in the formal launching in Havana April 28 of branches of Venezuela’s state...
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Mexicos Fox blinks in face-off with mayor
May 6, 2005News Analysis Right also defeated at OAS The Bush administration and its right-wing allies in Latin America are not doing so well. People’s forces in Mexico and continent-wide scored important victories last week. In Mexico, the...
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Haitis Aristide calls for restoring democracy
May 6, 2005Deposed President Jean-Bertrand Aristide has called for the restoration of democracy in Haiti. Speaking from exile in Pretoria, South Africa, Aristide challenged the legitimacy of elections slated for November and December in his home country. “In...
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For Venezuela, what follows war of words?
May 6, 2005Venezuela is fighting back against a propaganda onslaught from the U.S. media that, some observers say, is a harbinger of impending military aggression. The temperature is rising. Four hundred Venezuelan journalists issued a statement March 8...
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China, Taiwan move toward better relations
May 6, 2005In a surprise move, Taiwan’s President Chen Shui-bian May 2 proposed setting up “a military and security consultation mechanism as soon as possible” with China, to improve communications between military and security forces and cut the...
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