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  • Nepal: King seizes power, once again

    Nepal: King seizes power, once again

    February 11, 2005 By Marilyn Bechtel And Dan Margolis

    Declaring a three-year state of emergency, Nepal’s King Gyanendra dismissed the nation’s cabinet on Feb. 2 and assumed absolute power for the second time in three years.

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  • Youth camp sets tone at Brazil forum

    Youth camp sets tone at Brazil forum

    February 11, 2005

    PORTO ALEGRE, Brazil — Anyone attending the fifth World Social Forum here couldn’t miss it. Situated right in the middle of the “World Social Territory,” a vast swath of land alongside Guaiba Lake that was home...

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  • Californians protest vs. Wal-Mart

    Californians protest vs. Wal-Mart

    February 11, 2005

    The giant retailer Wal-Mart has set its sights on Rosemead, Calif., a small working-class city on the east side of Los Angeles. What concerns the labor movement most is that this time Wal-Mart seeks to build...

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  • Dont ask, dont tell challenged

    Dont ask, dont tell challenged

    February 11, 2005

    On the heels of a State of the Union address supporting a constitutional amendment that would ban same-sex marriage, the Bush administration has asked the U.S. District Court in Boston to dismiss a lawsuit challenging the...

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  • New Yorkers rally for affordable housing

    New Yorkers rally for affordable housing

    February 11, 2005

    NEW YORK — On Feb. 2 more than 5,000 people took part in a “Housing Here and Now!” rally outside of City Hall. It was the largest show of support for affordable housing the city has...

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