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Missourians shifting away from GOP
October 21, 2006NewsAnalysis ST. LOUIS — With less than three weeks to go until the Nov. 7 midterm elections, many Republicans are defensively licking their wounds and trying to distance themselves from the Mark Foley scandal. Democrats, on...
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THIS WEEK IN LABOR
October 21, 2006North American labor solidarity Labor organizations in Mexico, Canada and the United States are joining together to file a formal charge against the U.S. under the North American Agreement for Labor Cooperation. NAALC is the labor...
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WORLD NOTES
October 21, 2006Liberia: Truth Commission starts work A Truth and Reconciliation Commission formed under Liberia’s August 2003 peace agreement has begun taking testimony of victims, witnesses and perpetrators of atrocities committed during the country’s 14-year civil war. Commission...
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Cuba prepares for UN vote on blockade
October 21, 2006On Nov. 8 the United Nations General Assembly will vote on a Cuban resolution calling for an end to the U.S. economic blockade against Cuba. In preparation for the vote, Deputy Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez held...
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Despite sanctions, talks still urged in Korea crisis
October 21, 2006UNITED NATIONS — The crisis set off by the detonation of a nuclear device by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK or North Korea) has continued to escalate, with hawks calling for confrontation, while more...
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