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Peoples assembly names Lopez Obrador president
September 22, 2006Delegates to an extraordinary National Democratic Convention in Mexico City last weekend chose Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador as Mexico’s new president. They also decided to continue the campaign of peaceful civil resistance to prevent the officially...
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Non-Aligned Movement looks to new role
September 22, 2006The 14th summit conference of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) meeting in Havana, Sept. 11-16, was the occasion for redefining the group’s purposes and future direction. Delegates attended from 118 nations, representing two-thirds of the world’s population....
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Gaza suffers under Israeli lockdown
September 22, 2006The Gaza Strip has nearly disappeared from the news since July when the Israeli assault on Lebanon began, but there is reason to believe the 1.4 million Palestinians effectively locked down in that tiny piece of...
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U.S.-backed regime in Haiti committed crimes
September 22, 2006An article in a prestigious British medical journal reveals that forces linked to Haiti’s previous U.S.-imposed interim government were responsible for widespread murder and rape. The Lancet study, titled “Human rights abuse and other criminal violations...
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Black clergy demand justice for Arellano
September 22, 2006African American clergy held a press conference Aug. 24 at the Adalberto United Methodist Church in Chicago to express their solidarity with Elvira Arellano, left, who has taken sanctuary there. Arellano is defying a deportation order...
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