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  • International notes

    International notes

    December 10, 2004

    Chile: Pinochet faces new probe The Court of Appeal Dec. 2 stripped former dictator Gen. Augusto Pinochet of legal immunity in connection with the 1974 murder of Gen. Carlos Prats, who preceded him as army chief....

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  • Haitian government releases defiant priest

    Haitian government releases defiant priest

    December 10, 2004

    The Haitian government finally released Father Gerard Jean-Juste on Nov. 29 after imprisoning him for six weeks on trumped-up charges. A judge ruled Nov. 19 that there was no evidence to support government charges against him...

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  • Ibero-American summit: Cuba is not alone

    Ibero-American summit: Cuba is not alone

    December 10, 2004

    Many of the resolutions passed at the 14th Ibero-American summit ending Nov. 26 in San Jose, Costa Rica, were of special significance for Cuba. The fact that positions introduced or backed by the Cuban delegation gained...

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  • New law aims to destabilize North Korea

    New law aims to destabilize North Korea

    December 10, 2004

    President Bush recently signed the “North Korea Human Rights Act of 2004” (NKHRA), which earmarks over $23 million dollars a year for what many see as interference in the internal affairs of the Democratic People’s Republic...

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  • Texas gov. halts womans execution

    Texas gov. halts womans execution

    December 10, 2004

    HOUSTON — On Dec. 1 Texas Gov. Rick Perry agreed with a rare recommendation from his state parole board that he intervene and stop a Harris County woman from being executed by lethal injection. With only...

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