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Heat on the streets: Voting rights yes! Iraq war no!
August 12, 2005Thousands march to ‘Keep Vote Alive’ ATLANTA — The torch of the civil rights movement was passed to the next generation Aug. 6 as a march of over 20,000 filled the streets here on the 40th...
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Historic opinion overturns Cuban 5 conviction
August 11, 2005After considering their case for over a year, the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals Aug. 9 overturned the 2001 convictions of the “Cuban Five” on charges of serving as unregistered agents of a foreign government. The...
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Youth festival champions peace, solidarity
August 11, 2005CARACAS, Venezuela — The 16th World Festival of Youth and Students opened here Aug. 8 with an impressive procession of more than 15,000 delegates from over 100 countries. A colorful fireworks display, cultural performances and an...
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Speech given at the official function commemorating the 52nd anniversary of the assault on the Monc
July 29, 2005Dear people of Havana who, by your selfless, tenacious efforts and in hard-fought competition with the inhabitants of Villa Clara, Matanzas, Cienfuegos, Camagüey and Granma, won the right to hold this official function here in the...
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Changing the face of the labor movement
July 29, 2005CHICAGO — The package of proposals adopted at the AFL-CIO Convention this week are the result of a remarkable process initiated last year by the federation’s constituency groups. The groups are: the Coalition of Black Trade...
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