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Residents seek justice from Yale-New Haven Hospital
December 9, 2005NEW HAVEN, Conn. — The wheels of justice are turning here. Large numbers of community and labor activists, clergy and elected officials are expected to march on Yale-New Haven Hospital Dec. 13 to mark the first...
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Community residents say no to condos; Pilsen is not for sale
December 9, 2005CHICAGO — Victoria Romero, 34, is a lifelong resident of Chicago’s Pilsen community, a predominantly Mexican American neighborhood. Her parents migrated to Chicago in the 1950s from Mexico. The Pilsen community was once known as the...
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Canadas Communists launch election campaign
December 9, 2005The Communist Party of Canada announced Nov. 28 that it will campaign on a platform for peace, jobs, democracy and sovereignty in the coming federal election, now expected on Jan. 23. The party will be running...
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World Notes
December 9, 2005S. Africa: High court OKs same-sex marriage Following court decisions in earlier years outlawing discrimination and expanding gay rights, South Africa’s Supreme Court ruled unanimously Dec. 1 to allow same-sex marriages. The court gave Parliament a...
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Pro-Chavez candidates sweep Venezuela vote
December 9, 2005Venezuelans voted Dec. 4 to elect a new National Assembly. The week before, four parties opposed to President Hugo Chavez had withdrawn from the race, calling for a boycott. Chavez’s own party, the Movement for the...
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