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Lorain voters defeat Wal-Mart
November 18, 2005LORAIN, Ohio — A union-community coalition delivered a sharp rebuke to Wal-Mart Corp. in the Nov. 8 election here. Voters in this northern Ohio steel center overwhelmingly defeated a ballot referendum that would have permitted city...
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Republicans thrashed in Tucson
November 18, 2005TUCSON, Ariz. — Voters here dealt the right wing a stinging defeat in the Nov. 8 city election, in keeping with what appeared to be a nationwide voter rebuff to the GOP. Republican incumbents Kathleen Dunbar...
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World Notes
November 18, 2005Colombia: Protesters occupy church A peaceful occupation of San Francisco Church in downtown Bogota by hundreds of Afro-Colombians from the country’s western coastal region earlier this month resulted in government concessions on measures affecting the Afro-Colombian...
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Haitis justice system in collapse
November 18, 2005Two years after a U.S.-backed coup ousted democratically elected President Jean-Bertrand Aristide, Haiti’s judicial system is in a state of collapse. According to William Quigley, law professor at Loyola University of New Orleans, “The justice system...
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Were too young to go to war
November 18, 2005CHICAGO — Braving cold, gray skies on a Monday afternoon, Nov. 14, about two dozen parents, youth and peace activists gathered outside Lane Tech High School on this city’s North Side to greet students with “opt-out”...
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