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  • Community residents say no to condos; Pilsen is not for sale

    Community residents say no to condos; Pilsen is not for sale

    December 9, 2005

    CHICAGO — 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

    Canadas Communists launch election campaign

    December 9, 2005

    The 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

    World Notes

    December 9, 2005

    S. 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

    Pro-Chavez candidates sweep Venezuela vote

    December 9, 2005

    Venezuelans 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 The week before, four parties opposed to President Hugo Chavez had withdrawn from the race, calling for a boycott.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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  • Agent Orange victims: The war continues in the bodies of Vietnamese

    Agent Orange victims: The war continues in the bodies of Vietnamese

    December 9, 2005

    CHICAGO — Vietnamese survivors of Agent Orange, one of many poisonous chemical defoliants used by the United States during the Vietnam War, are still seeking justice, 30 years later. While U.S. veterans have won partial compensation...

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