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World Notes
June 24, 2005Pakistan: Troops jail workers Pakistani security forces took over Pakistan Telecommunication Co. Ltd. (PTCL) June 12 and arrested more than 300 workers and union leaders after they called a strike against the company’s privatization, The Hindu...
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Rigged election blocks Irans path to reform
June 24, 2005News Analysis Iran’s ultraconservative clerical establishment has denied millions of voters the chance to continue on the path of reform by rigging the results of the June 17 presidential election. While all opinion polls showed solid...
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Education gets huge boost in Venezuela
June 24, 2005Revolution, suggests radical educator Paulo Freire, is “the ultimate teacher … giving first place to the indispensable role of education in the process of forming the New Woman and the New Man.” Although Freire wrote these...
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Bush aid to Africa called crumbs
June 24, 2005WASHINGTON — Aid groups blasted President George W. Bush for refusing additional development aid for Africa, branding his offer of $674 million during a meeting with British Prime Minister Tony Blair “crumbs.” Salih Booker, executive director...
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UAW resisting GM onslaught
June 24, 2005The United Auto Workers union is digging in its heels to protect its members, their families and communities from General Motors’ drastic job cuts. It would be a “huge mistake” for the multinational corporation to take...
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