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Editorial: Make poverty history
July 8, 2005At their meeting this week near Edinburgh, Scotland, leaders of the Group of 8 industrial nations — Britain, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Russia and the U.S. — focused on two themes: coping with climate change...
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Continuity and change in Caribbean immigration
July 8, 2005NEW YORK — On June 27 the House of Representatives passed a bill introduced by Rep. Barbara Lee (D-Calif.) to designate a national “Caribbean American Heritage Month.” “Establishing Caribbean American Heritage Month will celebrate the contributions...
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World Notes
July 8, 2005Australia: Protest vs. gov’t labor proposals The week of protest starting June 26 against the government’s proposed new workplace laws has brought hundreds of thousands of unionists and their supporters into the streets in communities throughout...
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In Berlin, a weird vote and an old specter
July 8, 2005News Analysis BERLIN — Weird was the best way to describe German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder’s tactic: to urge his parliament to vote “no confidence” in his own government. He succeeded. Now, if President Horst Koehler goes...
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National Clips
July 8, 2005MORGANTOWN, W.Va.: ‘War begins with Dubya’ Grills and fireworks were the order of the day July 4, but over 300 residents braved police and heat and brought their handmade signs demanding impeachment when Bush stopped here...
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