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Bush election: Team World got clobbered
November 12, 2004Most world leaders responded to the election of George W. Bush with diplomatically crafted congratulations. But beneath the polite veneer, a number of governments signaled their continuing disagreement with the administration’s approach to international affairs and...
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Saskatchewan OKs same-sex marriage
November 12, 2004VANCOUVER, British Columbia — Another victory for equal rights was won in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan Nov. 5 when a judge ordered the government to legalize same-sex marriage. Justice Donna Wilson of the Court of...
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Urge visiting rights for families of Cuban 5
November 12, 2004The National Committee to Free the Cuban Five put out an urgent appeal Nov. 6 for action to secure visiting rights for the family members of the five Cuban men unjustly sentenced to long terms in...
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Violence erupts in Ivory Coast
November 12, 2004In the photo above, supporters of Ivory Coast President Laurent Gbagbo march to the site of the Hotel Ivoire (pictured, top-left) in Abidjan, a major city in the west African nation, Nov. 8, where French armored...
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UN condemns blockade of Cuba
November 12, 2004On Oct. 28, the UN General Assembly voted, as it has done every year since 1992, on a Cuba-sponsored resolution to end the U.S. economic blockade of the socialist island. This year the vote was 179-4...
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