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Workers of the world hit streets on May Day
May 13, 2005Millions of workers staged May Day rallies worldwide, from a rally of 5,000 Bangladeshis seeking a minimum wage to the streets of Moscow where workers rallied against sweeping cuts in social programs. Workers, from as diverse...
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Cubas AIDS program shows results
May 13, 2005Cuba’s progress in fighting HIV/AIDS was recently on display at a national conference in Havana titled “Assuming the Challenge.” From April 26-29, health care providers and people living with HIV infection heard presentations on public education,...
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Dallas voters reject strong mayor proposal
May 13, 2005DALLAS — African American and Latino voters, turning out in record numbers for the May 7 local elections, were credited with dealing a stunning defeat to a “strong mayor” proposal that would have transferred most municipal...
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New ID bill will harm thousands
May 13, 2005News Analysis Congress has passed legislation that will profoundly affect the way U.S. citizens live — and not for the better. Spearheaded by Republicans, the REAL ID Act carries with it dangerous provisions, including the creation...
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U.S. bounty on Black Panther targets Cuba
May 13, 2005New Jersey’s attorney general and its police superintendent announced May 2 that a bounty of $1 million had been posted for the return to New Jersey from Cuba of former Black Panther Party leader Assata Shakur....
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