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Venezuela and Cuba announce economic pact
January 14, 2005At ceremonies in Havana, Dec. 14, presidents Fidel Castro of Cuba and Hugo Chavez of Venezuela signed agreements calling for closer integration of their nations’ economies and announced new cooperative ventures in health care, education, and...
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Abbas elected head of Palestinian Authority
January 14, 2005As had been widely expected, Mahmoud Abbas won the election for the presidency of the Palestinian Authority on Jan. 9, filling the vacancy left by Yasser Arafat’s death in early November. “We offer this victory to...
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Calif. governor unveils Bush-like proposals
January 14, 2005Labor and people’s organizations are expressing outrage over the proposals made by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger in the “State of the State” address he delivered Jan. 5, and the budget he introduced Jan. 10. Among key proposals:...
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Neighborhood rallies against developers greed
January 14, 2005NewsAnalysis NEW HAVEN, Conn. — This city’s communities have had enough of real estate developers coming into their neighborhoods, taking over their property and leaving them with little or no voice in the matter. On Dec....
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NATIONAL CLIPS
January 14, 2005JONESBORO, Ga.: New sheriff cleans house In November, voters in this rural county near Atlanta elected former state representative and police officer Victor Hill, 39, as sheriff. Hill is the first African American to lead the...
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