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N.Y. drug laws slightly reformed
January 14, 2005NEW YORK — In what is seen to be a small, forced step forward, Gov. George Pataki signed into law Dec. 14 a bill that slightly modifies the state’s notorious Rockefeller Drug Laws (RDL), which impose...
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WORLD NOTES
January 14, 2005Haiti: Paychecks for death squad killers The U.S.-backed Haitian government has begun to hand out paychecks to former members of Haiti’s brutal military who helped overthrow democratically elected President Jean-Bertrand Aristide. David Bazile, secretary for public...
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Panamanians rally on anniversary of U.S. invasion
January 14, 2005PANAMA CITY, Panama — Hundreds of Panamanians rallied here on Dec. 20 to observe the 15th anniversary of the U.S. invasion of their country and to express their growing concern about the Pentagon’s increased activity in...
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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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