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Colombia deports 4 unionists
November 19, 2004Aidan White, general secretary of the International Federation of Journalists, condemned the Colombian government last week for deporting four senior international trade unionists from the international airport in Bogotá in early November. “In a country where...
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CPUSA mourns the death of Yasser Arafat
November 19, 2004On Nov. 16 the National Board of the Communist Party USA issued the following statement from its offices in New York City. The Communist Party USA expresses its deep sorrow on the death of Yasser Arafat,...
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High-tech voting needs transparency
November 19, 2004Enlisting technology creates a whole new set of problems in the election process. With touch screens, there are no hanging chads, but there is typically no paper trail either. There are glitches, unusual crashes and security...
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Same-sex marriage was not the deciding issue
November 19, 2004News Analysis Even before the polls closed on Nov. 2, the political slings and arrows were being aimed at the movement for marriage equality. Citing the prevalence of “moral values” as the top concern for voters,...
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Election update: Ohio to recount vote
November 19, 2004A statewide recount of the Ohio presidential vote will take place next month, according to the Green Party. Two third-party presidential candidates, David Cobb (Green) and Michael Badnarik (Libertarian), announced their intention to request a recount...
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