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For Venezuela, what follows war of words?
May 6, 2005Venezuela is fighting back against a propaganda onslaught from the U.S. media that, some observers say, is a harbinger of impending military aggression. The temperature is rising. Four hundred Venezuelan journalists issued a statement March 8...
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China, Taiwan move toward better relations
May 6, 2005In a surprise move, Taiwan’s President Chen Shui-bian May 2 proposed setting up “a military and security consultation mechanism as soon as possible” with China, to improve communications between military and security forces and cut the...
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Black trade unionists gear up for convention
May 6, 2005When hundreds of Black trade unionists converge on Phoenix for the 34th International Convention of the Coalition of Black Trade Unionists May 25-30, the many-sided attacks on the Black community and on labor will be the...
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Latin American unionists tell their stories
May 6, 2005NEW YORK — Ricardo Monge, head of the health care workers union in El Salvador, described struggles against privatization of health and medical facilities in his country. Claudia Lopez from Bolivia’s Union of Factory Workers told...
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Calif. gov stirs up hornets nest over Minutemen comment
May 6, 2005Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger is learning the hard way that trying to deflect political difficulties by using immigrants as a scapegoat will only get him in deeper trouble. Beset by falling poll numbers and forced to postpone...
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