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Texans observe International Womens Day
March 19, 2004SAN ANTONIO – Approximately 250 marchers participated in a march and rally in observance of International Women’s Day here, emphasizing themes of equality, peace, education and dignity. The march route was about two miles long, beginning...
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International notes
March 19, 2004Iraq: Journalists charge U.S. intimidation Following the recent detention of several journalists from South Korea by U.S. occupation forces in Baghdad, the International Federation of Journalists March 15 accused the U.S. occupation authorities of trying to...
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Haitians resisting U.S. occupation
March 19, 2004Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide’s arrival in Jamaica this week, two weeks after he was kidnapped in Port-au-Prince and flown to the Central African Republic in a U.S.-engineered coup, has infuriated the Bush administration and Haiti’s wealthy...
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High-stakes election being held in El Salvador
March 19, 2004SAN SALVADOR – Walking down the street it soon becomes apparent that a hotly disputed election is taking place. Election posters for either Antonio Saca, the presidential candidate of the right-wing ARENA party, or Schafik Handal,...
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Cuban 5 hearing raises hopes
March 19, 2004Supporters and the defense team for the five Cuban political prisoners in the United States expressed guarded optimism after their appeals hearing in Miami on March 10. Although the panel of three judges that heard the...
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