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  • Of Lungos & Seoritos: A Colombian view of Venezuela

    Of Lungos & Seoritos: A Colombian view of Venezuela

    January 16, 2003

    At the petroleum refinery of Barrancabermeja the workers who are consigned to hard manual labor are called “lungos.” There are a lot of them and they earn very little. They are almost all temporary laborers and...

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  • Indian secularism suffers blow in Gujarat elections

    Indian secularism suffers blow in Gujarat elections

    January 11, 2003 By M.K.N Moorthy

    AHMDABAD, Gujarat ? 'The BJP's victory is a setback for the cause of secular democracy,' said D. Raja, leader of the Communist Party of India. The Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won 127 seats, gaining...

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  • Chicago protest greets Bush

    Chicago protest greets Bush

    January 10, 2003

    CHICAGO – A spirited crowd of 300 demonstrators braved the bitter cold here to protest President Bush’s drive toward war with Iraq. The occasion was Bush’s presence before an audience of cheering businessmen at the elite...

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  • AFL-CIO joins fight for economic stimulus

    AFL-CIO joins fight for economic stimulus

    January 10, 2003 By Fred Gaboury

    The AFL-CIO jumped into the battle for a meaningful stimulus program on Jan. 6 when it issued its “Agenda to Create Jobs and Lift the Economy.”

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  • Letters

    Letters

    January 10, 2003

    Peace with North Korea In a news report on National Public Radio mocking North Korea’s statement that U.S. policy was aimed at world domination and nuclear war in Korea, Eric Weiner noted that the “Stalinist regime”...

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