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  • International notes

    International notes

    June 7, 2002 By John Pappademos And Evelina Alarcon

    Palestinians protest forced isolation of West Bank communities/China comments on NATO-Russia Council/Argentina: Protests vs. gov’t handling of crisis/Protests set for South Korean unionists/Metalworkers vow to continue strike/Long-term dangers from India-Pakistan war

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  • Who pays the costs of empire

    Who pays the costs of empire

    June 7, 2002 By Fred Gaboury

    New military spending is coming so fast, and in so many forms, it is difficult to know the total cost. The administration is officially proposing an increase of $46 billion, bringing the total to $437 billion...

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  • Whats behind Justice Dept. lawsuits in Fla.?

    Whats behind Justice Dept. lawsuits in Fla.?

    June 7, 2002

    A year and a half after the “battle of Florida” ended with the installation of George W. Bush in the White House, the U.S. Justice Department (DOJ) is charging that “voter irregularities” marred the 2000 election...

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  • Execution of juvenile offender draws criticism

    Execution of juvenile offender draws criticism

    June 7, 2002

    The May 28 Texas execution of Napolean Beazley drew sharp criticism from many human rights groups. Beazley, an African American man, was 17 when he shot and killed John Luttig, a wealthy white businessman whose son...

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  • 1,000 protest health insurance privatization

    1,000 protest health insurance privatization

    June 7, 2002

    LANSING, Mich. – Nearly 1,000 union retirees and seniors gathered here May 28 to protest a scheme to privatize Blue Cross/Blue Shield (BCBS). Republican state legislators and lame duck Republican governor John Engler are pushing for...

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