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  • U.S. and West Africa: Strategic shift

    U.S. and West Africa: Strategic shift

    October 17, 2002

    According to the Oct. 4 issue of the Financial Times, Nigeria and Angola are expressing grave concern about U.S. plans to establish a military base in Sao Tome and Principe, within hailing distance of Abuja and...

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  • Whats the rush, Mr. President?

    Whats the rush, Mr. President?

    October 17, 2002

    Along with probably a few billion others on this planet, I keep asking, “What’s the rush, Mr. President?” The Bush administration seems intent on going to war with Iraq over the objections of most nations. In...

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  • Rep. Patsy Mink, 1927-2002

    Rep. Patsy Mink, 1927-2002

    October 17, 2002 By Lisa Armstrong

    The loss of Patsy Takemoto Mink, a 12-term representative of Hawaii in the House, profoundly affects all who fight for justice, equality and peace.

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  • Bossa Nova, Flamenco are back

    Bossa Nova, Flamenco are back

    October 17, 2002

    CD Reviews Samba Bossa Nova, Putumayo World Music, 2002 When Bossa Nova reached North America in the late 1950s, audiences eagerly embraced the cool, breezy Brazilian music. While the whispered vocals of performers such as Astrud...

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  • Exonerated: Powerful anti-death penalty theater

    Exonerated: Powerful anti-death penalty theater

    October 17, 2002

    Review NEW YORK – One by one they emerge out of the darkness onto the stage. One by one they begin to tell their stories – each one different; each one the same. They are the...

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