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Torture memo fuels calls to close Guantanamo
April 10, 2008Advocates for hundreds of detainees in George W. Bush’s “war on terror,” many held for years without criminal charges, are escalating their demands for fair trials or release of the prisoners and for closing Guantanamo and...
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Letters – April 5, 2008
April 4, 2008Not the jobs we wanted Dallas just received the news that we’re getting 140-odd new job openings over at the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. The bad news is that they’re in the department that reviews bank...
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Mexico readies for battle on oil privatization
April 4, 2008The right-wing government of President Felipe Calderon is about to present a plan which opponents fear will entail the privatization of Mexico’s government-owned petroleum industry. Battles are already developing within and between the major political parties...
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Cyprus new president moves to reunify divided nation
April 4, 2008The stunning election of a Communist president in Cyprus last month promised a new direction for the divided country. Now, newly elected president Dimitris Christofias has taken a historic step toward the long-sought reunification of Cyprus....
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CPUSA: Mobilize for 2008 landslide
April 4, 2008NEW YORK — A landslide victory over GOP presidential nominee John McCain and Republican congressional candidates is essential to “realign the political balance of forces and set the stage to move in a new direction with...
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