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Cyprus: Presidential election, a victory for peace
February 26, 2008On Sunday Feb. 24 the second round of the presidential election for the island nation of Cyprus concluded with the election of Dimitris Christofias, leader of the Progressive Party of the Working People of Cyprus (AKEL)....
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For Cuba, the world: end of an era
February 26, 2008Cuba has a new president. Voting on February 24, Cuba’s newly elected National Assembly selected former First Vice President Raúl Castro as President of the Council of State, the official whom Cuba’s constitution designates as President...
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Bush in Africa: Its all about controlling wealth
February 22, 2008Behind the smiling faces and rhetoric about “a mission of mercy” lies the true agenda of President George Bush’s five-nation trip across Africa: keeping American corporate interests secure.
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25,000 march for public education in Puerto Rico
February 22, 2008After showing its strength with a march of 25,000 teachers and their supporters Feb. 17, the Puerto Rico Federation of Teachers (FMPR) has been able to make progress toward a new labor agreement, averting for the...
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Letters – Feb. 23, 2008
February 22, 2008Numerology? It occurred to me that from the end of George Washington’s presidency (1800) to the end of Lincoln’s (l865) is 65 years. From the end of Lincoln’s to the beginning of FDR’s (1932) is 67...
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