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Festival diary: Venezuelans have big hearts
August 26, 2005Erika, 19, a Chicana student from the Los Angeles area, was one of the more than 700 U.S. delegates to the 16th World Festival of Youth and Students, Aug. 6-13, in Caracas, Venezuela. Erika was interviewed...
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From Daniel: Welcome to Venezuela!: A day in the life of a social worker
August 26, 2005SIMON BOLIVAR AIRPORT, Venezuela — Our very first experience as the United States delegation at the 16th World Festival of Youth and Students here was the warm and excited Aug. 5 welcome of a youngVenezuelan who...
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National Clips
August 26, 2005National Clips CHICAGO: Residents campaign for winter heating Coming off a victory that brought $10 million in Summer Cooling funds for those affected by Chicago’s intense heat wave, the Affordable Power to the People Campaign and...
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Politics trumps teachers on science materials
August 26, 2005PHILADELPHIA — When Philadelphia teachers return on the first day of school, they will be surprised. The new science curriculum some had tested in their classrooms using kits from Science and Technology for Children (STC) or...
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Sept. 24 preparations: Planes, trains and automobiles ready to roll to Washington
August 26, 2005The phones at the national offices of United for Peace and Justice (UFPJ), a coalition of 1,300 national and local groups that oppose the Bush administration’s policy of permanent warfare and empire building, are ringing off...
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