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  • Proud, happy Israeli whistleblower released

    Proud, happy Israeli whistleblower released

    April 30, 2004

    An unrepentant Mordechai Vanunu – the Israeli whistleblower who confirmed the existence of the country’s nuclear weapons program – left Ashkelon’s Shikma Prison April 21 after serving an 18-year sentence, 11 years of it in solitary...

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  • INDIA  Right-wing govt facing setbacks

    INDIA Right-wing govt facing setbacks

    April 30, 2004

    NEW DELHI – Exit polls following India’s third round of voting on April 26 suggest that Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vaypayee’s ruling right-wing party, the BJP, may lose its majority in Parliament. An exit poll by...

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  • Leonard Peltier struggles on for freedom

    Leonard Peltier struggles on for freedom

    April 30, 2004

    After 28 years, the courts still won’t correct the wrongs of the past. On April 19 the U.S. Supreme Court refused to review the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals’ denial of Leonard Peltier’s request to be...

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  • When it comes to jobs, shoot for the moon

    When it comes to jobs, shoot for the moon

    April 30, 2004

    The name is the Apollo Project. And no, it’s not about Bush’s trip to Mars. It’s about jobs and cleaner energy.

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  • National Clips

    National Clips

    April 30, 2004

    HOOVER, Ala.: Residents defend immigrant workers Since April 14, over 50 immigrant workers have been “detained” here, kicking residents into action in defense of immigrant rights and protesting racial profiling. According Chip Lollar of the Birmingham...

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