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Students protest in Iran
July 4, 2003News Analysis The student movement in Iran is again at the forefront of the struggle against the ruling dictatorship. While focusing on George Bush’s so-called support for the protesters, conveniently absent from most media reports is...
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International notes
July 4, 2003China: Gov’t ratifies ASEAN treaty China’s top legislature, the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress, ratified the Treaty of Amity and Cooperation in Southeast Asia on June 28. The original treaty was signed in February...
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Israeli ‘refuseniks’ go to trial
July 4, 2003TEL-AVIV – The court room at the central military court here was packed with families, friends and others in solidarity with the five conscientious objectors, who had been dragged to stand trial on June 24. But...
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National Clips
July 4, 2003SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.: Celebration for gay rights and peace Over 750,000 people with 180 floats and bands jammed the streets behind banners calling for peace, gay rights, health care, and the impeachment of President George Bush...
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Texans fight partisan battle
July 4, 2003When Texas Governor G.W. Bush ran for president, he claimed that he had brought bipartisan cooperation to state government. But as soon as Bush’s party took control ofboth houses of the state legislature and the governor’s...
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