Peace
Claudia Jones Dynamic champion of equality
February 27, 2004Claudia Jones used her brief years (1915-1964) to the fullest. She was involved with everything and everyone having to do with the rights of African descendants and women. Born in Trinidad, Jones arrived in New York...
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Chicagoans to vote on liberties, jobs, Iraq
February 27, 2004CHICAGO – Voters in Chicago’s 49th Ward in the northside community of Rogers Park will have their say on three urgent national issues – Bush’s attack on civil liberties, a federal jobs program, and the phase-out...
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Iran undergoes silent coup detat
February 27, 2004In the wake of the wholesale disqualification of 2,500 pro-reform candidates, the Feb. 20 parliamentary elections in Iran yielded predictable results: conservative forces gained the control of the Majlis, or national parliament. The barring of the...
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World Court holds hearings on Israeli wall
February 27, 2004Opening the oral hearings at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on the legal consequences of the Israeli government’s separation wall, Palestinian UN representative Nasser Kidwa said that the wall will render a two-state solution to...
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UN steps up role as Iraqis push for power
February 27, 2004United Nations election experts recently returned from Iraq told the UN Security Council this week a transfer of political power to an Iraqi government must happen by June 30, the previously agreed-upon deadline.
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