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In slap at Bush, Senate to probe WMD lies
February 19, 2004The Senate Select Committee on Intelligence handed President Bush a direct challenge when it announced Feb. 12 that it will investigate whether Bush and other top officials misused and manipulated intelligence to make a case for...
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South Carolinians fight for free speech
February 19, 2004CHARLESTON, S.C. – When George W. Bush spoke at a waterfront terminal here Feb. 5, two days after the South Carolina primary, scores of protesters picketed outside chanting “U.S. out of Iraq.” The demonstration was sponsored...
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Winds of change sweep Cyprus
February 19, 2004On Feb. 13 Greek and Turkish Cypriot leaders and the United Nations announced agreement on a historic framework that could result in the reunification of Cyprus by May 1.
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New challenges to Israels apartheid wall
February 19, 2004More than 3,000 Israelis and Palestinians participated in the largest demonstration yet against the Israeli “separation wall” on Feb. 7. The demonstration took place in Abu Dis, near Jerusalem, where a segment of the 30-foot-high concrete...
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Châvez to U.S.: Stop meddling
February 19, 2004CARACAS – Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez has again called on the U.S. government to stop meddling in the country’s affairs, after revealing declassified U.S. documents proving that Washington is financing groups seeking to oust him. Last...
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