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April 6, 2007Venezuela: Gov’t redistributes agricultural land Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez used his weekly radio program March 25 to announce the expropriation of 815,000 acres from 16 large estates — all idle, he said —for use primarily as...
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UN rights council deliberates on Cuban 5
April 6, 2007Cuba is determined to keep the case of the Cuban Five before the world. Its diplomats were in Geneva, Switzerland, from March 12-30 at the fourth session of the United Nation’s Human Rights Council. Facing a...
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Northern Ireland plan greeted as step forward
April 6, 2007The dramatic March 26 announcement of a deal to share power by the leaders of Northern Ireland’s major Protestant and Catholic parties — historical archenemies Ian Paisley of the Democratic Unionist Party and Gerry Adams of...
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Black, Latino drivers more likely to be stopped in Texas
April 6, 2007While a new study released this month notes some improvements, African Americans and Latinos are still more likely than Anglos to be targets of traffic stops and searches in Texas. The report, issued by the Texas...
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Calif. Legislature puts health care on agenda
April 6, 2007OAKLAND, Calif. — With Californians more likely to be uninsured than people in 45 other states, it’s no surprise that poll figures show 81 percent of voters think the government should guarantee that all residents can...
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