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UN says countries must act vs. racism
January 26, 2007UNITED NATIONS — The UN General Assembly overwhelmingly adopted a resolution against racism and discrimination Dec. 20, after the U.S. and two other countries sought to block it. The resolution, sponsored by Russia and co-sponsored by...
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U.S. sheds crocodile tears on Sudan
January 26, 2007The Bush administration is shedding crocodile tears over the humanitarian crisis in Sudan’s Darfur region to hide its real aim: securing control of vast oil resources in Sudan. That charge was leveled by Fathi el-Fadl, a...
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Millions demand Senate enact, Bush sign 100-hour agenda
January 26, 2007WASHINGTON — Mass organizations with millions of members celebrated House passage in 42 hours of Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s 100-hour agenda. They demanded that the Senate do the same, including raising the minimum wage, slashing college loan...
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A working-class getaway: a Caribbean cruise!
January 20, 2007At 81,700 tons, the Enchantment of the Seas is a big ship by any measure. Commissioned by Royal Caribbean Cruises, Inc., of Norway in 1997, she was built in Finland and is registered in Nassau. Last...
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Robeson film fest set for February
January 19, 2007LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A Paul Robeson film festival here will help celebrate Black History Month. The film fest is being jointly sponsored by the University of Louisville and The Left Alternative in Kentucky over the four...
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