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December 8, 2006Nigeria: Focus on South-South ties A first-ever summit of 53 African and 12 South American countries opened Nov. 29 in Abuja, Nigeria. Organized by the African Union, the meeting had South-South cooperation as its main theme....
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Mexico: repression looms in deepening crisis
December 8, 2006The crisis in Mexican politics deepened last week as the right-wing government moved in a significantly more repressive direction. In the southern city of Oaxaca, protests by teachers, workers, students and indigenous people against the corrupt...
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CPUSA leaders visit China, Vietnam
December 8, 2006BEIJING — A Communist Party USA delegation headed by national chair Sam Webb arrived here Nov. 30 for a party-to-party exchange. In the first three days the delegation visited many historic sites, including the tomb of...
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Indigenous pressure key to Bolivias land reform
December 8, 2006The Bolivian Congress passed landmark agrarian reform legislation Nov. 28 despite bitter but ultimately faltering right-wing opposition. Central to the achievement was indigenous mobilization working in tandem with an indigenous-headed government, enabling its president to make...
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CPUSA delegation to China, Vietnam
December 1, 2006A delegation of the Communist Party USA started a tour of China and Vietnam Nov. 30. “We’re looking forward to seeing firsthand the process of socialist construction in those countries,” said CPUSA National Chair Sam Webb....
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