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New Paraguayan president puts people first
May 3, 2008Fernando Lugo’s April 20 election victory means not only that rightist Colorado Party rule is at an end after 61 years, but also that once the former bishop assumes Paraguay’s presidency next August, another South American...
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Indiana gets ready for historic vote
May 3, 2008GARY, Ind. — For the first time in 40 years, candidates for the Democratic presidential nomination are visiting cities across this state, ahead of the May 6 primary election. The latest polls show a tight race...
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Iraqi support for militias, religious parties drops
May 3, 2008Iraqi Parliament members from several political blocs went to Baghdad’s Sadr City last week hoping to stop the violence that has trapped civilians in the crossfire. The delegation was accompanied by representatives of Moqtada al-Sadr, in...
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McCain a no-show on equal pay for women
May 3, 2008GOP presidential candidate John McCain is saying it’s fine with him if women never get justice for pay discrimination they suffer on the job. Democratic candidates Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama left their campaign trails and...
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Unions say workplaces more dangerous under Bush
May 3, 2008Report scores on-the-job fatalities CROCKETT, Calif. — How much is a human life worth? If that life was claimed by one of the nearly 6,000 U.S. workplace fatalities in 2006, the answer is just $10,133. In...
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