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May 5, 2006India: West Bengal gears up for elections Election workers for the Left Front campaigned house to house in preparation for the fourth phase of elections May 3 in the northeast Indian state of West Bengal. The...
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Nepals new government takes the reins
May 5, 2006At its meeting April 30, Nepal’s newly reconvened House of Representatives unanimously approved Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala’s proposal for elections to a constituent assembly which will prepare a new constitution determining the fate of the...
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Haiti leader faces political challenges
May 5, 2006Official results show that President-elect Rene Preval’s left-leaning Lespwa Party, while winning a significant share of the vote in runoff legislative elections April 21, fell short of the number it needs to govern Haiti by itself....
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Judge, defying jury, harshly sentences Al-Arian
May 5, 2006TAMPA, Fla. — A federal judge sentenced Palestinian rights supporter Dr. Sami Al-Arian to 18 months of additional imprisonment prior to his deportation, ignoring both a jury verdict and recommendations from federal prosecutors. In announcing his...
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Families ask mine owners Why?
May 5, 2006‘When coal bosses are in charge of safety, this is what you reap,’ union charges BUCKHANNON, W.Va. — “We will not allow you to leave any stone unturned to find out why my husband died,” said...
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