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Bring the terrorist to justice vindicate the Cuban Five
May 27, 2005Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said May 22 that his country would consider breaking diplomatic ties with the U.S. government if Washington refuses to extradite Luis Posada Carriles. Since Posada’s arrest May 17 for illegal entry into...
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Africa Day can help prevent repeat of history
May 27, 2005News Analysis May 25 is celebrated throughout the African Diaspora as African Liberation Day (ALD) and African countries commemorate it as Africa Day. Founded in 1958 as Africa Freedom Day and changed to ALD in 1963,...
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Massillon memorializes murdered strikers
May 27, 2005MASSILLON, Ohio — A solemn crowd watched as Mayor Francis Cicchinelli Jr. dedicated a plaque on the town square here to the three steelworkers killed during the historic “Little Steel” strike of 1936. The strike kicked...
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End funding inequity
May 27, 2005SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Thousands of students, educators and community leaders filled the Capitol rotunda here May 18 to protest the deepening crisis of state education funding. The protesters came from all over the state. More than...
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Remembering the Memorial Day massacre
May 27, 2005The Steelworkers Organization of Active Retirees is hosting a picnic and rally May 29 in Chicago to commemorate those who died for workers’ rights and for those continuing the struggle today. Below is a historical essay...
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