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AFL-CIO responds to debate: Emphasis on growth, political mobilization, diversity
May 6, 2005Putting more emphasis on organizing and mobilizing union members to impact legislation at all levels were the twin focal points of a 20-page packet of recommendations titled “Winning for Working Families,” issued by the officers of...
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EU Constitution faces possible French rejection
May 6, 2005The future of the European Union Constitution remains in doubt as more polls show a strong potential for a “no” vote in France on May 29. Despite efforts by President Jaques Chirac to encourage the passage...
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30 years after the Vietnam War: appeal for friendship
May 6, 2005The following open letter from the Vietnam-USA Society to the people of the United States was received from Hoang Cong Thuy, the society’s general secretary, on April 22. Thirty years ago, the war ended and peace...
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Italy, U.S. disagree on Iraq shooting
May 6, 2005The U.S. State Department and the Italian Foreign Ministry released a statement April 29 declaring that a joint commission had failed to agree on a report about the killing of an Italian intelligence agent and the...
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World Notes
May 6, 2005Cuba/Venezuela: Ties grow closer Cuban President Fidel Castro and Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez praised the growing ties between their countries, as they participated in the formal launching in Havana April 28 of branches of Venezuela’s state...
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