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Hands off our lunch!
February 18, 2005SAN FRANCISCO — “Governor Schwarzenegger, I’d like you to put yourself in my shoes and work eight hours a day in the rain, with mud up to your knees, without a break,” said Salinas Valley farmworker...
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WORLD NOTES
February 18, 2005Europe: Call for withdrawing U.S. nukes Up to 480 U.S. short-range nuclear weapons — about double previous estimates — are stationed under U.S. control at air bases in Germany, Britain, Italy, Belgium, Turkey and the Netherlands,...
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Argentinas unemployed continue their struggle
February 18, 2005BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — The cries from the street, “Piqueteros Unidos!” could be heard all over town. On Dec. 20, over 50,000 “piqueteros” (picketers), unemployed workers known for organizing highly effective roadblock protests, filled the streets...
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Cuba condemns U.S. torture of Gitmo prisoners
February 18, 2005Cuba News Cuba’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs delivered a note to U.S. authorities Jan. 19 denouncing the violations of human rights in the treatment of prisoners held at Guantanamo Naval Base. The Cuban government was acting...
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North Korea blames U.S. threat for nukes
February 18, 2005The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK, or North Korea) declared Feb. 10 that it has built an arsenal of nuclear weapons. It also announced its intention to pull out of the six-party talks aimed at...
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