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Protests continue vs. U.S. bases in Japan
October 29, 2004On Oct. 14, Okinawa’s Ginowan City Assembly unanimously adopted a resolution protesting the U.S. Marine Corps’ resumption of CH53D helicopter flights — the same type of helicopter that crashed into a building at Okinawa State University...
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Mexico readying to oust the right wing?
October 29, 2004News Analysis Political turmoil in Mexico may portend a leftward motion. In 2000, angered by scandals involving the long ruling Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) and declining living standards, Mexican voters elected as president Vicente Fox Quezada...
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Women will lead turnout
October 29, 2004WASHINGTON (PAI) — Thanks to massive voter registration drives, issues campaigns, get-out-the-vote efforts and record opportunities for voting early, there should be a large jump in voter turnout for this year’s election, several top analysts say....
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Texans wary of touch-screen
October 29, 2004DALLAS — Americans are closely watching the computerized voting machines that are expected to record one-third of the votes in the presidential election. The Austin Chronicle reported that some voters in Austin, Texas, who tried to...
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Rally on the Range
October 29, 2004HIBBING, Minn. — An enthusiastic crowd of 5,000-7,000 Iron Rangers packed the Hibbing Memorial Building Oct. 19 to hear Democratic vice-presidential candidate John Edwards. The crowd was warmed up with anti-Bush chants like: “Like father, like...
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