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Parliamentary elections called in Canada
May 28, 2004VANCOUVER, Canada – On May 23 Canadian Prime Minister Paul Martin called new elections for June 28. While eight parties are competing, polls show the Liberal and Conservative parties as frontrunners. Liberal Party leader Martin promises...
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National Clips
May 28, 2004AUSTIN, Texas: Death penalty foes blast execution Death penalty opponents blasted Gov. Rick Perry for ignoring a rare recommendation of mercy from the Texas parole board and allowing the lethal injection of a paranoid schizophrenic to...
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100 days and counting: N. Calif. grocery workers ready for action
May 28, 2004PLEASANTON, Calif. – Hundreds of workers from Safeway and other area grocery chains filled the space in front of Safeway’s corporate headquarters here with a sea of bright yellow T-shirts May 20, giving a resounding welcome...
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Music sampling
May 21, 2004Music reviewsMy Favorite DistractionCoral Egan (Justin Time, 2004) “My Favorite Distraction” is another strong effort by Canadian singer Coral Egan. Like her previous release, “Path of Least Resistance,” this talented performer displays a wide musical repertoire....
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Puncturing the myths of the New Economy
May 21, 2004Book review After the New Economy By Doug Henwood New Press, 2003, Hardcover 269 pp., $24.95 During the 1990s, conventional wisdom said that the old rules of capitalism no longer applied. The New Economy made recession...
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