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Havana hip hops to its own rhythm

September 5, 2002

HAVANA – In Cuba, young people call it “El Rap.” Just like in American cities, Cuban rappers sing about the concerns of their generation. They are the urban poets giving voice to Cuba’s streets, daring to...

Bush met by protests

September 5, 2002

As President Bush travels to states Republicans view as key in this fall’s elections, raising millions for Republican candidates and appearing at carefully stage-managed events, often at taxpayer expense, he is increasingly being met by protests....

Senators get message: No war on Iraq

September 5, 2002

“I’m just an ordinary person who was reading the newspaper and said my voice is not being heard. That’s why I’m here,” Kevin McDermott told an Aug. 28 rally of several hundred in downtown Chicago to...

The battle cry in Florida: Jeb must go!

September 5, 2002

PALM BEACH, Fla. – Hundreds of election campaigners who gathered here, Aug. 27, for a debate between Democratic candidates for Florida governor were divided on who should win the Sept. 10 primary. But they had a...

The USA, the Brazilian people and the elections in Brazil

September 5, 2002

In the last two weeks, Brazil was visited by two important U.S. authorities – Assistant Secretary of State for Latin America Otto Reich and Secretary of the Treasury Paul O’Neill. They followed different but convergent schedules....