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August 22, 2002Peru: Thousands of phone workers laid off / Nigeria: Women launch fresh protests / Yugoslavia: CP to run presidential candidate / Ireland: Protest vs. U.S. military landing rights / China: Gov’t pledges better food safety /...
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Seattle supports longshore workers
August 16, 2002SEATTLE – After a several-block march along the Elliot Bay waterfront, 2,000 supporters and members of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) rallied outside the Port of Seattle offices. Downtown traffic was blocked for miles...
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Drought threatens lives, economy
August 16, 2002CHENNAI, India – North, central and southern regions of India are in the middle of a severe drought and thousands of lives are in danger. This is the worst drought since 1983, and will likely spread...
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Chicago Peace Pledge signers say No Iraq war
August 16, 2002CHICAGO – On the twelfth anniversary of the U.S. Gulf War and imposition of sanctions against Iraq, Aug. 6, Chicagoans joined a national drive to collect Pledges of Peace, saying “No” to a new war on...
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I hate it when that happens
August 16, 2002Going over the books at WorldCom, they just found another $3.3 billion that had been incorrectly accounted for, bringing the grand total of “mistakes,” thus far, to over $7 billion. I just hate it when that...
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