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  • Chiquita in the dock for murder

    Chiquita in the dock for murder

    December 21, 2007

    For lawyer Terry Collingwood, capital punishment has its place, especially if it means “the death of a truly evil corporation.” The reference was to Ohio-based Chiquita Corp., which last March pleaded guilty to making 100 payments...

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  • On the Bali conference and building a new society

    On the Bali conference and building a new society

    December 20, 2007

    Havana, Dec. 17, 2007 The news about the Bali conference confirms the importance of the international agreements and the necessity of taking them very seriously. On that small island of Indonesia, there was a meeting of...

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  • ANC meet: South Africa at crossroads

    ANC meet: South Africa at crossroads

    December 19, 2007

    POLOKWANE, South Africa — Progress was a central theme of South African President Thabo Mbeki’s address to the 52nd National Conference of the African National Congress, which opened here Dec. 16, in the capital of South...

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  • New book eloquently describes tragedy of Cuban exile

    New book eloquently describes tragedy of Cuban exile

    December 12, 2007

    Book Review Love, Loss and Longing: The Impact of U.S. Travel Policy on Cuban-American Families By Jeanne Parr Lemkau and David L. Strug Latin American Working Group Fund/Washington Office on Latin America, 2007 Softcover, 49 pages,...

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  • Scofflaw UnitedHealth pushes UK privatization

    Scofflaw UnitedHealth pushes UK privatization

    December 7, 2007

    UnitedHealth, the discredited scofflaw U.S. health insurance company, just paid $12 million in fines to 37 state governments for its illegal administrative practices. The settlement followed years of legal problems. This hasn’t stopped UnitedHealth from seeking...

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