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Morales takes office in Bolivia
January 27, 2006Bolivia’s president-elect Evo Morales Aima, left, vice-president Alvaro Garcia Linera, center, and economist Carlos Villegas show an analysis their transition team performed inside governmental institutions of the departing government. Morales, the farmers’ leader and head of...
Read moreIraqi unions launch united struggle
January 27, 2006Iraq’s labor movement has formed a united permanent coordinating committee to “make its positions known” to the Iraqi government, and to challenge the dictates of international financial institutions like the World Bank and International Monetary Fund.
Read moreCuba to play in World Baseball Classic
January 27, 2006After receiving pressure from Major League Baseball, the players’ association and the baseball commissioner’s office, the U.S. Treasury Department said Jan. 20 it would grant a license to the Cuban national baseball team, allowing its participation...
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WORLD NOTES
December 2, 2005Ireland: Ferry workers protest A ferry workers’ protest over hiring of lower-paid replacement crews from Eastern Europe has taken on national dimensions, with Irish Prime Minister Bertie Ahern soundly criticizing the company, and the ferry workers’...
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