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  • WORLD NOTES

    WORLD NOTES

    September 23, 2005

    Canada: Wal-Mart workers gain The British Columbia Labor Relations Board has certified a union at a Wal-Mart Tire & Lube Express in Cranbrook after a majority of workers there voted to unionize with UFCW Canada Local...

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  • Colombias paramilitaries still wreaking havoc

    Colombias paramilitaries still wreaking havoc

    September 23, 2005

    Luciano Enrique Romero Molina, a Colombian trade union leader and father of four, was found dead on Sept. 11 in his home city of Valledupar. His hands were tied behind his back. He had 40 stab...

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  • Literacy is revolution  Cuba lends a hand

    Literacy is revolution Cuba lends a hand

    September 23, 2005

    Nineteen months ago, 36 municipalities in the Mexican state of Michoacan embarked upon a literacy campaign. Thousands graduated Sept. 12 — four days after International Literacy Day — in the capital city Morelia. In all, some...

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  • Israels Sharon defies world opinion at UN

    Israels Sharon defies world opinion at UN

    September 23, 2005

    Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon was remarkably candid during his visit to New York last week about his government’s continued willingness to push ahead with several policies widely regarded as violations of international law. In the...

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  • Venezuelas Chavez gets UN ovation

    Venezuelas Chavez gets UN ovation

    September 23, 2005

    UNITED NATIONS — Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez received tremendous applause from world leaders at the United Nations World Summit Sept. 15 after a stirring speech assailing the Bush administration and world capitalism. He then toured New...

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