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February 13, 2004

Haiti: Gov’t calls for end to terror Haiti’s Prime Minister Yvon Neptune Feb. 8 called on opposition leaders to end the terrorist violence committed by their followers in several regions of the country, especially Gonaives, Saint-Marc...

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February 6, 2004

Canada: Wal-Mart workers organize Workers at the Wal-Mart store in Jonquiere, Quebec, are battling to make their store the retail giant’s first unionized outlet in North America. The United Food and Commercial Workers Union says more...

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January 30, 2004

U.K.: Childcare key to overcoming poverty A report released Jan. 25 by the Trades Union Congress and Daycare Trust says the lack of affordable childcare is trapping many larger families in a life of low income...

Hot topic on web Voting machines

January 30, 2004

Barbara Jean Hope’s feature story, “Who is counting your vote? Diebold & Bush vs. the public interest” (PWW, 1/17-23), has generated considerable interest among our readers and on the World Wide Web. The article details the...

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January 23, 2004

New Zealand: Protesters highlight U.S. use of facilities Participants in a weekend of actions Jan. 16-18 organized by the Anti-Bases Campaign (ABC) are demanding the government’s satellite station in Waihopai Valley near Blenheim be closed. ABC...