World
Harper loses bid for Conservative majority
October 24, 2008VANCOUVER, British Columbia — After two years of right-wing rule on Oct. 14 voters punished the incumbent Conservative Party government headed by Stephen Harper by refusing to give him a majority government. The Conservatives, or Tories,...
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World notes: October 25, 2008
October 24, 2008UK: House of Lords protects civil rights By a 191 vote majority, the House of Lords earlier this month defeated a Labor government proposal to extend from 28 days to 42 days the period police may...
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Mexico remembers Tlatelolco, 1968
October 18, 2008On Oct. 2 Mexicans observed the 40th anniversary of the 1968 Tlatelolco massacre with a march of tens of thousands of people through Mexico City and other events. Veterans of 1968 marched alongside students who were...
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World notes: October 18, 2008
October 17, 2008World notes Afghanistan: Military victory unlikely Brigadier Mark Carleton-Smith, who commands a British Air Assault Brigade that has taken severe losses from the Taliban, told the Sunday Times Oct. 5, “We’re not going to win this...
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Mexico teacher rebellion gains support, repression
October 14, 2008Widespread popular support and military repression cast ongoing teacher protests in Morelos state — home to famous revolutionary Emiliano Zapata — as a replay of events two years ago in Oaxaca. At issue are measures taken...
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