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WORLD NOTES: October 11
October 10, 2008Colombia: Deaths, suffering mount The forced displacement of 270,675 Colombians during the first half of 2008 signifies a 41 percent rise over the comparable period last year, according to the Council on Human Rights and Displacement....
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Searching for justice, not theater
October 9, 2008[Oct. 6] marks the 32nd anniversary of the cold-blooded assassination of 73 innocent people aboard a Cubana de Aviacion passenger flight over the waters of Barbados. Thirty-two years of impunity for Luis Posada Carriles, the mastermind...
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Economy is key issue in Canadas elections
October 8, 2008VANCOUVER, British Columbia — With less than a week to go before Canada’s Oct. 14 federal elections, the country’s faltering economy has become an issue. The Conservative Party is claiming that Canada’s economy is on a...
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Hurricanes over Cuba, a month later
October 7, 2008Hurricanes Gustav and Ike raked Cuba Aug. 30 and Sept. 7-9, causing the country’s worst natural disaster in recorded history. Officials pegged losses at $5 billion, 10 percent of GDP. Some 200,000 people were left homeless,...
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Ecuador celebrates new constitution
October 4, 2008“Today Ecuador has decided on a new country.” — President Rafael Correa President Correa had promised to resign if voters failed to approve Ecuador’s new constitution in the Sept. 28 referendum. That evening celebrations filled city...
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