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Belarus to host 17th World Festival of Youth and Students
February 9, 2008The General Council of the World Federation of Democratic Youth decided last weekend that Belarus would host the World Festival of Youth and Students in 2009. The goal of these festivals is to promote peace, international...
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Seeking justice after Suharto
February 8, 2008Indonesia’s former dictator General Suharto died in bed last month and not in jail, escaping justice for his numerous crimes in Indonesia and East Timor, the East Timor and Indonesia Action Network (ETAN) charged. One of...
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In sanctuary, Mexican mother fights for dignity
February 8, 2008CHICAGO — Josué, 14, Juan, 11 and Paloma, 9, live with their grandmother in a small rural town in the state of Guerrero, Mexico. They have not seen their mother, Flor Crisostomo, 28, since she crossed...
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Bush budget proposal: Feed the Pentagon, starve the people
February 8, 2008President Bush proposed a record $3.1 trillion budget Feb. 4 that hands a whopping $515 billion to the military and slashes health care for seniors and other human needs programs. Opposition is boiling over in Congress,...
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World notes: Feb. 9, 2008
February 8, 2008Guatemala: Labor mobilizes for democratic rights Joined by regional unions, the International Trade Union Confederation organized an international conference Jan. 29-31 in Guatemala aimed at pressuring Guatemala’s government to end impunity for murderous attacks against trade...
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