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  • Witness to history in Brazil

    Witness to history in Brazil

    February 7, 2003

    Early on the last day of the year, Dec. 31 2002, thousands of Brazilian workers were constructing platforms and mounting sound systems in Rio de Janeiro and Brasilia, the capital of Brazil. A historic event was...

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  • On Mart, war, peace and economic justice

    On Mart, war, peace and economic justice

    February 7, 2003

    The following is an edited version of Cuban President Fidel Castro Ruz’s Jan. 29 speech to the International Conference for World Balance, held in Havana in honor of the 150th anniversary of the birth of José...

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  • International notes

    International notes

    February 7, 2003 By Evelina Alarcon

    Russia: Battle of Stalingrad remembered In a moving ceremony on Sunday, World War II veterans from across Russia were joined by political leaders and foreign ambassadors in marking the 60th anniversary of the Battle of Stalingrad.

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  • Venezuelan workers say the tide is turning

    Venezuelan workers say the tide is turning

    February 7, 2003 By Susan Webb

    PORTO ALEGRE, Brazil – The principal actors in work stoppages in Venezuela are the bosses – particularly in the oil industry – who do not represent the workers, a group of Venezuelan labor leaders told the...

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  • Bush policies blasted At UN

    Bush policies blasted At UN

    January 31, 2003 By Fred Gaboury

    Faced with growing international skepticism, George W. Bush used much of his State of the Union Address in an attempt to build support for his drive to war with Iraq.

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