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Con-Lib coalition deal could mean 170 new peers
May 17, 2010LONDON (Morning Star) -- The coalition agreement between the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats could result in the parties appointing more than 170 new peers [House of Lords members].
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Germany’s Left Party defies split predictions
May 17, 2010At the second congress of Die Linke, The Left, on Saturday, 558 delegates disappointed media "experts" by sticking together and moving ahead.
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Stanford academics hit U.S. blockade on Cuba
May 14, 2010The April 30 issue of the journal "Science" documents both Cuban health care accomplishments and harm to Cubans' health from the U.S. economic blockade.
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Venezuela’s Chavez tweets for the revolution
May 14, 2010Twitter, for those of us who grew up before Generation X, is a micro blogging website where an individual can sent a message, no more than 140 characters, to cell phone users who sign on to...
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World Notes: Afghanistan, Greece, Egypt, South Africa, Ecuador, Cuba
May 14, 2010Afghanistan's women and children, Greece and arms dealers, Egypt's protest upsurge, South African transport strike, Ecuador's water, Cuba's no-nukes stand.
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