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  • Communist Party surges as Japan’s economy withers

    Communist Party surges as Japan’s economy withers

    April 26, 2009 By Associated Press

    TOKYO, Apr. 19, 2009 (AP) Under a big red flag, the headquarters of the Communist Party of Japan are the center of the most vibrant grass-roots movement in the country. The party's ranks are swelling, it...

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  • ANC poised for victory in South Africa elections

    ANC poised for victory in South Africa elections

    April 25, 2009

    Workers across South Africa are celebrating the ruling African National Congress’ decisive victory in April 22 elections. With about half the ballots counted, the ANC stands at 66 percent of the vote, sweeping all regions of...

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  • The book Chavez gave Obama

    The book Chavez gave Obama

    April 25, 2009

    A few national security partisans realize now there’s more to worry about than guns, bombs and rogue states. That would be ideas, and last week, a book. It’s a “really dangerous one that can put the...

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  • Taliban withdraws from Pakistan zone

    Taliban withdraws from Pakistan zone

    April 25, 2009

    Taliban militants began pulling out of a recently seized district of north-western Pakistan on Friday. The pull-out came after the government had warned that it would remove them by force. Television pictures showed dozens of militants...

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  • Anti-Cuban terrorists operate in the US

    Anti-Cuban terrorists operate in the US

    April 25, 2009

    Havana, Apr 23 (Prensa Latina) Gerardo Hernandez, one of the five Cuban anti-terrorists imprisoned in the US, said many groups plotted and perpetrated terrorist acts against his country from Florida. In a telephone interview with author...

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