Analysis
As Ohio goes, so goes the nation
November 10, 2006Ohio, Indiana, Missouri and Pennsylvania were big players in the national tidal wave for change Nov. 7. Below are quick highlights from some of our volunteer correspondents on the ground in those and other states. Look...
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Texas struggle at fever pitch
November 3, 2006Commentary HOUSTON — Texas is known for hot weather, but the heat of struggles is exceptional this fall. We progressives in Houston find ourselves literally running from one event to another without time to catch our...
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Brazil celebrates Lulas re-election
November 3, 2006News Analysis SÃO PAOLO, Brazil — The Brazilian people have rejected a right-wing onslaught and handed Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva a decisive re-election as president. In one of the most contentious presidential elections in Brazilian...
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Oaxaca bleeds, but does not give up
November 3, 2006News Analysis On Oct. 29, the rightist lame duck president of Mexico, Vicente Fox Quezada, sent in 4,000 Federal Protective Police armed with tanks, helicopters, water cannons and high powered rifles to clear the southern city...
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The border wall: who will build it?
November 3, 2006NewsAnalysisDALLAS — All over Texas, people are incredulous about the Republican election ploy to build a 700-mile fence along the U.S.-Mexico border — from Columbus, N.M., to El Paso, Texas. President George W. Bush signed a...
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