International
Dismembering Afghanistan
August 16, 2010The United States and its North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) allies have lost the war in Afghanistan, but "defeat" does not mean the war is over.
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Portugal: Economic struggle goes to the streets
June 7, 2010On Wednesday June 2, the Portuguese parliament voted by a thin margin to accept the austerity package presented by Socialist (PS) Party Prime Minister Jose Socrates.
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Afghanistan’s neighbors begin talks on ending war
January 25, 2010China, Iran, Pakistan and the U.S. are among the countries meeting in Istanbul on Tuesday, to try to agree on a path to ending the Afghanistan war.
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World Notes
January 25, 2010Iraq, Cuba, Honduras, South Korea, Nigeria, Belgium
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Racism and counter-revolution: Cuba and Haiti
January 21, 2010U.S. media reports have cast Haitian earthquake survivors as potentially violent. Like Afro-Cuban rebels before them, they were scorned.
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