International
Quebec mulls proportional vote system
April 9, 2004VANCOUVER, B.C. – The Quebec government will be the first provincial jurisdiction in Canada to advance legislation that would create a new mixed electoral system that includes proportional representation (PR). The Liberal government led by Premier...
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The Heritage Foundations delusions
April 9, 2004Opinion A few weeks before leaving the post of head of the United States diplomatic mission in Brazil, with which she concludes her career, Donna Hrinak decided to give President Lula’s administration some “advice” that, though...
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International notes
April 9, 2004Haiti: Executions continue Supporters of forcibly deposed President Jean-Bertrand Aristide continue to be executed, death-squad style, despite the presence of U.S. and French occupation troops. Human rights activists say most killings are by the heavily armed...
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In Geneva: U.S. seeks condemnation of Cuba
April 9, 2004The April meeting in Geneva of the UN Human Rights Commission has become a ritualized battle between Cuba and a U.S. government that aggressively lobbies and cajoles member nations to denounce Cuba for alleged human rights...
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Indians resisting the politics of hate
April 9, 2004NEW DELHI – General elections to India’s lower house, the Lok Sabha, will be held in four phases in April and May.
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