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Left biggest winner in Uruguay election, but runoff needed
October 27, 2014In Uruguay, the presidential runoff is both a family matter and an ideological confrontation.
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Brazil’s Dilma Rousseff re-elected in close vote
October 27, 2014Rousseff won most of Brazil's 26 states including Minas Gerais, Neves' home state where she was the governor from 2003 to 2010.
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Germany continues along austerity track
October 23, 2014Tragic when it doesn't occur to an economics minister that needed investments in infrastructure and education could be made if only taxes on the upper class were increased.
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Why the U.S. concealed its chemical weapons role in Iraq
October 20, 2014From 2004 to 2011, the Pentagon covered up injuries to U.S. troops in Iraq from chemical weaponry supplied to Saddam Hussein in the 80s by the U.S. and other countries.
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Organizers in Colombia’s flower industry: These roses have thorns!
October 16, 2014For workers in Colombia, providing bouquets for vases has meant increasing hours with falling pay, growing health problems, and human rights violations.
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