Emile Schepers
LATEST ARTICLES BY Emile Schepers
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World
Venezuelan elections down to the wire
April 5, 2013On April 14, Venezuelans will elect a new president replacing Hugo Chavez Frias, who died on March 5.
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U.S.
Progress toward immigration bill? Not without “street heat”
April 4, 2013Of the 11 million undocumented immigrants in the United States today, between 7.5 and 8 million are estimated to be in the labor force.
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Opinion
Immigration reform must be all-inclusive
March 28, 2013The immigrant communities themselves, and their allies in organized labor, the churches, and the African American, Latino, and Asian American communities, are speaking out.
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World
BRICS summit considers development bank
March 27, 2013For any African country to have a strong competitor to play off against the companies and governments is seen as a step forward by many African leaders.
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World
France sends troops into Central African Republic
March 25, 2013France has sent 350 troops to counter the Seleka (rebel) forces that have taken control of Bangui, the capital of the Central African Republic.
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World
France and U.K. decide to go all out in Syria, others have doubts
March 18, 2013Francois Hollande and David Cameron announced that their governments would push for an end to the European Union embargo on selling weapons to rebel forces in Syria.
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World
Warnings about destabilization in Venezuela should be taken seriously
March 15, 2013Acting President Maduro accused a group of right wing former U.S. officials of working to destabilize Venezuela and strongly suggested that his election opponent is in contact with those circles.
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World
Groups fight to remove Cuba from “terrorism sponsors” list
March 11, 2013A consortium of organizations announced a new push to get Cuba taken off the State Department's "State Sponsors of Terrorism" list.
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