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Power struggle rages in Iran
August 23, 2011With less than two years to go before the next presidential election in Iran a power struggle to determine its outcome is in full swing.
Read moreThe student leader who put Chile’s government against the ropes
August 23, 2011Camila Vallejo Dowling, 23, a geography student at the University of Chile and president of the Student Federation of the same university (FECH), has become the most popular and inspiring leader of the current and massive...
Read moreLatin American alliance confronts economic crisis
August 23, 2011UNASUR has emerged from a bevy of regional alliances to assume a major role in work toward Latin American integration. With the Paraguayan Senate's approval August 13 of Paraguay's entry into UNSUR, the alliance now includes...
Read moreArgentina president Fernandez does well in primary elections
August 22, 2011The incumbent president of Argentina, Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner, confounded skeptics and hostile media by doing extremely well in primary elections on August 14. However, supporters warn that the right wing opposition still may have tricks...
Read moreMexico: New government attacks against electrical workers
August 19, 2011The Mexican government under President Felipe Calderon, of the right wing National Action Party, has launched a new attack on the militant Mexican Electrical Workers Union.
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