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  • Cuban medical school is unique

    Cuban medical school is unique

    May 26, 2006

    The Latin American School of Medicine in Havana, Cuba, is no ordinary medical school. The mission of the LASM is to train students who come from medically underserved populations and then to return them as doctors...

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  • Venezuela, Libya to aid African nations

    Venezuela, Libya to aid African nations

    May 26, 2006

    Venezuela and Libya will offer free medical aid and discounted oil to developing countries in Africa, Libyan Foreign Minister Abdel Rahman Shalqam said May 18. “The leaders of Libya and Venezuela discussed the formation of a...

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  • Venezuelas revolution reaches across continents

    Venezuelas revolution reaches across continents

    May 26, 2006

    Chavez, Morales cause stir in Europe Revolutionary struggles moved onto the world stage as Presidents Evo Morales of Bolivia and Hugo Chavez of Venezuela went to Vienna, Austria, on May 11 for the Fourth European Union/Latin...

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  • Workers confront Sunoco over proposed pay cuts

    Workers confront Sunoco over proposed pay cuts

    May 26, 2006

    SUGAR LAND, Texas — On May 19 a spirited group of labor activists converged on the offices of Sunoco Logistics here to support its truck drivers, members of the United Steelworkers Local 13-1267, who are fighting...

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  • Mayoral candidate welcomed on home turf

    Mayoral candidate welcomed on home turf

    May 26, 2006

    OAKLAND, Calif. — “Unity in the Community” was the theme as neighbors gathered May 20 at West Oakland’s DeFremery Park to greet former Congressman Ron Dellums in the area where he grew up, and to express...

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