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Cuba holds elections
February 1, 2008Jumps to third in world for number of women elected Cuba’s election season ended on a rainy Jan. 20 when 8.1 million citizens, age 16 or over — 95 percent of those eligible to vote —...
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Kucinich drops White House bid
February 1, 2008Continues to fight for workers, justice CLEVELAND — Surrounded by dozens of friends, family members, public officials and labor leaders, Rep. Dennis Kucinich announced Jan. 25 he was withdrawing from the race for president to focus...
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The people speak: Bush stimulus plan a bust!
February 1, 2008CHICAGO — “Bush offered nothing in his State of the Union talk that will make a damned bit of difference in my life,” declared Sarah Smith, a mother of two who works for minimum wage as...
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World notes: Feb. 2, 2008
February 1, 2008South Africa: Energy crisis looms After a week of unprecedented power cuts, the South African government declared a “national electricity emergency.” The action follows rising demand attributed to industrial expansion and introduction of electricity into almost...
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Sparks fly on endless Iraq stay
February 1, 2008A battle is shaping up in Congress over the Bush administration’s move to entrench long-term U.S. military occupation in Iraq. Bush has ratcheted up pressure on Iraq’s government to accept a so-called status-of-forces agreement that would...
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