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WORLD NOTES: Oct. 13
October 12, 2007Philippines: Blacklist bars rights advocates Human Rights Watch (HRW) recently reported that a government blacklist barred 504 people from 50 countries from entering the Philippines during July and August, before and after a ministerial meeting in...
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NATIONAL CLIPS: Oct. 13
October 12, 2007TACOMA, Wash.: Watada trial postponed BIRMINGHAM, Ala.: Front page sparks fight for equality WINFIELD, W.Va.: Cancer victims sue Monsanto JENA, La.: Rocker’s song invokes mayor’s protest
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New group affirms African-Latino identity
October 12, 2007CHICAGO — Over 200 people met at San Lucas United Church here Sept. 21 for the launching of the Afro-Latin@ Institute of Chicago. Its mission is to help strengthen research and build activist networks among Latinos...
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N. Calif. PWW banquet to honor workers, environmental leader
October 12, 2007OAKLAND, Calif. — Garbage workers who defeated their employer’s union-busting lockout, hotel workers fighting for better wages and working conditions, an environmentalist and community leader, and the head of an area building trades council will share...
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Two halves of Korea cement ties
October 12, 2007South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun made history Oct. 2 when he walked across the Military Demarcation Line, which separates North and South Korea, and became the first ever head of state to do so. He traveled...
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