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Teacher-student strike wave sweeps Greece
October 13, 2006ATHENS, Greece — The nationwide public school system here has been virtually shut down as preschool and primary school teachers enter the fourth week of their strike, high school teachers conduct two-day work stoppages, and junior...
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Left-wing candidate leading in Ecuadors polls
October 13, 2006CommentaryAn Oct. 7 poll by the Cedatos/Gallup group shows Rafael Correa, a left-wing economist who opposes Washington’s “free trade” policies, is leading in the country’s presidential race with 37 percent of the electorate’s support. Correa’s closest...
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Posada and Bushs war on terror jam
October 13, 2006Cuban exile and accused terrorist Luis Posada Carriles is back in the news. Posada is the admitted mastermind behind the bombing of a Cubana Airlines jet, which killed 73 people in a midair explosion over Barbados...
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Tainted spinach: experts say govt regulation needed
October 13, 2006WASHINGTON (AP) — The recent outbreak of E. coli in spinach from California exposed a weakness in the nation’s food chain: A system that quickly delivers meat, fruits and vegetables to consumers just as easily can...
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Calif. govs vetoes show the real Arnold
October 13, 2006NewsAnalysis California’s Republican Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger is trying hard to convince voters he has learned from the across-the-board defeat of his proposals in last year’s special election. In contrast to last year’s attempts to bypass the...
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