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The Cubans are coming! Or are they?
October 22, 2004This is a story about traveling Cubans — one group to Haiti, the other (or so they hoped) to the United States. Over 500 Cuban doctors have been working in Haiti, helping the people of that...
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China moves to reduce rural poverty
October 22, 2004At the first-ever China Poverty Eradication Award ceremony on Oct. 17 — the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty — China announced with great pride that the poor population in the country’s rural areas had...
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Oct. 25: Protect Ohios votes!
October 22, 2004Republicans peddle terrorist fear, but they mainly fear the American people. As this week’s PWW cover stories point out, GOP operatives are trying to steal or block the anti-Bush vote in Florida, Nevada, and elsewhere. In...
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Hospitality workers welcome support
October 22, 2004Haitian-born hip-hop singer Wyclef Jean joined thousands of union and community activists rallying in Atlantic City Oct. 16 in support of 10,000 striking UNITE HERE casino and hotel workers. In San Francisco, Democratic vice presidential candidate...
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Soldiers refuse suicide mission in Iraq
October 22, 2004Nineteen members of the 343rd Quartermaster Company were arrested last week for refusing a direct order to go on what they characterized as a “suicide mission” or “death sentence” in Iraq. The soldiers are members of...
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