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Darfur peace pact raises hopes
May 12, 2006Hopes are high that Sudan’s western Darfur region is on the road to peace. The African Union announced on May 5 that an agreement to end the war in Darfur was signed between the Sudanese government...
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Bolivia joins new alliance, nationalizes gas
May 12, 2006Three months into a seemingly quiescent presidency, Bolivian President Evo Morales has staked out banners of change for Latin America. On April 29, Bolivia joined the Bolivarian Alternative for the Americas (ALBA), a year-old alliance between...
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Sago Mine families grill company officials
May 12, 2006While an unprecedented public hearing on the Jan. 2 explosion inside the Sago Mine reached no definitive conclusions, it showed that the surviving families know more about mining coal safely than the International Coal Group’s owners...
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Graft, environment top issues in Calif. 11th CD
May 12, 2006Issues of corruption, environmental preservation and meeting the needs of ordinary people are at the heart of the three-way struggle being waged in Northern California’s 11th Congressional District, extending from the Central Valley into the San...
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NATIONAL CLIPS
May 12, 2006JEFFERSON CITY, Mo.: ‘Missouri needs a raise’ Striking a blow for decency and solidarity, hundreds of union workers collected 210,000 signatures on petitions, more than double the required minimum, to put a referendum on the November...
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