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Haiti elections turning into a farce, critics charge
October 14, 2005The Bush administration is ignoring serious structural defects that threaten to turn Haiti’s upcoming elections into a farce, critics charge. Haiti’s interim government, headed by U.S.-installed Prime Minister Gerard Latortue, is planning to hold local, legislative...
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Venezuelas health care revolution
October 14, 2005In late August President Hugo Chavez of Venezuela announced a new stage in his country’s fight for health care. The government will spend $2.5 billion. “The first and most important use [of the money] is to...
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Rescue efforts continue for earthquake victims
October 14, 2005Days after a 7.6 magnitude earthquake sent tremors across much of South Asia, rescue efforts intensified in the hardest hit area of the disputed region of Jammu and Kashmir in the Himalayas. The quake hit on...
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Residents heated up over lack of gas
October 14, 2005CHICAGO — With 52,000 households’ gas shut off and home-heating costs breaking records, Chicagoans are tired of being cold in their own homes. And fingers are being pointed at Gov. Rod Blagojevich. Protesters on Sept. 30...
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The peace lobbys in the House (and the Senate)
October 14, 2005WASHINGTON — Some 1,000 peace activists from 40 states lobbied over 300 senators and representatives on Sept. 26, the Monday after the huge antiwar march here. It was an unprecedented peace lobby, seeking to flex its...
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