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Contra figures resurface to target Venezuela
April 29, 2005His “crimes” include acting as a democratically elected president of a sovereign Venezuela; rejecting the principles embodied in the Monroe Doctrine (i.e., “Latin America is the U.S.A.’s backyard”); challenging neoliberal doctrines that serve the interest of...
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Labor begins new push for Employee Free Choice Act
April 29, 2005WASHINGTON (PAI) — Flanked by workers harassed or fired for trying to form unions, labor leaders and key lawmakers reintroduced the Employee Free Choice Act on April 19. The measure would legalize card-check recognition of unions,...
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World Notes
April 29, 2005Canada: Set Wal-Mart protest for May 7 The Canadian Labor Congress has declared May 7 a day of protest outside Wal-Marts across Canada. The CLC said the actions by workers, students and community groups will raise...
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Ecuadorians oust president with mass protests
April 29, 2005News Analysis Ecuador, an impoverished country of 13 million people, is emerging as a major headache for the Bush administration. The people of this oil-rich nation just ousted their third president within seven years and show...
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New peace initiatives under way in Sudan
April 29, 2005The gravity of the present Sudan crisis is perhaps best depicted by a 1994 Pulitzer-prize winning photo of a vulture intently awaiting the death of a famine-stricken, emaciated child seen crawling towards a distant UN food...
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