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Teamsters seek probe of killing in El Salvador
November 19, 2004WASHINGTON (AP) — Teamsters President James P. Hoffa asked Secretary of State Colin Powell last week to pressure El Salvador to investigate the Nov. 5 killing of a member who was trying to unionize port workers....
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Hemingway papers in jeopardy
November 19, 2004Cultural connections between Cuba and the United States persist in spite of the U.S. blockade. The two countries venerate each other’s music, art, and literature, and the life of Ernest Hemingway is remarkable as an example...
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Colombia deports 4 unionists
November 19, 2004Aidan White, general secretary of the International Federation of Journalists, condemned the Colombian government last week for deporting four senior international trade unionists from the international airport in Bogotá in early November. “In a country where...
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CPUSA mourns the death of Yasser Arafat
November 19, 2004On Nov. 16 the National Board of the Communist Party USA issued the following statement from its offices in New York City. The Communist Party USA expresses its deep sorrow on the death of Yasser Arafat,...
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High-tech voting needs transparency
November 19, 2004Enlisting technology creates a whole new set of problems in the election process. With touch screens, there are no hanging chads, but there is typically no paper trail either. There are glitches, unusual crashes and security...
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