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Virginia shipyard workers score gains
June 25, 2004NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (PAI) – After six weeks of bargaining, the 8,500 Steel Workers at the nation’s largest shipyard ratified a new 52-month contract on June 9. And, this time, they didn’t have to strike to...
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International notes
June 25, 2004Sudan: Darfur conflict continues The UN’s refugee agency, UNHCR, estimates nearly 200,000 refugees from Sudan’s western Darfur region have fled into eastern Chad after government forces and Janjawid militia attacked their villages. UNHCR also says over...
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Canadas Greens move to the right
June 25, 2004VANCOUVER, British Columbia – As Canadians go to the polls June 28, one of the surprises of this year’s election campaign has been the emergence of the Green Party (GP) as the fourth most popular party...
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Left and Communist youth meet in Brazil
June 25, 2004News Analysis BRASILIA, Brazil – Two recent events energized the world’s young communist and progressive movement. In the first event, delegates from 30 countries representing 50 organizations converged here June 6-9 to launch the preparatory process...
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Cuba marches forward despite the odds
June 25, 2004HAVANA – It was the talk of the town here. Another day passed and the badly needed rain in Cuba’s central and eastern provinces did not come.
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