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Castro scorns Bushs hypocrisy in Miami
June 14, 2002In a stinging response to George W. Bush’s speech in Miami on May 20, Cuban President Fidel Castro last Saturday contrasted the island nation’s social and economic achievements with the grinding poverty and oppression that earlier...
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Bush maneuvers in the Mideast
June 14, 2002As President George W. Bush and Israeli Prime Minister Sharon met in Washington, D.C., last week, the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) reoccupied Ramallah with a shoot-to-kill curfew, forcing the Palestinian Authority (PA) to cancel the first...
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Colombian leader speaks to Texans
June 14, 2002DALLAS – Colombian trade unionist and congressman-elect Wilson Borja arrived here June 9 to speak about the issues burning between our country and his. Activists from Jobs with Justice and the North Texas Coalition for a...
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Candidate calls for recount
June 14, 2002NEWARK, N.J. – In a closely contested run-off City Council election held here June 11, independent progressive candidate Ras Baraka was denied a seat as a Councilman-at-Large by a mere 85 votes. In these run-off elections,...
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Bush stonewalls world action on global warming
June 14, 2002“We don’t have to protect the environment – the Second Coming is at hand.”– James Watt, Secretary of the Interior during the Reagan administration The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has admitted something accepted by just about...
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