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No peace yet in Colombia despite war’s end
December 5, 2016The war between FARC and the government is over, but peace remains elusive.
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Left coalition keeps right wing on the defensive in Portugal
December 5, 2016While right wing parties menace the political landscape in the U.S. and Europe, they have been substantially beaten back in Portugal.
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This week in history: Pearl Harbor antecedents, the attack, consequences
December 5, 2016“I grew up behind U.S. barbed wire fences,” recalls one survivor, the well known actor George Takei.
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Fair housing advocates condemn welfare for developers
December 2, 2016Fair housing advocates say Trump has already demonstrated to the world that developers can be counted on to rip people off.
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Today in history: Abolitionist John Brown was hanged
December 2, 2016Brown led the attack on the federal arsenal at Harpers Ferry in an attempt to spark a slave uprising.
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