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A look behind Kenya’s power-sharing agreement
March 2, 2008Facing the prospect of a new round of mass protests, the Kenyan regime headed by Mwai Kibaki agreed to a power-sharing arrangement negotiated by former United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan. Signed on Feb. 28, the deal...
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2008 vote on AFL-CIO agenda
March 1, 2008SAN DIEGO, Calif. (PAI) – Politics will be a big item on the AFL-CIO executive council agenda at its meeting in San Diego, March 4 – 6. The likelihood of an endorsement is slim because there...
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Castros retirement sparks worldwide reaction
February 29, 2008Cuba has a new president. Voting on Feb. 24, Cuba’s National Assembly elected former First Vice President Raul Castro as President of the Council of State, the official whom Cuba’s constitution designates as President of the...
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World notes: March 1, 2008
February 29, 2008Germany: For immigrants, class rules A day after attending Feb. 7 funeral services in Germany for victims of a fire possibly set by racists, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan met with German Chancellor Angela Merkel...
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Corporate lobbyists drive McCains campaign
February 29, 2008Critics call bus ‘Double Talk Express’Hustling votes aboard his campaign bus, the “Straight Talk Express,” John McCain spouts clichés at every stop, promising to end “pork barrel” and the “culture of corruption” in Washington if he...
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