News
The politics of indices
January 23, 2004DOW, NASDAQ, and GDP don’t truly reflect the health of the nation
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International notes
January 23, 2004New Zealand: Protesters highlight U.S. use of facilities Participants in a weekend of actions Jan. 16-18 organized by the Anti-Bases Campaign (ABC) are demanding the government’s satellite station in Waihopai Valley near Blenheim be closed. ABC...
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Iran reinstates 200 election candidates
January 23, 2004TEHRAN, Iran – Iran’s unelected and ultra-conservative Guardian Council, which earlier this month disqualified thousands of potential candidates in next month’s elections, reversed the disqualifications of 200 candidates on Jan. 20 and promised that more would...
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Japanese Communists adopt new program
January 23, 2004ATAMI, Japan – Approximately 1,000 delegates representing 400,000 members of the Japanese Communist Party (JCP), meeting here at the party’s 23rd congress, voted Jan. 17 to adopt the party’s revised program and a resolution outlining its...
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National Clips
January 23, 2004CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas: Wal-Mart locks up workers With 1.2 million workers in 3,500 stores, Wal-Mart has hit upon a trick to increase their profits which even its competitors condemn. The mega-store locks in workers overnight in...
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