Opinion
Sandinistas running strong in Nicaragua
October 21, 2006NewsAnalysis As Nicaragua prepares for elections Nov. 5, and with Daniel Ortega of the Nicaragua Triumphs/Sandinista National Liberation Front (FSLN) leading in the polls, a delegation of academics and activists is visiting the country to investigate...
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Lieberman: Enabler of GOP racism
October 21, 2006NewsAnalysisNEW HAVEN, Conn. — Tensions are running high in Connecticut, with all three Republican House seats in hot contention, along with a high-stakes Senate race. Ned Lamont, who won the Democratic primary race for U.S. Senate,...
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Calif. govs vetoes show the real Arnold
October 13, 2006NewsAnalysis California’s Republican Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger is trying hard to convince voters he has learned from the across-the-board defeat of his proposals in last year’s special election. In contrast to last year’s attempts to bypass the...
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In close vote, Lula goes to runoff
October 6, 2006SÃO PAOLO, Brazil — President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, the 60-year-old former factory worker and labor union leader, on Oct. 1 narrowly fell short of the majority vote needed to avoid a runoff election here....
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Anti-immigrant lawmakers vulnerable in November
October 6, 2006NewsAnalysisThe worst anti-immigrant bigots in the House of Representatives are grouped together in the House Immigration Reform Caucus (HIRC), the brainchild of Rep. Tom Tancredo (R-Colo.). Of the 104 members of the HIRC — all Republicans...
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