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Oregonians urge public takeover of Enron unit
March 8, 2002Ratepayers of Portland General Electric (PGE) are so fed up with the thievery by the utility’s parent company, Enron, they are demanding that the State of Oregon take over PGE and run it in the public...
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U.S. Communist leaders visit China
March 8, 2002The Communist Party USA has sent a four-person delegation to visit the People’s Republic of China. On invitation from the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, CPUSA National Chairman Sam Webb, International Secretary Marilyn...
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India’s right wing implicated in violence
March 8, 2002NEW DELHI, India – More than 500 people have died as a result of riots here last week. A dozen Islamic houses of worship have been razed and more than 70 people – including children –...
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Jury rules Monsanto polluted town
March 8, 2002GADSDEN, Ala. – A jury March 1 determined that Monsanto Co. polluted an Alabama town with PCBs, setting the stage for more trials on claims that the contamination harmed the residents’ property and health. Monsanto, its...
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Calls for peace grows as casualties mount
March 8, 2002TEL AVIV – Recent days have seen the bloodiest fighting in the 17-month-old Israeli-Palestinian conflict against the Israeli occupation and the death toll continues to rise. In less than a week, at least 47 Palestinians and...
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