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  • International notes

    International notes

    October 17, 2003

    Asia: Coca-Cola workers mobilize Unions representing Coca-Cola workers in Hong Kong, India, Japan, South Korea, Philippines and Sri Lanka met in Manila earlier this month and agreed to coordinate their efforts to build strong bargaining power...

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  • Pressure builds for probe of Bush WMD distortions

    Pressure builds for probe of Bush WMD distortions

    October 17, 2003

    One year after it authorized use of the Armed Forces to defend the nation against the alleged “threat posed by Iraq and to enforce all relevant United Nations Security Council Resolutions,” Congress is considering an additional...

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  • Rights activist gets Nobel Prize

    Rights activist gets Nobel Prize

    October 16, 2003

    The awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize to Iranian human rights activist and lawyer, Shirin Ebadi, on Oct. 10, has significant internal and international implications for the development of political events in Iran. This prize is...

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  • No votes urged on Bush Iraq bill

    No votes urged on Bush Iraq bill

    October 16, 2003 By Susan Webb

    With a congressional vote expected shortly on President Bush’s $87 billion request for the occupation of Iraq, a growing number of lawmakers have announced they will vote against it.

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  • Cuban foreign minister speaks in Harlem

    Cuban foreign minister speaks in Harlem

    October 10, 2003

    NEW YORK – Cuban Minister of Foreign Affairs Felipe Pérez Roque made a powerful indictment of the United States’ role in harassing and blackmailing the Cuban people and government throughout the last 40 years when he...

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