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North Korea, U.S. and the six-party talks
The confrontation between the Bush administration and the Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea, or North Korea, has entered its next…
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School desegregation under attack by racist court rulings
Busing to desegregate the city of Birmingham Ala., a focal point of many hard-fought struggles in the civil rights movement…
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The United Nations and imperialism
On Sept. 20, Venezuela’s president Hugo Chávez gave a speech at the United Nations General Assembly. Unlike most of the…
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Casualties and costs of the Iraq war
The casualties and costs of the Iraq war are astounding. Here is a brief look at the most recent figures.…
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Chicago’s ComEd set to hike electricity costs by up to 40 percent
Commonwealth Edison, the largest provider of electricity in Chicago and Northern Illinois, is pushing for massive rate hikes. The rates…
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Militant protests greet Korea-U.S. FTA negotiations
Militant protests have taken place daily during the fourth round of negotiations for the Korea-U.S. Free Trade Agreement. The negotiations…
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Attorney Lynne Stewart sentenced to prison in phony ‘terror’ case
On Oct. 16, attorney Lynn Stewart was sentenced to 28 months in prison for representing Sheik Omar Abdel Rahman, who…
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Immigrants sue racist Arizona attorney general for seizing funds
Javier Torres, a truck driver from Burbank, Ill., a Chicago suburb, bought a car for $1,000 from a friend in…
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New Jersey prison conditions ‘reminiscent of Abu Ghraib’
On Aug. 4, New Jersey State Prison went on lockdown for the third time in 17 months. The lockdown followed…
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Miami FBI destroyed Posada’s file in 2003
This article first appeared in Cuba's newspaper Granma on Oct. 17. All the original documents in Luis Posada Carriles’ file…
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