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Offical Report Released on Mexico’s “Dirty War”

Monday, November 27th, 2006

Mexican authorities released a groundbreaking report over the weekend on the government’s use of violent repression to crush its opponents during the 1960s-80s.

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Blair admits to ‘deep sorrow’ over slavery - but no apology

Sunday, November 26th, 2006

Tony Blair will express his “deep sorrow” today for Britain’s role in the slave trade but will stop short of demands for a full apology.

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The world behind closed doors

Sunday, November 26th, 2006

Our tale begins on May 29, 1954, at the Hotel de Bilderberg near the city of Arnhem in the Netherlands.

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Senate Democrats Revive Demand for Classified Data

Friday, November 24th, 2006

Seeking information about detention of terrorism suspects, abuse of detainees and government secrecy…

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Iraqi minister quits over abduction

Wednesday, November 15th, 2006

Iraq’s higher education minister has said he will step down until 80 abducted workers are released.

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Tony Blair’s final agenda

Wednesday, November 15th, 2006

Tony Blair’s final parliamentary session as Prime Minister began today with the pomp and ceremony of the Queen’s Speech and a pledge, delivered by the monarch herself from her throne in the Lords, to push more than two dozen new Bills onto the statute books.

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Impeachment Talking Points

Monday, November 13th, 2006

But won’t impeaching Bush give us Cheney? No. Impeachment and removal from office are two steps. Let’s not get ahead of ourselves.

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US vetoes Beit Hanoun resolution

Saturday, November 11th, 2006

The US has vetoed a draft UN Security Council resolution condemning an Israeli attack in the Gaza Strip that killed 19 Palestinian civilians.

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Bush’s approval reaches a new low

Saturday, November 11th, 2006

President George W. Bush’s response was swift and decisive - if a little late. After voters gave Republicans “a thumpin” at the polls.

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Dean: We won’t be impeaching Bush

Friday, November 10th, 2006

Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean told Jon Stewart on Comedy Central’s Daily Show that, despite what his audience may be wishing for, Democrats had no plans to impeach President Bush.

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Bush aims to take agenda before Democratic control

Thursday, November 9th, 2006

United States President George W. Bush this morning attempted to set the agenda for what will soon be a Democratic-controlled congress.

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World welcomes shift in U.S. politics

Thursday, November 9th, 2006

The electoral rebuke for President Bush and the resignation of his defense secretary, both deeply unpopular away from American shores over the Iraq war, was celebrated throughout Europe, the Middle East and Asia.

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Another election is marred by dirty tricks

Wednesday, November 8th, 2006

Early yesterday morning, Tim Daly of Clarendon, Virginia found a message on his voice mail threatening him with arrest if he showed up to vote.

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Voters threaten to turn Bush into a lame duck

Tuesday, November 7th, 2006

America votes today in congressional elections that could turn George Bush into a “lame duck” President for his final two years of office, as well as having profound consequences for the future course of US foreign policy in Iraq and beyond.

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ID rules, machines early voting problems

Tuesday, November 7th, 2006

Electronic voting machine problems frazzled voters and election workers in dozens of precincts as the polls opened Tuesday, delaying voters in Indiana and Ohio and leaving some in Florida with little choice but turn to paper ballots instead.

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