Ani DiFranco: Political isnt just business, its personal
As months, weeks, hours, even as nanoseconds haul by in this day and age, making that metal against concrete screech, there is nothing like the relief of the annually anticipated Ani album.
UN panel slams U.S. on death penalty, racism
UNITED NATIONS — After reviewing information provided by the U.S. government and dozens of nongovernmental organizations, the UN’s Human Rights Committee (HRC) has issued a scathing condemnation of human rights abuses in the U.S.
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Mexicos voters reject token recount
MEXICO CITY — Falling short of widespread demands for a full vote recount, the Federal Electoral Tribunal here ruled Aug. 5 that it would only recount votes in 9.7 percent of polls. The decision sparked widespread outrage.
Chavez makes world tour
Fresh from the Mercosur Summit in Argentina, where his country was admitted to full membership, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez left July 23 on a world trip to strengthen alliances, secure trade deals and gain support for Venezuela’s bid to join the UN Security Council.
Hammer on ballot
HOUSTON — Tina Benkiser, chair of the Texas Republican Party, lost in her attempt to remove former GOP Rep. Tom DeLay from November’s ballot. The GOP argued that he would not be a resident of Texas on Election Day. DeLay claims he lives in Virginia, although his wife still lives in Sugar Land, Texas.
Millions send Castro solidarity wishes
After Cuban President Fidel Castro announced his intestinal surgery and the orderly succession of power on July 31, millions responded, not only in Cuba but also around the world. Depending on their class point of view, they extended either words of solidarity or malice.
