Urge visiting rights for families of Cuban 5
The National Committee to Free the Cuban Five put out an urgent appeal Nov. 6 for action to secure visiting rights for the family members of the five Cuban men unjustly sentenced to long terms in U.S. jails.
Violence erupts in Ivory Coast
In the photo above, supporters of Ivory Coast President Laurent Gbagbo march to the site of the Hotel Ivoire (pictured, top-left) in Abidjan, a major city in the west African nation, Nov. 8, where French armored vehicles have taken up positions near the president’s home.
UN condemns blockade of Cuba
On Oct. 28, the UN General Assembly voted, as it has done every year since 1992, on a Cuba-sponsored resolution to end the U.S. economic blockade of the socialist island. This year the vote was 179-4 in support of the resolution, another high-water mark for this worldwide, non-binding referendum against the 43-year-old U.S. embargo.
When women vote, women can win
CLEVELAND — High hopes were in the air Nov. 1 at the Women’s March sponsored by the Greater Cleveland Voter Registration Coalition, which had registered over 12,000 new voters in the run-up to the election. “We want Democracy!” and “Secure our vote!” and “When women vote, women win!” chanted the multiracial group on their way to the steps of the Cuyahoga County Board of Elections.
Getting out the vote
GRASSROOTS POWER GARFIELD HEIGHTS, Ohio — We were sent to canvass in this community near Cleveland.
Obama wins Senate seat in landslide
CHICAGO — Democrat Barack Obama was elected to the U.S. Senate from Illinois on Nov. 2 in the biggest landslide in state history. Obama received 70 percent of the vote in defeating ultra-right-wing commentator and Republican candidate Alan Keyes. Obama becomes only the fifth African American ever elected to the Senate.
New film focuses on Iraq war vets, casualties
“Arlington West,” a recent documentary from filmmakers and longtime peace activists Sally Marr and Peter Dudar, is a sobering, enlightening and objective look at how the war in Iraq has affected the lives of young soldiers and families en route to and returning from the war zone.
National Clips
LITTLE EGG HARBOR, N.J.: National Guard plane strafes school / ATLANTIC CITY, N.J.: Casino workers win new contract / LOUISVILLE, Ky.: Unbowed, still fighting for peace / BIRMINGHAM, Ala.: Judicial election results – good and bad
Pittsburgh struggles to save its mass transit
PITTSBURGH — Demanding full state funding to maintain bus and trolley service, a coalition of unions, workers, businesses, educational institutions and local politicians organized a march here Nov. 4 to save the Allegheny Port Authority (PAT). Hundreds marched through rain-soaked downtown streets to a public hearing.
Latino vote expert disputes exit polls
LOS ANGELES — Latino leaders are disputing election exit polls that indicate a more than 10 percent increase in support for George W. Bush in 2004 compared to 2000. They point to an exit poll designed to reflect Latino demographics indicating that the Latino vote stayed at 2-to-1 for the Democratic ticket. click here for Spanish text
