SAN FRANCISCO — Cable cars, the Golden Gate Bridge and sunshine are the images conjured up by the mention of this city's rhythmic name. Less part of the image is the cold fog that regularly descends during the summer months,
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At least 65% of Palestinians in the occupied territories support the Palestinian-Israeli accords, according to the Centre for Palestinian Research and Studies. The figures are based on a survey carried out by the centre in
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SAN FRANCISCO — John May and Steve McGriff were in town in late September to raise funds for the 17,000 striking members of the United Mine Workers of America across seven states. Already 160 days on the grass, none expect to
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Fishermen Fed Up With Exxon Alaskan fishers, frustrated by the lingering effects of the Exxon Valdez oil spill in 1989 and Exxon's attitude, blockaded oil tanker lanes for three days during September. The flotilla of 100 boats turned back
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[The author, ALAN WALD, travelled to Haiti in July on behalf of the Washington Office on Haiti as part of a civilian observer delegation to investigate human rights abuses.] On September 30, 1991, Lt General Raol Cedras overthrew democratically
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MOSCOW — As campaigning for Russia's parliamentary elections gathered pace in the final days of October, two of the country's main opposition newspapers remained suspended. Another national daily was under heavy government
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Something is wrong. It has something to do with the unofficial slogan of the lower-level bureaucrats: "The more chaos, the better". The gross national product of China last year grew by 12.8%. In the first quarter of this year
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Cuba travellers threatened On October 17 and 18, most of the 175 US citizens from various walks of life who participated in the Freedom to Travel Campaign were detained by US Customs agents as they returned from a week-long vacation in Cuba.
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McDonald's sues activists Worldwide hamburger giant, McDonald's is suing for alleged libel two London Greenpeace activists who distributed leaflets criticising the corporation's practices. In 1985 London Greenpeace (a small, independent
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Three years of ferocious attacks on living standards were decisively rejected by voters on October 10, when the ruling right-wing New Democracy party was crushed and the Panhellenic Socialist Party (PASOK), led by Andreas
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MOSCOW — "In general the left is in an extremely difficult position, particularly as regards the coming elections, which by all accounts will be a farce ... We are facing a nearly impossible choice. Either we stay out and
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On October 23-24, 1000 delegates and activists met in Manila to form a new socialist organisation, MAKABAYAN (Liberation Movement of the Sons and Daughters of the People). The founding congress elected a leadership council, decided on a national plan