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08 November 2001
Zimbabwe Angers Europe over Election Monitoring
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Lewis Machipisa
HARARE -- A showdown is looming between Zimbabwe and the European Union (EU) over the African nation's refusal to allow the European Union to monitor next year's presidential elections.

Zimbabwe's foreign affairs...
07 November 2001
GMO Sneak Attack Fizzles-USA and Europe
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BioDemocracy News
Stubborn opposition by labor, public interest, and environmental groups over the past several years stopped Clinton, and now Bush, from gaining "expedited" "Fast Track" negotiation powers. Fast Track legislation, if approved by...
07 November 2001
Assassination of Digna Ochoa
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Mexico Solidarity Network
The investigation into the assassination of Digna Ochoa is in the hands of Mexico City’s Attorney General, not the Federal Attorney General, according to President Vicente Fox. In a political dig at Mexico City Mayor Lopez Obrador and...
06 November 2001
Other Agbiotech Aggressions
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BioDemocracy News
Fast Track lobbying and diplomatic arm-twisting is just the tip of the iceberg. Other recent moves by government and industry on the biotech front include the following:

. Don't worry about the monarchs. Based on...
03 November 2001
Tortilla Prices Rise
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Mexico Solidarity Network
Tortilla producers announced an increase in the price of tortillas of between 12.5% and 37.5%. Tortillas provide about 40% of the calories in a typical campesino diet. Tortilla producers blamed the price increases on middlemen who "...
02 November 2001
World Bank Says Recession Will Hit Mexico
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Mexico Solidarity Network
The world economy is close to recession and developing nations will suffer the most severe impact, according to yearly prognostications published by the World Bank. The GNP of developing nations will grow by 2.9% this year, but only 1....

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