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| Bernardo Tapia, courtesy
of Omer Pardillo-Cid. |
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Cuban born singer Celia Cruz (1924
- 2003) performing at Madison Square Garden, 1994. The
exposition “¡Azúcar! The Life and Music
of Celia Cruz” opens at the Smithsonian’s
National Museum of American History.
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| Bush
reaffirms backing for Palestinian state |
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| President George W. Bush hosted
Thursday his first White House summit with a Palestinian
leader and reaffirmed the US commitment to a viable
Palestinian state. |
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“A big accomplishment” is how a group of day laborers
termed their victory in court this Thursday, in Prince William
County, VA, when a judge ruled in their favor and granted them
less than $1,200 each, plus court costs. The ruling was in the
small claims division, in Manassas, VA. All the workers were
immigrants from Mexico and were represented by the Woodbridge
Workers Committee.
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| Latin America
beset by torture, killings: AI |
| “Political armed groups
and criminal gangs, principally those engaged in drug trafficking,
had an increasing impact on people’s fundamental rights.
Poverty and discrimination affected millions of people, particularly
the most vulnerable groups: women, children, indigenous people
and Afro-descendant communities,” it added. |
| Abortion:
Where do Latinos stand? |
| A migrant farm worker from Mexico
has been charged with illegal abortion after taking misoprostol
to self-induce an abortion in South Carolina. |
| US
Senate delays vote on Bolton UN confirmation |
| Opposition Democrats
in US Senate on Thursday forced a delay in the confirmation
vote of John Bolton to become US ambassador to the United Nations,
the latest setback for President’s George W. Bush’s
beleaguered nominee to the post. |
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| Judge Rules
Against DeLay Group Official |
| A state district judge ruled
Thursday that a political committee founded by U.S. House Majority
Leader Tom DeLay broke the law by not reporting more than $500,000
in campaign contributions. |
| Another
early exit for Roddick at French Open |
| Second seed Andy
Roddick of the United States crashed out of the French Open
on Thursday losing 6-2, 6-4, 4-6, 3-6, 6-8 to unseeded Jose
Acasuso of Argentina in a marathon second round tie. |
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| Progress in
stem-cell research threatened |
| President George W. Bush threatened
to veto any bill allowing US federal funding of embryonic stem-cell
research on Friday after a South Korean team announced advances
in their work. |
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