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 Railroaded
in Georgia?
Some fear good ol' boy network
helped unjustly convict Black officials
McINTOSH COUNTY, Ga.�The conviction of two
Georgia tax commissioners for allegedly misappropriating funds has the
state�s organization of Black-elected officials in an uproar and calling
for a federal investigation of both cases. The Georgia Association of
Black Elected Officials (GABEO) has declared the convictions fraudulent
and a result of dirty politics. �These women should be given an
opportunity to appeal their cases in federal court and allowed to bring
charges against those authorities who have illegally persecuted them,"
said State Representative Tyrone Brooks (D), who is GABEO president.
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 'Proof
of US involvement in Venezuela Coup Attempt'
In an exclusive interview for BBC's Newsnight programme, Mr Chavez accused
the US of involvement in the coup. He said: "I have written proof of
the entries and exits of two military officers from the United States into
the headquarters of the coup plotters. "I have their names, whom
they met with, what they said, proof on video and on still photographs."
Chavez said that he had tried to avert a coup by sending a note to
President Bush, assuring him that Venezuela would never join any oil
boycott. But coup leader Pedro Carmona moved on 12 April, the day after a
general strike began, and four days after Iraq banned oil exports.
LINK TO BBC STORY
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California unearths slavery-era insurance
policies
LOS ANGELES�On May 1, the California Department of Insurance (CDI)
released a report detailing the names of eight California insurance
companies, or their predecessor companies, which operated during the
slavery era and sold insurance policies on slaves. The document
stemmed from a CDI industry survey under Senate Bill 2199 (�Slavery Era
Insurance Policies�), which calls for all California insurance companies
to make public information relative to slave insurance policies written by
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Black Caucus split on Israel resolution
WASHINGTON�By lopsided votes of 94-2 in the Senate and 352-21 with 29
abstentions in the House, Congress May 2 endorsed Israel�s military
campaign to dismantle the Palestinian �terrorist infrastructure� despite
warnings from Bush administration officials that the vote could interfere
in Middle East peace efforts. Nearly half of the Congressional Black
Caucus (CBC)�15 of 38 members�did not support what some observers consider
to be that �one-sided� House resolution.
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