South-Central Asia

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Rivera fought a landmark lawsuit, bringing issues of gender identity into the public view, finally winning the right for trans people in Chile to legally change their name and sex.

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I was explicitly told by my chain of command that I could shoot anyone who came closer to me than I felt comfortable with.

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Olmert's blather would have made excellent comedy material -- not to mention President Bush's weird facial expressions as he sought to evade the barrage of questions from reporters.

Summary:Chávez says he plans to emulate repressive regimes around the world.

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The lawyers' demands shook the core of the military establishment.

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Musharraf has destroyed the constitution, the judiciary, and his own credibility. Time for him to go.

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Democracy is the outcry of dissent.

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On February 22, 2007, the unionized BJ&B garment factory in the Dominican Republic suddenly announced that it was closing and would lay off all workers. The owners of the factory are shifting the work to Vietnam, where independent unions are banned, and possibly to Bangladesh, where unions are banned in "export processing zones."

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Impeachment is a vital protection against evisceration of the balance of power among the three branches of government.