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The People of Vieques Vote Overwhelmingly to Demand An End to U.S. Bombing

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The people of Vieques yesterday voted overwhelmingly to demand that the Bush Administration immediately stop bombingthe island and calling on the Navy to leave Vieques entirely. The Navy had said it would continue its bombing thisweek regardless of the outcome of the referendum.

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  • Jorge Rodriguez, Director of the Social Science Department at the University of Puerto Rico Rio Perres.

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