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Students Protest Gov’t In Haiti

HeadlineDec 12, 2003

In Haiti thousands of students took to the streets Thursday demanding the resignation of President Jean Bertrand Aristide. Police fired tear gas and warning shots. One bystander was shot dead in Port-Au-Prince. The Atlanta Journal Constitution said the demonstrations marked the largest anti-government protests in years. Massachusetts State Agency Sues Bechtel For $150M
In Massachusetts, the state-run Turnpike Authority has announced plans to file $150 million lawsuit against two engineering companies including Bechtel that are managing the massive $15 billion highway project in Boston known as the Big Dig. The state is alleging that both Bechtel and Parsons Brinckerhoff concealed the actual cost of the project in order to increase profits.

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