Thousands of workers at Venezuela's largest steelmaker, Argentine-controlled Ternium Sidor, extended a 48-hour strike that started late Wednesday to 80 hours today, as part of a dispute for a collective contract that has dragged out for 13 months.

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Last weekend, the Colombian government led a military attack on the FARC in Ecuadorean territory, killing more than 20 persons including a key FARC negotiator involved in recent hostage releases. Since then, most news coverage has focused on the reactions of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez and to a lesser extent Ecuadorean President Rafael Correa, excluding the actions of the Colombian military and its president.

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In an early morning attack on March 1, 2008 Colombian military forces made an incursion into Ecuadorian territory and murdered several FARC-EP guerrillas, including spokesperson Raúl Reyes. The goal of this operation was to undermine the progress that had been made with Colombia’s government and the FARC-EP as a result of Chávez’s mediation efforts.

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This year the Connolly Festival took place on the 22nd and 23rd of February. It included sessions with guest speakers on the US elections and the role of the democrats, the "shock doctrine" and alternatives to privatisations and disaster capitalism, alternatives within the student movement in Ireland, and the model for change that Venezuela represents.

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