Word: rebels
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Negotiations opened between the Mexican government and members of the rebel Zapatista National Liberation Army in the state of Chiapas. Both sides have already made concessions: the rebels have agreed to confine the talks to local issues, and the government's liaison has said a settlement to the uprising, begun on New Year's Day, would require "strengthening the institutions of the republic ... and a new treatment for indigenous communities all over the country...
...masked rebel forces Mexican gov't to the negotiating table...
...word "label" also refers to the grouping of the works in the show. Headings on the walls divide the art into categories like "Local Scene" or "The Rebel Tradition." Other interpretations of the show's title are also at stake: in the section entitled "Others," none of the artists is a straight white male, which raises the issue of how we label groups in our society. "The Rebel Tradition" contains works that challenge the label of "art." One of the pieces in this section is actually a type of label itself: Declaration of Authenticity is a framed slip of paper...
...Mexican rebel leader Subcomandante Marcos has become such a folk hero that some of his enterprising countrymen are manufacturing condoms adomed with his romanticized image, The Times reported Sunday. "We love them," a Marcos spokesperson was quoted as saying, sarcastically...
Massie, who calls himself "a rebel with acause," says as Lieutenant Governor he would liketo respond directly to the needs of commoncitizens, even working in shelters and schools...