Brazilian President-Elect Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva speaks at AFL-CIO
WAP2002121008-WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 (UPI)--Brazilian President-Elect Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva speaks at the headquarters of the AFL-CIO in Washington D.C. on Dec. 10, 2002. At right is Sao Paulo Mayor Marta Suplicy. jg/John Gillis
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