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Expectations high for Obamas Cairo speech
June 2, 2009President Obama will deliver an unprecedented speech in Cairo, Egypt, on Thursday, addressed to the Arab and Muslim world. Obama has said resolving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is at the top of his agenda, and his Cairo...
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Rape crisis in east Congo tied to mining activity
June 2, 2009Original source: WASHINGTON, D.C. (WOMENSENEWS)--Activists concerned by this year's escalation of sexual violence in eastern Congo are trying to turn up the heat on those benefitting--directly or indirectly--from illicit mineral extractions. 'Conflict minerals power our entire...
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Walmart responsible for Black Friday trampling death
June 2, 2009Reposted from http://www.changetowin.org Remember back in November of last year when we told you the tragic story of Jdimytai Damour, a 34-year-old temporary worker at a Long Island Walmart who was crushed to death by a...
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JCP Chair Shii protests North Korea’s nuclear test
June 2, 2009North Korea conducted a nuclear test on May 25 in disregard of world opinion. It is a flagrant violation of both United Nations Security Council Resolution 1718 of October 14, 2006, demanding that 'the DPRK not...
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Chavez: Under socialism ownership is legal
June 2, 2009CARACAS, June 1 (Prensa Latina) Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez denounced a smear campaign aimed at distorting the course of social justice in the process of changes he has led since 1999. The president warned in his...
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