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UN summit will focus on development goals
August 26, 2005UNITED NATIONS — On Sept. 14, over 170 heads of state will descend on UN headquarters in New York for history’s largest gathering of world leaders, a three-day World Summit. High on the agenda will be...
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CDREVIEW
August 26, 2005For many years Cameroon-born Kaïssa worked as a backup singer for artists such as Cesaria Evora, Jean-Michel Jarre and Diana Ross. “Looking There” is her first solo CD, and judging by the quality of the 12...
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Silvio Rodriguez still inspires millions with poetic and visionary song
August 26, 2005HAVANA (AP) — In his 58 years, Silvio Rodriguez has watched wars come and go, ideologies blossom and wither, love emerge and evaporate. Yet even as the Cuban musician struggled with disappointment and his own faith...
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Disengaging from peace
August 26, 2005Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon’s much touted Disengagement Plan from Gaza and small portions of the West Bank focuses the world’s attention on the tug-of-war between the Israeli army and the Israeli settler movement. At the...
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Christmas in August for big energy
August 26, 2005“Every industry gets their own little program. There’s pork in there for everybody.” — Myron Ebell of the Competitive Enterprise Institute, quoted in the July 29 Washington Post. “It’s Christmas in August for big energy, and...
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