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Police officer shot dead by Continuity IRA
March 11, 2009Original source: Dissident republicans the Continuity IRA fatally shot a policeman in Craigavon on Monday night as he responded to an emergency call, just 48 hours after the killing of two soldiers. The killings of British...
Read moreHome demolitions threaten peace talks
March 11, 2009RAMALLAH, Mar 10 (IPS) - Eight months pregnant Shireen Abu Sbeh, 20, mother of a two-year-old, lives with eight other people in a two-bedroom apartment that is on a list of Palestinian homes in East Jerusalem...
Read moreU.S. debates on whether to legalize medical marijuana uses
March 11, 2009Michael Phelps got into deep trouble when he was shown in a photo with a marijuana pipe. Although Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott from South Carolina decided in February not to charge the 14-time Olympic gold...
Read moreSupreme Court briefs filed in support of Cuban Five
March 11, 2009Twelve friend of the court briefs (amicus curiae) were filed with the U.S. Supreme Court March 6 in support of the position for the Court to review the case of the Cuban Five. This is the...
Read moreWorld Notes: Palestine, China, Zimbabwe, Ireland, Cuba and global union report
March 11, 2009Palestine: Unity gov’t talks recess Talks in Cairo among 14 Palestinian factions seeking to form a unified transitional government recessed March 14, leaving the Higher Committee made up of heads of the five working committees to...
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