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New hope blooms for Colombia prisoner exchange
January 20, 2008The gratitude two liberated Colombian hostages displayed as they set foot on Venezuelan soil raised hopes that the long sought-goal of humanitarian prisoner exchange in Colombia might gain new life. Clara Rojas, a 44-year-old lawyer, former...
Read moreAt Rev. King gathering in Memphis: unions launch drive to win in ’08
January 20, 2008MEMPHIS, Tenn. – One thousand leaders of the nation’s labor movement, gathered here for the AFL-CIO’s Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday Observance, launched a drive Jan. 18 to “take back the country” in the...
Read moreIsraelis, Palestinians to protest Gaza blockade, call for peace
January 20, 2008As Israel continues a military assault on Gaza, and rockets from Gaza terrify the bordering Israeli village of Sderot, Israeli peace advocates are organizing a relief convoy and peace demonstration, Jan. 26, at a Gaza border...
Read moreTasini’s take on directors’ contract
January 20, 2008Not surprisingly, the Directors Guild of America has struck a tentative deal with Big Media. The DGA has always been perceived as more producer-friendly in the business because many of the heavy-weight directors are producers themselves...
Read moreSettlements seen as key obstacle to Israeli-Palestinian progress
January 18, 2008Following President Bush's visit to Israel and the Palestinian West Bank last week, most commentators are saying no real progress is likely without U.S. pressure on Israel to halt its settlements in the West Bank.
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