World
Obama delivers unprecedented speech on race in America
March 20, 2008Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama Mar. 18 delivered what some are calling an unprecedented and remarkable speech on race and the struggle for unity in the United States. Responding to issues that have been raised sharply...
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Rendering the Palestinian Authority irrelevant
March 19, 2008Although the calm in Gaza did not last for more than a few days it marks a very significant development in the ongoing power struggle between Israel, Hamas in Gaza and the Palestinian Authority in Ramallah....
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World Notes: Literacy, women’s rights, death penalty …
March 18, 2008Cuba: Literacy milestone reached Speaking to reporters, Cuban Minister of Education Luis Ignacio Gomez indicated that as of March 13 three million people worldwide have learned to read and write through the Cuban method of literacy...
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On International Womens Day, UN shines light on gender violence
March 15, 2008Women’s inequality hurts all, UN chief Ban says UNITED NATIONS — International Women’s Day, March 8, was commemorated here starting March 6. Women’s importance to the world’s progress was emphasized, but speakers stressed that the situation...
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Story of a massacre
March 15, 2008Colombian troops attacked inside Ecuador on March 1, destroying a camp occupied by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC). Ecuadorian soldiers later found 23 bodies, including those of five Mexican young people visiting the site....
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