World
Cyprus new president moves to reunify divided nation
March 27, 2008The stunning election of a Communist president in Cyprus last month promised a new direction for the divided country. Now, newly elected president Demetris Christofias has taken a historic step toward the long-sought reunification of Cyprus....
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World Notes: Voting for War…
March 26, 2008Canada: Troops stay in Afghanistan Canada’s Parliament voted 198-77 on March 13 to back an “Independent Panel” recommendation to continue deployment of 2,500 troops in Afghanistan until 2011. Parliament also demanded that 1,000 additional NATO soldiers...
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Deep-freeze on Cuba could be thawing
March 25, 2008Do 50 years of U.S. intransigence toward Cuba mean we are stuck in a political ice age on the issue, immune from change, or is that era already ending? President George Bush seems blind to trickles...
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South Korea lurches to right after presidential elections
March 21, 2008South Korea has lurched to the right after Lee Myung-bak of the Grand National Party was elected president. Many are now worried about the disintegration of friendly ties to the north, serious labor and human rights...
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We will not be divided, Bolivias president vows
March 21, 2008He broke the colonial bar on indigenous rule, and for two years Bolivian President Evo Morales has battled multinationals and large landowners. Contrasts are stark between politicians representing European-descended land and business owners and Morales allies...
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