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Youth face tough economic times
November 2, 2007While looking at most media coverage and news analysis about the current economic crisis, you will find almost no references to how the situation is affecting young people. There is little, if any, talk of what...
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WORLD NOTES: Nov. 3
November 2, 2007Palestine: Siege tightens on Gaza Reports from Al Jazeera and the Chinese newspaper People’s Daily highlight the mounting peril weighing on civilians in the Gaza Strip. In late September, Israeli military chiefs announced plans to incrementally...
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Cuba, world respond to Bush tirade vs. Havana
November 2, 2007One week before a UN General Assembly vote calling for an end to the decades-long U.S. blockade of Cuba, President George Bush lambasted Havana, distancing himself from Democratic presidential candidates critical of U.S. policies toward the...
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Egypts untouchables
November 2, 2007Commentary Egypt’s independent, nongovernmental press is trying to cope with government regulations that stifle freedom of speech and deny the public access to balanced news coverage. Last month, some newspapers decided to write about Egyptian President...
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Critics: U.S. resisting ban on cluster bombs
November 2, 2007BRUSSELS, Belgium (IPS) — The United States is leading efforts to resist a complete ban on cluster bombs, human rights activists charge. But a conference called by European governments in Brussels Oct. 30 is regarded as...
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