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No peace, no silence in Colombia
June 26, 2009New documentation is available on the precariousness of life and pall of terror weighing upon Colombia. Why has deadly conflict persisted for decades? Why have rich nations turned a blind eye, or lent a hand? Britain’s...
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Colombian paramilitaries serve Chavez opposition
June 26, 2009Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez asserted June 21 that the governments of Táchira and Zulia, states bordering on Colombia, now rely upon Colombian paramilitaries to promote destabilization. Both governments are in the hands of Chávez political opponents...
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Industry insider: For-profit insurers have hijacked our health care system
June 26, 2009Original source: Wendell Potter, a former health insurance company executive, testified before the Senate Commerce Committee on Wednesday. I'm the former insurance industry insider now speaking out about how big for-profit insurers have hijacked our health...
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Angry wife puts hubby to sleep, cuts off testicles
June 26, 2009BEIJING, June 19 -- To protect her marriage, a gynecologist in Xiaoxian, Jiangxi province, sliced off of her hubby's testicles. Li, a hardworking doctor, takes good care of her two children. But her husband surnamed Huang...
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Hunger drives man to jail
June 26, 2009BEIJING, June 18 (Xinhuanet) -- A jobless Taiwanese national stole a box of cotton swabs to get arrested again and have free lunch in jail. Tsou Hao-lan from Taipei first stole a pair of shoes Sunday....
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