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World notes: August 16, 2008
August 16, 2008UN: Asia tops child-death list Having issued an overall report on the world’s children in June, UNICEF, the UN’s children’s organization, reported Aug. 5 in Dhaka, Bangladesh, that 40 percent of all deaths of children under...
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August 16, 2008State budget gaps spreading, reports say Like pollutants spreading through a food chain, the consequences of the country’s economic crisis are multiplying in state budgets around the nation. Bush administration policies have made the crisis worse....
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Black American swimmer wins Olympic gold, historic first
August 16, 2008Cullen Jones, only the second African-American to make the U.S. Olympic Swim Team, is the second African American to win an Olympic Gold Medal for his performance in the team’s 4 x 100 freestyle relay. Amid...
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Questions raised about McCains judgment on Georgia-Russia conflict
August 15, 2008The conflict in Georgia has cast a spotlight on both John McCain’s ethics and on his ability to exercise good judgment in a time of crisis. McCain’s longtime business partner and current chief foreign policy adviser,...
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FDR grandson: Happy Birthday, Social Security!
August 15, 2008Groups take on McCain privatization plan WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Aug. 14, marks the 73rd anniversary of the day the Social Security Act was signed into law by President Franklin Delano Roosevelt. In recognition of the...
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