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Monthly Archives: April 2007
Blacks, Latinos fare worse in traffic stops – Race & Ethnicity
Black, Latino drivers fare worse in traffic stops Study: Minorities searched, jailed more often than whites when pulled over THE BIG PICTURE Decide for yourself where the struggle still stands (broadband only) Related Stories | What’s this? Pew: … Continue reading
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Thousands protest Darfur crisis
Thousands protest Darfur crisis By JILL LAWLESSASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER Wearing a "Save Darfur" hat, actress Mia Farrow, joins a protest against the bloodshed in Darfur in front of the White House, Sunday, April 29, 2007, in Washington. … Continue reading
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Somalia’s ‘total nightmare’
Somalia’s ‘total nightmare’ By Adam Mynott BBC News, Somalia The Somali capital Mogadishu has this week seen some of its worst fighting for 16 years. A fragile transitional government there has been trying to destroy groups of fighters left … Continue reading
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Nigeria ‘lesbian wedding’ denied
Nigeria ‘lesbian wedding’ denied A picture of Aunty Maiduguri from a leaflet given to guests Enlarge Image A Nigerian woman reported to have "married" four women last weekend in Kano State has denied the allegations. Aunty Maiduguri told the … Continue reading
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A failure in US generalship
Failure in generalship E-mail | Save | Print | By Lt. Col. Paul Yingling for the Armed Forces Journal "You officers amuse yourselves with God knows what buffooneries and never dream in the least of serious service. This is … Continue reading
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German Chancellor Merkel phones Putin to discuss US missile plan
Merkel phones Putin to discuss U.S. missile plan http://www.chinaview.cn 2007-04-28 23:59:15 Adjust font size: BERLIN, April 28 (Xinhua) — German Chancellor Angela Merkel phoned Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday to discuss the growing controversy over the U.S. … Continue reading
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Putin invokes language of the Cold War
Putin invokes language of the Cold War By Adrian Blomfield, in Moscow Last Updated: 2:57am BST 28/04/2007 Vladimir Putin, the Russian president, resorted to the terminology of the Cold War yesterday with a blunt warning that United States plans to … Continue reading
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New York Governor Introduces Same-Sex Marriage Bill
New York Governor Introduces Same-Sex Marriage Bill 04.28.07 By Anthony Cuesta New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer introduced a bill Friday that would legalize marriage for the state’s same-sex couples, despite his expectation that it will be rejected by the … Continue reading
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US Deputy Sec. of State quits over prostitution
(This same official was resposible for promoting the Bush administrations abstinance over condoms policy) US aid chief quit after query over escort service WASHINGTON – The head of the US foreign aid agency resigned after being contacted by a major television … Continue reading
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Beijing urges closer Taiwan ties
Beijing urges closer Taiwan ties President Hu (l) met honorary KMT head Lien Chan (r) at the forum Chinese President Hu Jintao has called for closer economic and cultural exchanges between China and Taiwan. Mr Hu was speaking … Continue reading
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La Place Ramz (the eclectic one) 