Tag: international
group name: makeadifference
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February 09, 2006 04:32 PM EST --
This is an email that I received this morning that was sent out through email by Dr. Barbara Winslow who was one of the delegates from Antioch for the Memorial Service. Her account . . . more
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November 20, 2007 02:30 AM EST --
Amid the talk of and threats of oil going up to over 200 dollars a barrel a question and idea occurred to me, but I do not have the expertise to know if it is really a viable idea, Since it is so simple . . . more
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April 19, 2006 10:29 PM EDT --
It's never too soon to issue another reminder that half the world's land, a proportion mirrored in US land use as well, is involved in some form of agriculture. Whether it is being used for growing . . . more
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April 23, 2006 03:31 PM EDT --
The Associated Press reports most Mexicans accept illegal immigration as a fact of life they can't imagine changing:
Mexico's economy, society and political system are built around the . . . more
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March 28, 2007 10:07 PM EDT --
I've been TRYING to practice brevity in my articles, knowing that most of us lead busy lives and may tend toward a short attention span -- and who's to say that longer is better . . . more
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June 18, 2008 06:57 PM EDT --
The Royal Bank of Scotland created quite a stir today when its credit strategy team sent a notice to its clients stating that the world's stock markets are about to experience the worst crash in 100 . . . more
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May 10, 2006 08:50 AM EDT --
The results of the election of the United Nations' new Human Rights Council are in. The good news is that Iran and Venezuela were rejected, in the secret ballot voting. The bad news is that some rights . . . more
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April 23, 2008 03:05 PM EDT --
Alison Raphael
OneWorld US
Tue., Apr. 22, 2008
WASHINGTON, Apr 22 (OneWorld) - Pennies a day. That's all it would cost the United States . . . more
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August 19, 2007 02:18 PM EDT --
At least one aspect of next month’s anticipated report on Iraq is suddenly becoming apparent. Yesterday, the administration, through its various spokespersons, launched a multi-barreled attack . . . more
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November 29, 2006 03:20 PM EST --
Joining others in the ongoing international campaign against gender violence, women's groups in the United States stepped up pressure on Congress this week to endorse a proposed law that would protect . . . more
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June 21, 2006 01:49 PM EDT --
President George W Bush arrived in Vienna Austria today for the European Union summit who's presidency is currently held by Austria. The summit is abut trade relations, how to proceed with Iran, energy . . . more
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October 09, 2006 09:27 AM EDT --
I am very very worried about the path the world is on today. North Korea has just defied the UN and the world. The problem here is what are we in a position to do?
The Bush Administration, like . . . more
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June 22, 2007 03:04 PM EDT --
Amid lingering doubts about Sudan's promises to cooperate with the world community, advocacy groups are reiterating calls for the immediate deployment of UN peacekeeping forces in the war-torn Darfur . . . more
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June 09, 2007 06:55 PM EDT --
A prominent United Nations representative this week joined ranks with thousands of activists gathered in Germany to protest the economic and political dominance enjoyed by the Group of Eight (G8) industrialized . . . more
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June 15, 2007 11:20 AM EDT --
A globally minded think tank is calling on governments and disaster relief organizations to work for peace when disaster strikes in conflict zones.
"If traditional diplomacy is unable to end a conflict . . . more
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September 05, 2006 08:24 AM EDT --
Is it just me or has the entire country seem to have lost its compass? I do not even pretend to understand how the republicans could even be considered a possible party to be in power by November. I also . . . more
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January 02, 2008 06:53 PM EST --
It is with profound sadness that we report the following: Raheleh Zamani was executed today at dawn, Tehran time. She was hanged in Tehran's notorious Evin prison along with 11 . . . more
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August 03, 2007 05:22 PM EDT --
Groups involved in worldwide humanitarian efforts welcomed the UN Security Council decision this week to send a hybrid force to Darfur, but demanded it send its peacekeepers to the war-torn region immediately. . . . more
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June 01, 2006 04:02 PM EDT --
Yes, the water swirls the other way (even tropical storms do), and they drive on the other side of the road, but there's one thing these Aussies (Ozzies, they call themselves) don't have backwards, . . . more
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June 12, 2007 03:54 PM EDT --
The U.S. Congress is under increasing pressure to support the creation of a new UN peacekeeping force that would help stop armed conflicts in the world before they turn into a Darfur-like humanitarian . . . more
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