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International Crisis Group Condemns “Assault on Normal, Dignified” Life in Gaza
The International Crisis Group (ICG) issued a warning that the recent escalation of air strikes on Gaza and rocket attacks into Israel has created “the conditions for a rapid …

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News in Brief: Ivory Coast President May Surrender, and More
Ivory Coast President May Surrender As fighters surrounded Ivory Coast President Laurent Gbagbo's bunker Tuesday, the country's leader attempted to negotiate the terms of his surrender, according …

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France in Talks on Surrender of Ivory Coast Strongman
A man stands near burning tires on a street in Treichville, a suburb of Abidjan, Ivory Coast, on March 8, 2011. Militia loyal to strongman Laurent Gbagbo, who refuses …

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Institute of International Finance Wins Two Nobel Prizes
In a surprise announcement early this morning, the 2011 Nobel Peace Prize and the Nobel Prize for Economics (strictly speaking: “The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory …

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Court Dismisses Verizon Lawsuit Against FCC; Verizon Promises to Sue Again
(Photo: gt8073a) A federal appeals court on Monday dismissed anti-net neutrality complaints by Verizon and Metro PCS against the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on the grounds that …

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Jena Six Activist Convicted, Faces Decades in Prison
Civil rights activist Catrina Wallace, who received national acclaim for her central role in organizing protests around the Jena Six case, was convicted today of three counts of distribution …

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A Campaign Promise Dies: Obama and Military Commissions
This investigative report was originally published on Truthout.org on March 8, 2010. At first it seemed Obama was on track to make good on his campaign promise …

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Syrian Uprisings – Assad Is Not Going Anywhere
Reports in Arab media seem to suggest that Syrian President Hafez Assad, who took over the leadership from his dictatorial father in 2000, is not going to step down …

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News in Brief: Obama Launches Re-Election Campaign, and More
Obama Launches Re-Election Campaign The Hill reports that President Barack Obama on Monday officially announced that he would be running for a second term in the White …

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Joe Arpaio Launches “Air Posse” to Hunt Immigrants at Border
Arizona might be giving the anti-immigrant attacks a rest in its legislature, but out on the streets not much has changed. On Tuesday Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio announced …