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From Baghdad’s Own Tahrir Square to Mosul: The Friday of the Free
Lieven De Cauter presents a letter from his colleague in Iraq, Asma Al Haidari: April 15th. What am I to write to you about today? It is …
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Qaddafi Forces Said to Withdraw From Misrata, but Meaning Is Unclear
A rebel fighter carries a Degtyaryov machine gun at the western gate of Ajdabiya, Libya, April 8, 2011. (Photo: Bryan Denton / The New York Times) …
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Resistance to Fracking, Gas Drilling Rises on Unlikely Soil
A pump used in fracturing sits on a golf course in Fort Worth, Texas in October 2009. (Photo: Matt Nager / The New York Times) Fort …
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Another Ron Paul Son All But Rules Out Senate Bid
Denton - Dr. Robert Paul doesn't think he's ready to join the crowded race to replace Republican Kay Bailey Hutchison in the U.S. Senate. One week after …
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Corruption in Kenya Drives Rise in Girl-Child Trafficking
Nairobi - For almost three years, 39 year old, Jane Ngoyoini, has not seen or heard from her daughter. In 2007, 15 year old, Frieda Ngoyoini, completely vanished during …
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President of Yemen Agrees to Resign for Immunity
(Photo: AJTalkEng / Flickr) Cairo - Yemen’s president, Ali Abdullah Saleh, agreed on Saturday to leave power after 32 years of autocratic rule, according to a top …
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Japanese Revisit Nuclear Zone While They Can
Okuma, Japan - Residents who lived near the damaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant flocked to the area on Thursday ahead of a midnight evacuation deadline imposed by the …
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Syrian Security Forces Fire on Mourners in Several Towns
(Photo: anjci / Flickr) Beirut, Lebanon - Syrian security forces fired their weapons into crowds of mourners in at least three towns on Saturday, as tens of …
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Pakistan-US Feud Boils Over CIA Drone Strikes
Washington - Even as it publicly demands an end to U.S. drone attacks on militants in its tribal area, Pakistan is allowing the CIA to launch the missile-firing robot …
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Obama’s Young Mother Abroad
Stanley Ann Dunham at Borobudur in Indonesia, in the early 1970s. (Photo: Friends and family of Stanley Ann Dunham)