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The Road to Arab Democracy
Egyptian flags are waved as Egyptians protest in Cairo's Tahrir Square, April 1, 2011. (Photo: Andrea Bruce / The New York Times) Jerusalem - During the turmoil …
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Lawsuit: Racist Letters Spurred Arpaio to Step Up Immigration Sweeps
Phoenix, Ariz. - Racially charged letters sent to Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio by his constituents—submitted Friday as evidence in a three-year-old racial-profiling lawsuit—could shed light on the motivations …
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Canada Turns Hard Right, to Israel’s Benefit
On May 02, 2011, Canadian electors voted in a majority government for the former minority government of Stephen Harper and the Conservative Party. The Conservatives won 167 out of …
The Ivory Coast: The Country in Full Extension of Nomadic War?
After bleeding Liberia and Sierra Leone white, armed bands rallied Alassane Ouattara’s troops and have since set the Ivory Coast to fire and sword. Hence the threat of permanent …
Taking Credit Versus Taking Action
President Barack Obama listens during a meeting in the Situation Room of the White House on Sunday, May 1, 2011.
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From Education to Action: Inside the Arizona Ethnic Studies Battle
UNIDOS member Daniel Montoya addresses the supporters filling the school board meeting room. Nine members of the youth group took over the April 26 Tucson board meeting and …
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Drug-Related Violence Closing in on Mexican Capital
Cuernavaca - The military offensive waged by the conservative government of President Felipe Calderón against drug cartels in northern Mexico has resulted in an appalling death toll and grief-stricken …
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The Hancock 37 v. Official Lawlessness, Part One: Two Worlds
(Photo: Nick Mottern) In the week leading up to Easter 2011, antiwar organizers in upstate New York held a remarkable series of events aimed at grounding the …
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Black Market in Organ Donations Flourishes in China
Beijing - In China, where a growing demand for organ transplants coupled with a dramatic shortage of donors has fuelled a rampant black market trade, selling your organs for …
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Syrian Troops Reportedly Enter Restive City
BEIRUT, Lebanon — Troops backed by tanks stormed a city on Syria’s Mediterranean coast on Saturday that has proved one of the most restive in the seven-week uprising, besieging …