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March 14, 2010 - 15:51

Kadyrov Seeks To Expel Illegal Migrants And Russian Police

In recent days Ramzan Kadyrov has proposed two new moves to reduce to a minimum the number of non-Chechens in Chechnya.
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March 14, 2010 - 15:51

Fake Russian Coup Report Sparks Outrage In Georgia

A 30-minute TV report of an alleged new Russian attack on Georgia coinciding with a Russian-backed coup led by two prominent oppositionists has triggered widespread panic and outrage.
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March 14, 2010 - 15:50

48 More Species Listed As Endangered In Hawaii

As recently discussed, the United States government is most likely going to list the loggerhead turtle as endangered rather than its current standing as threatened. While this is good news, ...
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March 14, 2010 - 15:50

Green Grand Prix Plans Double Header Again in 2010

Drivers of alternate fueled vehicles, hybrids and fuel-efficient, gasoline-powered cars will have two opportunities to test their vehicles at the 6th Annual Green Grand Prix in Watkins Glen, NY ...
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March 14, 2010 - 15:50

CyberSaturday Debate: Nuclear plants

By Michael Kraft Increasingly policymakers and citizens across the political spectrum recognize the need to rethink traditional sources of energy and work toward a more diversified and sustainable ...
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March 14, 2010 - 15:50

A Tale of Two Countries: Japan, China, and the Low-Carbon Economy

I've had the good fortune to view the world through a Japanese lens over the past 10 days — specifically, the worlds of green business and clean technology, about which I've come to Japan to ...
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March 14, 2010 - 15:37

What You Need to Know About Plug-In Hybrids and Your Electric Bill

And how it compares to paying at the pump.
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March 14, 2010 - 15:36

The Great Fair Trade Debate

As consumers increasingly choose ethically sourced brands from developing countries one wonders whether that choice has any impact on producers in those countries.
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March 14, 2010 - 15:36

Zimbabwe: Zumas Team Intervenes in Unity Govt Disputes

SOUTH African President Jacob Zuma is expected in Harare on Tuesday in yet another attempt to break the deadlock between Zanu PF and the two MDC formations.
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March 14, 2010 - 15:36

Military Leader Warns Guinea Soldiers About Sabotaging Transition

General Konate says he will not allow the military to undermine plans for return to constitutional rule with new elections scheduled
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March 14, 2010 - 15:36

When Kenya saved Washington DC

In today’s NYT : … everyone-as-informant mapping is shaking up the world, bringing the Wikipedia revolution to the work of humanitarians and soldiers who parachute into places with little good ...
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March 14, 2010 - 15:35

Fighting global hunger: food as a right

Robert Zachritz, World Vision's director of advocacy and government relations, testified before Congress on March 11th about the global ... keep reading......
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March 14, 2010 - 15:35

Ten things you probably didn’t know about Burkina Faso

We are now in Burkina Faso, the last stop on what has been a fascinating and somewhat challenging tour of West Africa. Here’s a beginner’s guide to one of the world’s poorest countries: 1. Located ...
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March 14, 2010 - 15:35

Progressives Choke on Their Pretzels as Karl Rove Rewrites History

by Paul Harris For Karl Rove's legions of liberal detractors – who did not manage to lay a hand on him while he was in power – it has been a case of too little, too late. read more
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March 14, 2010 - 15:35

Obama's Education Reform Push is Bad Education Policy

by Diane Ravitch There have been two features that regularly mark the history of U.S. public schools. Over the last century, our education system has been regularly captivated by a Big Idea -- a ...
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March 14, 2010 - 14:51

Pakistan Bombs Taliban Positions

Pakistani fighter jets today killed at least nine suspected Taliban insurgents and bombed a series of Taliban outposts in an offensive near the Afghan border.
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March 14, 2010 - 14:51

Lawyer cautions about Ethiopian Airlines crash reports

VOA March 12, 2010 Alula Kebede An attorney in Seattle sees Lebanese government statements about an incomplete investigation of the crash of Ethiopia Airlines Flight 409 in January as ...
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March 14, 2010 - 14:51

Azerbaijans Unsinkable General

Colonel General Safar Abiyev is the longest serving defense minister in the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), and one of the longest serving in the world. Now just 60, he has headed the ...
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March 14, 2010 - 14:51

Gov’t says: human trafficking becomes a matter of grave concern

Reporter, Ethiopia March 13, 2010 Kaleyesus Bekele Human trafficking in Ethiopia has become a matter of grave concern to government authorities. Zenebu Tadesse, State Minister of the Ministry of ...
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March 14, 2010 - 14:51

U.S. has no plan to “Americanize” Somalia conflict

Reuters March 13, 2010 WASHINGTON – The United States on Friday denied coordinating plans by Somalia’s embattled government to launch an offensive against Islamist fighters, saying it had no plans ...
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