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Should people pay for new organs?
Should people pay for new organs? byTim Harford Last month, 20-year old David Lomas donated over half of his liver to save the life of his father, Stephen. It was an inspiring sacrifice. There aren't enough donors to go around, and 400 people die each...
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Katrina victims lose in court
Katrina victims lose in appeals court By BECKY BOHRER, Associated Press Hurricane Katrina victims whose homes and businesses were destroyed when floodwaters breached levees in the 2005 storm cannot recover money from their insurance companies for the...
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Not enough Vitamin D
One Billion People Don't Get Enough Vitamin D July 19, 2007 THURSDAY, July 19 (HealthDay News) -- Vitamin D deficiency is a common problem that can lead to a number of serious health conditions, but it can be prevented, says one expert. People get vitamin...
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Anyone remember Haiti?
Anyone remember Haiti? by Bill Fletcher Jr. Baltimore Times Originally published 8/3/2007 One of the most striking features of the mainstream US media is its ability to 'disappear' certain issues and stories irrespective of their importance. Case in point:...
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Video explaining the real deal on joining the military
Before you enlist, watch http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZFsaGv6cefw Video Description Straight talk from soldiers, veterans and their family members tells what is missing from the sales pitches presented by recruiters and the military's marketing efforts....
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Slandering Zimbabwe (Resumé en français)
http://gowans.wordpress.com/2007/07/30/slandering-zimbabwe%e2%80%99s-fight-for-independence/ Slandering Zimbabwe’s Fight for Independence By Stephen Gowans Zimbabwe is in the grips on an economic crisis. Food and electricity shortages plague the country,...
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Les accords Nord-Sud suscitent la grogne des paysans Africains
APE - Jusqu'où résistera la société civile ? Le Pays (Ouagadougou) ACTUALITÉS 1 Août 2007 Par la force de mobilisation des organisations de la société civile africaine, les Accords de partenariat économique sont en passe de devenir l'un des processus...
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Conference sur la renaissance africaine dans le monde d'aujourd'hui
RENCONTRE avec Pr. Théophile OBENGA Université de San Francisco (USA) Lundi 23 JUILLET 2007 A 18h30 Thème : LA RENAISSANCE AFRICAINE DANS LE MONDE D’AUJOURD’HUI AU LUCERNAIRE, 53 rue Notre Dame Des Champs, métro : Notre Dames Des Champs – Ligne 12 ENTREE...
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Ghana offers land to Diasporan Africans
http://www.ghanaweb .com/GhanaHomePa ge/diaspora/ artikel.php? ID=127838 Wednesday, 25 July 2007 Paga chief pledges land for Africans in the Diaspora Paga (U/E), July 25, GNA - The Paramount Chief of Paga Traditional Area in the Kassena-Nankana District,...
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Nigeria upgrades its charges against drug maker Pfizer
Nigeria Files New Pfizer Suit Fraud Added To Allegations Against U.S. Drug Maker Associated Press July 21, 2007 ABUJA, Nigeria - Government lawyers filed a new $7 billion civil lawsuit Friday against Pfizer Inc., adding a more serious fraud charge to...
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After push for unity in the motherland, Africans now push for African-Diasporan unity
Summit in Jamaica Named Dr. Dudley Thompson Chief Elder & President of Diaspora Region July 19, 2007 Contact: Rev. P.D. Menelik@ 404-527-7756 /http://www.rhawpam.org/ "Not only are they wicked for enslaving our ancestors but worse, they have stubbornly...
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Sudanese police coldbloodedly murder Nubians protesting Nile Dam Project
http://news. nationalgeograph ic.com/news/ 2007/06/070615- sudan-nubian. html Four Killed Over Nile Dam Project That Threatens Nubian Towns Dan Morrison in Sebo, Sudanfor National Geographic NewsJune 15, 2007 A proposed dam project on the Nile River has...
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FBI helped frame 4 men for murder
Judge: FBI helped frame 4 men for murder By DENISE LAVOIE, Associated Press Thu Jul 26, 2007 The FBI helped frame four men for a 1965 murder and withheld information that could have cleared them, a federal judge ruled Thursday in ordering the government...
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Chavez, Nasser et Lumumba ensemble au Sommet Social de Caracas
Chavez, Nasser et Lumumba ensemble Thierry Deronne, Caracas, septembre 2007 Le Sommet Social de Caracas accueille les fils de Gamal Abdel Nasser et de Patrice Lumumba. Abdul Hakim Nasser rappelle les conditions difficiles dans lesquelles son père lança...
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Appeal to the sons and daughters of Africa
An Appeal To The Sons And Daughters Of Mother Africa - To Those At Home And Abroad By Dr. Ousmane Ba In the face of the bewildering and escalating dramatic crisis unfolding right before our eyes and shaking the continent, from Cape to Cairo and from Dakar...
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Repentance!! Deux poids, deux mesures
« Repentance » : Deux poids, deux mesures, selon que vous êtes Africain ou que vous contrôlez les médias et que vous faites partie du « lobby qui n’existe pas » ? En préambule, je tiens à préciser que je suis « Juif de facto » par ma grand-mère maternelle,...
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Ghana warmly welcomes home diasporan Africans
http://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/NewsArchive/artikel.php?ID=128008 Pilgrims from the Diaspora welcomed at Elmina General News of Friday, 27 July 2007 Elmina, July 27, GNA, Several Africans from the Diaspora, who undertook a pilgrimage to the Northern...
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La saltimbanque de l'information
Les piètres saltimbanques de l’information Philippe Randa Qui peut encore douter que nous évoluons chaque jour un peu plus dans la société du spectacle ? L’été peut-être davantage encore que le reste de l’année. Pour s’en convaincre, que les derniers...
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Why the Congo and the rest of Africa can't make any headway
The same ol' game in the Congo “Formerly the Belgian Congo, this territory was inhabited by ancient Negrito peoples (Pygmies), who were pushed into the mountains by Bantu and Nilotic invaders. The American correspondent Henry M. Stanley navigated the...
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Online mobilisation forces advertiser pull out from BET's racist series
"Mess" flap spurs advertisers to drop BET series http://www.reuters.com/article/industryNews/idUSN1030366320070710?pageNumber=2 By Andrew Wallenstein LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Mounting backlash against an upcoming BET series accused of trafficking...
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Reactions au discours de M. Sarkozy
Allocution de M. Nicolas SARKOZY, Président de la République, pronnoncé à l'Université de Dakar Dakar, Sénégal, le 26 juillet 2007 http://www.elysee.fr/elysee/elysee.fr/francais/interventions/2007/juillet/allocution_a_l_universite_de_dakar.79184.html...
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Randall Robinson’s new book on Haiti
http://www.randallrobinson.com/ An Unbroken Agony Haiti, from Revolution to the Kidnapping of a President. On February 29th, 2004 the democratically elected president of Haiti, Jean-Bertrand Aristide, was forced to leave his country. The twice elected...
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Al Sharpton challenges bling bling lifestyle of the entertainment industry
Rev. Sharpton backs idea on rap lyrics By CAROLYN THOMPSON, Associated Press The Rev. Al Sharpton, who has challenged the entertainment industry on denigrating lyrics, on Monday supported a state senator's idea to pull public investments from companies...
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American protectionism angers China
Chinese anger over US seafood ban China has reacted angrily to a US ban on seafood products, after American authorities claimed they included antibiotics banned in the US. The head of China's health inspection watchdog, Li Changjian, called the ban indiscriminate...
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Stop trying to 'save' Africa
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/07/13/AR2007071301714.html Stop Trying To 'Save' Africa By Uzodinma Iweala Sunday, July 15, 2007 Last fall, shortly after I returned from Nigeria, I was accosted by a perky blond college student...