Salem-News.com (Jun-02-2012 15:37:00)
Femicide on International Trial Again
Kent Paterson for Salem-News.com
They were all “pretty,” coming from lower middle class and poorer socio-economic backgrounds.
(LAS CRUCES, NM) -
Back in March 2009, 18-year old Monica Janeth Alanis went to school at the Autonomous University of Ciudad Juarez. She has not been seen or heard from since.
More than 3 years later, the missing student’s parents, Ricardo Alanis and Olga Esparza, still have no leads on the whereabouts of their daughter,
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Salem-News.com (Jun-02-2012 14:39:00)
Lie: An Order from President Kagame of Rwanda
Jennifer Fierberg, MSW Salem-News.com
Rwandan National Congress (RNC) Speaks on Rwanda’s issues in the Congo.
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Recent weeks have seen the Central Africa region, particularly the Congo and Rwanda; face many dualities of challenges; from the sentencing of warlords at the ICC to new rebel groups in the Congo.
A central player in all of this has, once again, emerged as Rwanda and the Kagame Regime.
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Salem-News.com (Jun-02-2012 14:04:00)
Battlelines Being Drawn for Next Phase: a Plus for Palestinians?
Dr. Franklin Lamb Salem-News.com
Both of Egypt's finalists will carry substantial political baggage into Round Two.
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The official results of the first round of the historic Egyptian presidential elections, the first ever in Mother Egypt where the results were not known in advance, present an encouraging snapshot of “new democratic Egypt”.
The choice of close to 50 per cent of Egypt’s approximately 50 million eligible voters, will not be officially announced until late May.
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Salem-News.com (Jun-01-2012 21:18:00)
Temple of Tamil Folk Heritage in Sri Lanka Found Destroyed, Desecrated
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Jaffna University History Department surveyed and documented damage to the temples in the resettled parts of the HSZ in Valikaamam North.
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A unique temple of Tamil Eelam folk heritage, dedicated to Kooddaththaar, was found destroyed, and its rare bronze idol sawed off and stolen.
For the last two decades the locality was under the ‘High Security Zone’ (HSZ) of the occupying Sinhala military.
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Salem-News.com (Jun-01-2012 19:11:00)
The Ethiopian Land Giveaway: `What is yours is mine, what is mine is my own`
Graham Peebles Special to Salem-News.com
Graham Peebles highlights the injustices and hardships caused to ordinary Ethiopians by their government’s policy of giving away agricultural land to foreign cash-crop investors and land speculators.
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It is a colonial phenomenon: appropriate land for the needs of the colonists and to hell with the indigenous people.
Might is right, be it military or economic.
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Salem-News.com (Jun-01-2012 17:38:00)
Republican Anarchy and Theocracy
Kenneth G. Ramey Salem-News.com
The story of Christianity is one of unrelenting and devious methods from which Protestants escaped in the 18th Century.
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Mitt Romney has proven to be better able to tell others how to behave as Mormons ought, than to live up to the tenets of his faith himself.
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Salem-News.com (Jun-01-2012 16:06:00)
FDA Bill Passes House and Senate
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Amendment on Imported Drugs Defeated - Large Contributions from PhRMA & Healthcare Industry to Both Chambers.
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The U.S. House of Representatives passed its version of the FDA user fee bill (H.R. 5651) Wednesday 387-5.
The vote comes on the heels of the Senates 96-1 vote passing their version of the bill (S. 3187) last week.
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Salem-News.com (Jun-01-2012 15:51:00)
George Zimmerman`s Bond Revoked: He has 48 Hours to Surrender Himself
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George Zimmerman’s Bond Revoked: He has 48 Hours to Surrender Himself
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Today, a judge in Florida revoked bail for George Zimmerman in the case of Trayvon Martin.
The judge has agreed with prosecutors that Zimmerman has violated the terms of his bail, and must surrender himself to police within 48 hours.
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Salem-News.com (Jun-01-2012 15:22:00)
Reactor Reax Top Stories - Nuclear Power Industry Taking It On The Chin In States Across U.S.
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Reports focus on one of the world's most dangerous elements.
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In this week's Reactor Reax report, Russia's most notorious landmark, Chernobly nuclear power plant, teaches a lesson; that the dues for this business practice are paid for by citizens in economic cost.
Soaring costs are plaguing one California nuclear power plant. Also a landmark, San Onofre's repair costs continue to mount.
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Salem-News.com (Jun-01-2012 14:21:00)
Mosque Building and Zones of Comfort
Paul Louis Metzger, Ph.D. for Salem-News.com
The best way to promote civility is to be civil and promote the common good for Muslims, Christians, and those of diverse convictions on religion and spirituality throughout the land.
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USA Today released an article a few days ago about the controversy surrounding the building of mosques in America.
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