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US elections: Obama wins Democratic nomination for president

The Guardian

 4 June 2008

 Barack Obama made history tonight by beating Hillary Clinton for the Democratic nomination to become the first African American with a viable chance of winning the White House.

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Only a 'grave threat' would trigger 42-day detention, say ministers

 The Independent

4 June 2008 

New powers to hold terror suspects for up to 42 days without charge would be triggered only by a "grave and exceptional" threat akin to the 7 July bombings in London, ministers said yesterday as they moved to defuse a potentially devastating revolt by Labour MPs.

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Palestinians Must Redefine Struggle
Ramzy Baroud By Ramzy Baroud on 26/03/2007 09:40
It’s never easy, although a sure assertion, to maintain that the Palestinian front, at home as well as abroad remains as fragmented and self-consumed, thus ineffective, as ever before, but most notably during the disastrous post-Oslo period.
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Put a veil on it
Rajnaara Akhtar By Rajnaara Akhtar on 26/03/2007 09:23
It is obvious that in light of the difficulties our schools are facing in tackling bullying, drug abuse, alarming rates of truancy, gang culture, knife and even gun crimes, and teacher abuse; the niqab certainly does not merit the Department for Education's attention nor subsequent front page headlines in the news.
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Demise of Muslim Women’s Helpline proves spirit of Scrooge is alive
Emdad Rahman By Emdad Rahman on 26/03/2007 09:20
The sorry state of the Muslim Women’s Helpline is down to the community's Scrooge-like mentality.
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Paying the blood price
Yvonne Ridley By Yvonne Ridley on 26/03/2007 08:33
It is the one thing me, Tony and George have in common, along with half their advisers and Government members ... not one of us wants to see our children fight for their country in Iraq or Afghanistan.
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Israel's dilemma in Palestine
Ghada Karmi By Ghada Karmi on 26/03/2007 08:05
Israel’s occupation has almost been forgotten and the origins of the conflict have totally disappeared from view. And yet, it is only by returning to the roots of the problem, by reminding ourselves how flawed the Zionist project always was, that the solution can be found.
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Reaching the Summit
Ismail Patel By Ismail Patel on 13/03/2007 10:32
Saudi Arabia is emerging as a key diplomatic force in the Middle East, but the pitfalls in the way of progress cannot be underestimated.
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Shortly after the occupation of Iraq in 2003, Coalition Provisional Authority administrator Paul Bremer issued an edict granting immunity to U.S. military and civilian personnel including employees of Blackwater USA.   Read More...


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