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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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IS COLONIALISM IN ISRAEL UNTOUCHABLE?
Iqbal Jassat By Iqbal Jassat on 02/06/2008 08:05
Since the pages have turned in commemorating the 60th anniversary of the Nakba, do new headlines and reports covering stories other than Palestine suggest that its business as usual in Israel?
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60 Years of Denial
Ramzy Baroud By Ramzy Baroud on 20/05/2008 08:29
Don't ask for what you never had,' is the underlying message made by supporters of Israel when they claim Palestine was never a state to begin with.
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PARADOX OF FIREWORKS OVER STOLEN LAND
Iqbal Jassat By Iqbal Jassat on 13/05/2008 08:58
After 60 years it seems that the collective memory of the West is in danger of fading. Much worse is that concurrently, the West desires that the collective memory of the entire world also evaporates. This is wishful thinking simply because the world is aware that what the West hopes for is driven by a need to erase its guilt in the criminal dispossession of Palestinians six decades ago.
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The Bomb Squads: How to Survive a Gaza Refugee Camp
Ramzy Baroud By Ramzy Baroud on 08/05/2008 09:17
We waited breathless. Breathing heavily was hazardous under these somewhat exceptional circumstances. The army, my father often advised, was sensitive to the slightest movements or sounds, including a whisper, a cough, or God forbid, a sneeze. Thus we sat completely still. Muneer, my younger brother was entrusted with the mission of peering through the rusty holes in the front door.
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Follywood in Darfur
Yvonne Ridley By Yvonne Ridley on 30/04/2008 09:31
THEY do say that Tinsel Town, home of the fabulously rich, famous and beautiful people is the place where dreams come true. But I think that Hollywood should now be renamed Follywood to reflect the actions of some of its residents.
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Mixed Priorities: Why Palestinian Unity is Not an Option
Ramzy Baroud By Ramzy Baroud on 28/04/2008 09:24
Just days after the Hamas-Fatah clash last June in Gaza, Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas looked firm and composed as he shook hands with members of his new emergency government. He made sure his move appeared as legitimate as possible, issuing decrees that outlawed the armed militias of Hamas, and also suspended consequential clauses in the Palestinian Basic Law, which had thus far served as a constitution.
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