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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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 James Barrett
Author: James Barrett Created: 24/12/2006 13:12
James Barrett is a recent graduate from the University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg with an MA in politics. He helped to establish a student branch of the Palestinian Solidarity Committee (PSC) and has worked with both the PSC and the Anti-War Coalition of South Africa.

The anti-war movement
By James Barrett on 22/02/2007 13:46
In the course of 2001 and 2002 grassroots activists and organisations from across the world built a movement that was to take on enormous global resonance.
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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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The Global Peace & Unity Event

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The Global Peace & Unity Event organised by Islam channel has proved to be the world’s largest Islamic event attracting both Muslims and Non Muslims interested to experience the diversity of Islam and at the same time gain knowledge from International speakers, acclaimed academics and scholars.

Date: Saturday 24 - Sunday 25 November 2007

Venue: Excel, London

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