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One Missile, One Playground: The Will of Gaza (Ramzy Baroud)
Ramzy Baroud -- World News Trust June 8, 2011 -- GAZA -- A “Hamas commander” drove a beat-up gray van in northern Gaza and theatrically spoke on his walkie-talkie as I sat in the passenger seat. The ...
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Till September: The PA’s Meaningless Deadlines (Ramzy Baroud)
Ramzy Baroud -- World News Trust Feb. 25, 2011 -- Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas and his supporters in the Fatah party want us to believe that dramatic changes are underway in the ...
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The Guiding Principle (David Glenn Cox)
David Glenn Cox -- World News Trust Jan. 31, 2011 -- It has been about a month since my rescue from the street. I quickly became sissified, sanctified, civilized and satisfied. I am plagued though, ...
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Hope in 2011: Peoples, Civil Society Stand Tall (Ramzy Baroud)
Ramzy Baroud -- World News Trust Dec. 30, 2010 -- When the Iraqi army fell before invading U.S. and British troops in 2003, the latter’s mission seemed to be accomplished. But nearly eight years ...
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BOOKS: Insisting on Their Humanity: ‘The Plight of the Palestinians’ (Ramzy Baroud)
Ramzy Baroud -- World News Trust Dec. 16, 2010 -- When a copy of William A. Cook’s latest book, The Plight of the Palestinians arrived in my mailbox, I initially felt a little worried. The volume, ...
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A Follow Up on My Fifth Grade Essay: Education at Gunpoint (Ramzy Baroud)
Ramzy Baroud -- World News Trust Nov. 18, 2010 -- I recall the first sentence of my fifth grade essay on “Education and Youth”. Written with the occasional aid of my father, and dotted with clichés, ...
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Another Baghdad Massacre: Iraqi Christians Are Already at Home (Ramzy Baroud)
Ramzy Baroud -- World News Trust Nov. 10, 2010 -- On Sunday, Oct. 31, when a group of militants seized a church in Baghdad, killing and wounding scores of Iraqi Christians, it signaled yet another ...
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Law Curbs McDonald's Happy Meal Toys (Lisa Baertlein)
Nov. 3, 2010 -- LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -- San Francisco has become the first major U.S. city to pass a law that cracks down on the popular practice of giving away free toys with unhealthy restaurant ...
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Nine Months After the Quake - a Million Haitians Slowly Dying (Bill Quigley)
Oct. 11, 2010 (Information Clearing House) -- "If it gets any worse," said Wilda, a homeless Haitian mother, "we're not going to survive." Mothers and grandmothers surrounding her nodded solemnly. ...
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Record 41.8 Million Americans Receiving Food Stamps (Michael Krebs)
Oct. 6, 2010 (Information Clearing House) -- As the November midterm elections draw closer, the stubborn unemployment rate has pushed a record 41.8 million Americans onto food stamps. Representing ...
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Student badges equipped with tracking devices (Tiffany Craig)
Oct. 1, 2010 -- SANTA FE (WKOU) -- Students in Santa Fe have to wear ID badges to class, complete with a built-in tracking device. The Smart Badge program started this school year, and is getting ...
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