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Written by Rene Wadlow
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Wednesday, 10 June 2009 |
 Albert Bongo Omar Bongo, President of Gabon since 1967, died on June 8, 2009 in a hospital in Barcelona, Spain. I had known him in 1966 when I was working in Gabon, and he was the ‘directeur de cabinet’ – chief administrative officer – of the first President of Gabon, Leon Mba. I was told by a French friend who was an advisor to the President that Bongo was the man to watch and that his power was growing. |
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Written by Zuhra Bahman
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Tuesday, 09 June 2009 |
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 Bashardost Among the no-chancers in Afghanistan's presidential race there’s one who is attracting attention: Ramazan Bashardost, Afghanistan’s answer to Ralph Nader. Bashardost has built a reputation as a staunch idealist who resigned from his ministerial position in the Karzai government. And he is popular with ordinary Afghans |
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Written by Walied Khogali and Anita Krajnc
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Friday, 05 June 2009 |
Two networks or groups, Canadians for Al Jazeera and the Campaign for Democratic Media have partnered together to form a joint campaign in order to support Al Jazeera English’s CRTC application to broadcast in Canada. Canada’s broadcast regulator is accepting public comments until June 8. These groups have already generated one thousand letters from the Canadian public in hopes of giving Canadians the choice of viewing a truly independent global news network among the overwhelming 500-channel universe currently available. |
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Written by Sam Mayfield
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Thursday, 04 June 2009 |
The struggle for Tamils in Sri Lanka continues despite the alleged end of the war in May 2009. Tens of thousands of civilians were killed in the final weeks of war. Hundreds of thousands of civilians are displaced without food, shelter or medical supplies. This video offers a brief history of Sri Lanka and the Eelam struggle. |
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Written by John F. Wasik
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Wednesday, 03 June 2009 |
You would think with home prices still dropping like hailstones in most areas, that homes would be bargains. The present buyer's market obscures a key fact about the housing crisis though: millions sought the refuge of cheap credit, subprime and adjustable loans during the boom because they were the easiest routes to homeownership in a time when house prices far outpaced income growth. |
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