Fighting Sparks a New Humanitarian Crisis in Africa
Excerpt reports fighting on two fronts in central Africa threatens a humanitarian crisis. Tens of thousands have fled into southwestern Uganda from North Kivu as Gen. Laurent Nkunda and Congolese forces clash with Interahamwe. Nkunda frames himself as protector of Tutsis, drawing mixed regional sympathy.
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Mnagana
Uganda
Central
Africa
Kivu
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Laurent Nkunda
Interahamwe
Nkunda
Drc
North
Africa Confidential
Rwanda
Paul Kalama
Mao at The Place illuminates Beijing mall as propaganda
In Beijing a LED lit concourse near Tiananmen Square features a Mao Zedong likeness amid a new shopping center. The exhibit pairs archival footage with hype as China’s Communist lineage is highlighted ahead of an important party congress.
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Beijing
Mao Zedong
Hunan
Tiananmen Square
Mao
China
Communist Party
Tehran dissident voice reporter freed after exit roadblocks
Jeffrey Gedmin of Radio Free Europe notes Iran pressured dissidents as Parnaz Azima, a dual U.S.-Iran citizen and Radio Farda translator, finally left Iran after authorities blocked her departure since January and then faced bureaucratic hurdles. The piece frames Tehran’s intimidation aims to chill civil society and sway U.S. policy.
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Parnaz Azima
Iran
Azima
U.S
Radio Farda
Radio Free Europe
Radio Liberty
Prague
Ernest Hemingway
Tehran
United States
Dry cleaners' costly win ends with business setback
Soo and Jin Chung won the $54 million pants lawsuit against Roy Pearson but Custom Cleaners closed the Bladensburg Road shop, sold the business, and laid off staff. They now operate a single Happy Cleaners near the Washington Convention Center as they recover from two years of legal strain.
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Washington
Roy Pearson
Soo
Jin Chung
U.S
D.C
Custom Cleaners
Chungs
Bladensburg Road
Happy Cleaners
Washington Convention Center
Soo Chung
Pearson
America
Soo Choi
Choi
Christopher Manning
Manning
Chung
Justice Delayed Again in OJ Case Says Columnist
The columnist argues entrapment claims in OJ Simpson's Las Vegas episode miss the point, insisting punishment must fit the crime and the criminal. He faults Simpson's arrogance and predicts harsh consequences, contrasting Capone and urging accountability beyond mere legal maneuvering.
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O.J
Las Vegas
al Capone
MoveOn attack ad sparks sharp Democratic backlash
A broad critique accuses MoveOn.org and Democratic leaders of weaponizing personal attacks against General Petraeus and other Bush administration figures. The piece argues the party has shifted left, relying on ad hominem tactics and a funded smear machine to shape public opinion ahead of 2008.
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MoveOn.org
David Petraeus
Democratic Party
New York Times
Petraeus
White House
MoveOn
Eli Pariser
Congress
Hillary Clinton
Clinton
George Soros
Bush
Dick Cheney
Donald Rumsfeld
John Ashcroft
Alberto Gonzalez
Condoleezza Rice
Samuel Alito
Echo Chamber
O.J. Simpson
Iraq
GOP
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Institute For War & Peace Reporting
Zedong
Philip Cunningham
Doshisha University
Kyoto
Japan
ANE
Jeffrey Gedmin
Dry Cleaners
the Law
Oor O.J
Hall of Fame
Fred Goldman
Creators Syndicate
Michael Dukakis
David Limbaugh
Brit Hume
Gen
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