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Posted by geri
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Wednesday, 17 May 2006 |
Israel made a decision to open the main cargo crossing to the
Gaza strip for the first time in several months out of humanitarian
concerns. The Karni crossing has been closed on and off for security
reasons but Palestinians normally import much of their food and export
goods and produce through the opening. It's closing has had a
significant economic impact on Gaza residents. Israel's newspaper, Haaretz quoted Israel's new defense minister as saying during a meeting with his army commanders, "Our war is against terror, not against the residents of the Strip." It also reported that just three weeks ago the Palestinian Authority thwarted a planned attack at the crossing.
(One small hurrah uttered for Minister Peretz!
Faith that is positive can be powerful.)
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Posted by geri
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Tuesday, 16 May 2006 |
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When former US President Jimmy Carter saw the suffering in the
developing world caused by a little known disease called Guinea worm,
he updated the human rights mission of the Carter Center to include
public health. Today, nearly 25 years later, the Carter Center has been
successful in fighting the
parasite "almost to the brink of extinction," winning him this year's
$1 million prize for global health from the Bill and Melinda Gates
Foundation. (USA Today photo and full story) |
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Posted by geri
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Monday, 15 May 2006 |
The Justice Department’s latest annual National Crime Victimization
Survey of the United States estimates that rapes and attempted rapes
fell more than 80 percent in the last three decades from 1973 through 2004. . .
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Read more... [Dramatic Downward Trend in Rapes]
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Posted by geri
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Monday, 15 May 2006 |
Colonel Gaddafi's desire to bring Libya back into the international fold has paid off.
The US has followed the lead of the UN by renewing "full diplomatic
relations with Libya and deciding to remove it from its list of
countries that support terrorism." (BBC News) The United Nations lifted sanctions against Libya in September.
Some of the actions taken by Gaddafi that have earned him esteem in the
rest of the world include renouncing weapons of mass destruction in
2004, and agreeing to pay compensation to families of victims in the
Lockerbie bombing in 2003.
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Posted by Eric Kelderman
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Thursday, 11 May 2006 |
Six state programs, ranging from Maine's comprehensive health care
reform to Wisconsin's environmental program for businesses, are
competing for $100,000 grants in one of the nation's premiere good
government competitions.
More than 1,000 federal, state and local government programs entered
this year's contest, called the Innovations in American Government
Award. The half-dozen state initiatives are among 18 finalists being
judged on novelty, effectiveness and potential to be replicated.
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Read more... [Innovation Competes for Good Government Awards]
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