Posted by Matt in June 4th, 2008 |
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Borders,
Brazil,
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Compassion,
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Egypt,
Food Aid,
Food Crisis,
Food World,
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Iran,
Money Ideas,
Presidents,
Scientists,
World Leaders,
Zimbabwe
World leaders, alarmed over the spiraling number of hungry in their countries and at their borders, Tuesday urged each other to contribute money, ideas and compassion to feed an estimated 950 million people.
The presidents of Brazil, Iran and Zimbabwe, among others, joined scientists, humanitarian relief experts and diplomats to forge immediate responses and long-term ideas [...]
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Posted by Matt in May 18th, 2008 |
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Israel,
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American Jewish Organizations,
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Conference Of Presidents Of Major American Jewish Organ,
Ehud Olmert,
Grandees,
Israel,
Israel Ehud,
jerusalem,
Jewish Leaders,
Legal Worries,
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Prime Minister Of Israel,
Redundancy,
Sanctity,
Sole Sovereignty
WHEN the prime minister of Israel, Ehud Olmert, arrived at a Jerusalem ballroom in February to address the grandees of the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations (a redundancy, since there are no minor American Jewish organizations), he was pugnacious, as is customary, but he was also surprisingly defensive, and not because of [...]
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Posted by Matt in January 29th, 2008 |
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Economy,
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Chant,
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Crowds,
Davos,
England,
Masters Of The Universe,
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Oil And Water,
Presidents,
Prime Ministers,
Protesters,
Referees,
Soccer,
World Economic Forum,
World Leaders
Soccer crowds in England like to abuse match referees by chanting: “You don’t know what you’re doing.” If protesters had been able to get near the World Economic Forum in Davos last week, they could justifiably have aimed the same chant at the world leaders who assembled in the Alps.
These people are meant to be [...]
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