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Former Islamist warlord elected president of Somali region
Reuters* Ex-warlord fought al Shabaab but is not liked in Mogadishu * Central government struggling to assert control * Clan-based divisions threaten bid to rebuild Somalia By Drazen Jorgic MOGADISHU, May 15 (Reuters) - A former Islamist warlord was declared...Tags: Al-Qaeda, Mogadishu (Somalia), National Government, Wars and Interventions, Government
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4 more sentenced in Minnesota in Somali terror case
Star TribuneU.S. District Judge Michael Davis sentenced four more men to prison on Tuesday for their roles in support of Al-Shabab, an organization in Somalia labeled a terrorist group by the U.S. State Department. Three of the men received three-year terms. A...Tags: Prisons, Prosecution, Punishment, Trials, Lawyers
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Somali terror 'recruiter' gets 14 years, 3 others get 3 years each
St. Paul Pioneer PressIn a terrorism investigation spanning years and continents, Omer Abdi Mohamed was the closest the government came to finding the person who recruited young conscripts to fight in Somalia. The Minneapolis charter school volunteer helped organize small...Tags: Nazi Party, Defendants, Court Preliminary, Al-Qaeda, Trials
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Two Somalis sentenced to prison for aiding terrorism
Star TribuneTwo men were sent to prison Monday for their key roles in what prosecutors said was a terrorist "pipeline" to send young men to fight in the Somali civil war. Muhamud Said Omar, 46, a janitor at a Minneapolis mosque, who was convicted in 2012 of...Tags: Prisons, Court Preliminary, Defendants, Ethiopia, Trials
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Minneapolis: Sentencing begins in Somali terrorism recruitment effort
St. Paul Pioneer PressOne was a former truck driver whose mental abilities are doubted by his own attorneys, and the other was a graduate of one of the state's best schools and had, by all accounts, a promising future. But their brief flirtation with the Somali terrorist...Tags: Prisons, Defendants, Court Preliminary, Al-Qaeda, Trials
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EDITORIAL: Editorial: Postville making progress 5 years after immigration raid
Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier, IowaFive years ago, the town of Postville was left in shambles after a raid that led to the arrest of nearly 400 immigrant workers. The kosher meatpacking plant, known as Agriprocessors, was the economic anchor for the small town. Many plant officials faced...Tags: Sholom Rubashkin, Labor Legislation, Immigration, Dollar General Corporation, Africa
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Postville rebuilding five years after Agriprocessors raid
Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier, IowaAs the sun's first rays fell on Postville on May 12, 2008, no one could anticipate the intensity of the spotlight that would focus on this drowsy little farm town before the day was over. Within hours, the very mention of Postville would conjure...Tags: Financially Distressed Companies, Foreclosures, Justice System, Sholom Rubashkin, Immigration
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Hurting but grateful: Lewiston fire victims share their stories
Portland Press Herald, MaineAlmost all of the fire victims are refugees from Africa, fleeing war and violence in their own countries to seek better lives in the United States. They lost nearly everything they owned in the three fires that destroyed nine buildings in downtown...Tags: Congo, American Red Cross, Fires, Mother's Day, Apple iPod
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TICAD to redefine Japan aid to Africa
The Japan TimesWhen the first Tokyo International Conference on African Development was held 20 years ago, circumstances in Japan and Africa were vastly different than they are today. Japan, despite the implosion of the bubble economy by 1993, was still the second-...Tags: International Monetary Fund, Poverty, Energy Resources, Economic Organization, Conservation
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MCT Graphics final advisory for Thursday, May 09, 2013
MCT Graphics- 20130509 KLAMATH WATER, Posted 2 col x 4.25 in / 82x108 mm / 232x306 pixels Map showing the Klamath River Basin in Northern California and Southern Oregon; an agreement to resolve distribution of water, restore habitat and remove four...Tags: The Players Championship, Energy Resources, Natural Gas, Diabetes, Ice Hockey
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Food aid for the 21st century
For almost 60 years, a bag of life-saving food etched with the American flag has served as one of the purest expressions of our country's generosity and compassion around the world — from the earthquake devastated streets of Port au Prince to the...
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Arms embargo lifted, but Somalia cannot afford weapons -minister
Reuters* Somalia trying to rebuild after two decades of war * Somali forces battling Qaeda-linked Islamist militants By Mohammed Abbas LONDON, May 8 (Reuters) - Somalia's armed forces have not received "a single bullet" despite the partial lifting of a United...Tags: African Union, Foreign Aid, United Nations, Armed Forces, Economic Sanctions
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