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U.S. airlifts aid to Myanmar
The Associated PressA U.S. plane ferried relief to Myanmar for the first time today, but with 2 million cyclone victims facing disease and starvation, a radical proposal was gaining ground: Airdropping aid without the junta's approval. Even as the death toll from Cyclone...Tags: Foreign Aid, Death and Dying, Charity, Coup d'Etat, Defense
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US begins aid flights to Myanmar cyclone victims
A U.S. plane ferried relief to Myanmar for the first time Monday to help nearly 2 million cyclone victims facing disease and starvation, but the U.N. chief criticized the military junta for its "unacceptably slow response." Even as the death toll...Tags: Death and Dying, Armed Forces, Air and Space Accidents, Disasters, Charity
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Court blocked from case: Too many investments
Associated Press WriterThe Supreme Court tossed itself off a big case Monday. The court couldn't take up an apartheid dispute involving some of the nation's largest companies because too many of the justices had investments or other ties with those corporate giants. It...Tags: Government, International Law, Prosecution, Lawyers, Banking
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2008 turns out to be a year of trouble for China
Associated Press WriterChina hoped 2008 would be a yearlong celebration, a time to bask in the spotlight of the upcoming Beijing Olympics. Instead, the Year of the Rat has also brought a wave of troubles -- both natural and man-made -- that are putting a heavy strain on the...Tags: Diseases, Disasters, Virus Diseases, Environmental Pollution, Earthquakes
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Obama, Clinton Look To West Virginia
Associated PressWashington -- Democratic presidential contenders Barack Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton were preparing for Tuesday's primary in West Virginia, a contest that Clinton is heavily favored to win but which likely won't dent Obama's almost insurmountable lead...Tags: Parties and Movements, Government, Elections, Economy, Executive Branch
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Myanmar Cyclone Death Toll Nears 32,000
The Associated PressMyanmar says the cyclone death toll has gone up to 31,938 This latest figure comes as the United States delivered its first relief supplies to Myanmar on Monday and the U.N. urged the reclusive nation to open its doors to foreign experts who can help up...Tags: Armed Forces, Defense, Emergency Incidents, Death and Dying, Foreign Aid
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Human Rights Watch: Persecution after Uzbek violence
Associated Press WriterThree years after gunning down unarmed protesters in the city of Andijan, Uzbek authorities are still persecuting people they believe are linked to the unrest, an international rights group says in a report released Monday. Human Rights Watch says...Tags: Demonstration, International Law, Massacres, Refugee, Abusive Behavior
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Zimbabwe runoff delay said to be likely
The Associated PressThe runoff pitting President Robert Mugabe against opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai will not take place in the next few weeks as required by law, the head of the electoral commission said in an interview published Sunday. Tsvangirai had announced over...Tags: Government, Political Candidates, Heads of State, Elections
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Ex-Clinton mentor: Hillary not 'female' enough
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterRecently, as New York Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton campaigned in Eugene, her onetime friend and mentor Jean Houston was at home in her double geodesic dome, a style that is not out of place here in this town of theater lovers and spiritual seekers. "I...Tags: Philosophy, Political Candidates, History, National Government, Government
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Hillary Clinton failed to master the female approach, former mentor says
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterRecently, as New York Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton campaigned in Eugene, her onetime friend and mentor Jean Houston was at home in her double geodesic dome, a style that is not out of place here in this town of theater lovers and spiritual seekers. "I...Tags: Philosophy, National Government, History, Government, Elections
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