POLITICS: 1968 and the Birth of Diversity
                   
ipsnews.net     May 14, 2008            

RIO DE JANEIRO, May 13 (IPS) - The year 1968 has become a symbol, but not necessarily one that is easy to sum up. High-profile violent events involving multitudes of people marked it as revolutionary, but it is hard to define the nature of that revolution. Endless enigmas and controversies still... [read full story]                

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McCain’s Embarrassing Assertions On The Iraq Surge

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US military: Iraq inmates imposed Islamic justice

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Exiled leader warns against U.N. action

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