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Jewish group slams Brazilian president

Jewish group slams Brazilian president Ynetnews The Simon Wiesenthal Center denounced the reception granted to Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in Brasilia by President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, who defended Iranian...

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Function Over Geometry

Posted by: Alek Miller Thanks to: Streetsblog This aerial view of part of Brasilia, Brazil's capital city, shows the paths of where people have crossed highways and literally made the road by walking. "Although it's hard to...

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Italian ex-militant ends hunger strike in Brazil (AFP)

AFP/File – Demonstrators hold a hunger strike last week in front of the Supreme Trbunal in Brasilia to protest the … BRASILIA (AFP) – Italian ex-militant Cesare Battisti ended an 11-day hunger strike as he anticipated President...

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UPDATE - Did Citi offer stake to Brazil? Officials disagree (at Reuters)

Citi offered stake to Brazil this year - Energy Minister * Finance Minister says offer never existed * Citibank says no comment (Recasts with denial from Brazilian finance minister) By Walter Brandimarte NEW YORK, Nov 24...

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The National Review: The Clock's Ticking On Iran

The National Review: The Clock's Ticking On Iran NPR by The Editors Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad speaks during a news conference at the Itamaraty palace in Brasilia, Monday, Nov. 23, 2009. Iran's President Mahmoud...

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Ahmadinejad tests Lula diplomacy in Brazil visit

RAYMOND COLITT AND FERNANDO EXMAN | BRASILIA, BRAZIL - Nov 24 2009 08:33 Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad arrived in Brasilia on Monday seeking support for his controversial nuclear programme, the first leg of a South...

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Brasilia book fair

Roberta and I went to the book fair at Patio Brasil in Brasilia yesterday. I like going to the fair, it only happens once a year and normally its very good. This time they didn’t seem to have so much stuff, there seemed to be a...

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Reports: 101-yr-old Brazil architect back at work

BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) - Famed 101-year-old Brazilian architect Oscar Niemeyer is reportedly back at work just weeks after surgery for gallstones and an intestinal tumor. The daily newspaper O Globo reports that Niemeyer is...

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Palestinian Leader Abbas in Brazil Right After Peres and Just Before Ahmadinejad

Mahmoud Abbas, the president of the Palestinian National Authority (PNA) has arrived in Brazil this Wednesday night. He already had dinner with Brazilian president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and starting today should be received...

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Ahmadinejad in Brazil to Erase Images of Iran's Suspected Election Fraud

Brazzil Magazine Ahmadinejad in Brazil to Erase Images of Iran's Suspected Election Fraud Brazzil Magazine The president of Iran, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, arrives this weekend in Brazilian capital Brasília accompanied by a group of...

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