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US: Groups Denounce Obama Rejection of Landmine Treaty

US: Groups Denounce Obama Rejection of Landmine Treaty Inter Press Service WASHINGTON, Nov 25 (IPS) - Human rights and disarmament activists reacted bitterly Wednesday to the decision by the administration of President Barack...

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Bloody hell. “Dos and Don’ts for the Mentally Interesting” got the Best Radio Drama award at MHM

Well, CRIKEY and other such exclamations from my adopted homeland! We went to the Mind Mental Health Media Awards at BAFTA yesterday evening expecting to have conversations about how great it was to be nominated and nothing...

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RSC and Baxter Theatre's 'The Tempest' receives UK's newest theatre award

The Tempest, a collaboration between the RSC and Baxter Theatre, wins the first Ability Media International awards for its thrilling, inclusive and strikingly relevant interpretation of Shakespeare's last play.

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Obama's "Finish the Job" Talk Sets Stage for Afghan Troop Surge (The Nation)

The Nation - The Nation -- President Obama plans to formally announce on December 1 his decision with regard to the request from some of his more ambitious generals for a massive troop surge in Afghanistan.

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Small towns get stimulus share

WORCESTER - Fire engines in Dudley could arrive at weekend fires sooner now that the department has enough money for a firefighter on standby at the station. Budget cuts forced the department, which runs the ambulance, to...

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Planting trees topic of talk

By Steven H. Foskett Jr. TELEGRAM & GAZETTE STAFF sfoskett@telegram.com WORCESTER — Local, state and federal officials met with residents last night to discuss the latest in the city’s battle against the Asian longhorned...

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What a difference 35 years make-American left now more unified than ever in opposition to Israel

In an October 1974 cable to Democratic Senator Henry "Scoop" Jackson, following passage of his legislation helping Soviet Jews emigrate, Israel's Foreign Minister Yigal Allon wrote that "your efforts in this matter manifest...

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War and progress

"As presidential historian Robert Dallek reminds us, 'war kills off great reform movements'," the Members said, noting that World War I ended the Progressive Era, Korea ended Harry Truman's Fair Deal and Vietnam ended Lyndon...

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Dem lawmakers introduce Afghan war surtax

A trio of Democratic lawmakers on Thursday introduced legislation that would impose a surtax to pay for the war in Afghanistan. Appropriations Committee chairman Rep. Dave Obey (Wis.), Defense Appropriations Subcommittee John...

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An Alternative to Escalation on Afghanistan

posted by Katrina vanden Heuvel on 11/20/2009 @ 11:11am President Obama is expected to make a decision regarding his Afghanistan strategy after Thanksgiving. Before doing so, he would be wise to consider an alternative which...

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