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Somalia violence |
| More than 80 people, most of them innocent civilians, were killed in just two days in April in the Somali capital, Mogadishu. They lost their lives during clashes between Somali Islamist rebels, known as the Holy Warriors Youth, and the Somali army, backed by Ethiopian forces. This battle in Mogadishu is part of the ongoing violence in the country, which began 17 years ago. While leaders and coalitions have come and gone, those who suffer, the Somali people, remain. In the beginning of 2006 the country's interim government was forcefully overthrown by the Supreme Council of Islamic Courts.The supreme council tried to enforce Islamic law on the country, until it was ousted a year later by the Somali military, largely aided by the Ethiopian troops still present in country. Since the beginning of 2008, tens of thousands of civilians have fled the country to neighboring Kenya and Djibouti, and across the sea to Yemen. The lack of a stable regime in almost two decades, combined with droughts and floods, have left their mark on the population. In May, neighboring Djibouti hosts peace talks between the Somali interim government and leaders of the opposition. However, the Holy Warriors Youth says it won't attend -- leaving yet another huge question mark over the chances for peace for Somali civilians. |
| Date: 2008-04-29 20:49:27 - Added by: Guest |
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Presidential Paintball Fight |
| a simple discussion becomes a huge paintball fight between Hillary Clinton, McCain, Obama, Romney, Edwards and Huckabee.John Sidney McCain III (born August 29, 1936) is the senior United States Senator from Arizona and presumptive Republican Party nominee for President of the United States in the upcoming 2008 election.McCain's grandfather and father were the first pair of father/son Four-Star admirals in the United States Navy. McCain graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 1958. He became a naval aviator, flying attack aircraft from carriers. During the Vietnam War in 1967, he narrowly escaped death in the Forrestal fire. On his 23rd bombing mission over North Vietnam later in 1967, he was shot down, badly injured, and captured as a prisoner of war by the North Vietnamese. He spent five and a half years as a prisoner of war, including periods of torture, before he was released in accordance with the Paris Peace Accords in 1973.McCain retired from the Navy in 1981 and was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives from Arizona's 1st congressional district in 1982. After serving two terms, he was elected to the U.S. Senate in 1986, winning reelection in 1992, 1998, and 2004. While generally adhering to conservative principles, McCain has established a reputation as a political maverick for his willingness to disagree with his party on several key issues. Surviving the Keating Five scandal of the 1980s, he made campaign finance reform one of his signature concerns, eventually co-sponsoring the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act in 2002.McCain lost the Republican nomination in the 2000 presidential election to George W. Bush after closely contested battles in several early primary states. In the 2008 presidential election cycle, McCain staged a comeback after his campaign stumbled in mid-2007, and by the end of January 2008, he was the Republican front-runner once again. Following victories in early February and the withdrawal of his closest competitors, McCain gained enough delegates to solidify his status as the presumptive nominee on March 4, 2008.Barack Hussein Obama, Jr. (born August 4, 1961) is the junior United States Senator from Illinois and a candidate for the Democratic Party's nomination in the 2008 U.S. presidential election. He married in 1992 and has two daughters. Obama has written two books: a memoir of his youth titled Dreams from My Father, and The Audacity of Hope, a personal commentary on U.S. politics.Born to a Kenyan father and an American mother, he passed most of his childhood and adolescent years in Honolulu, Hawaii. At age six, he moved to Jakarta where he lived with his mother and Indonesian stepfather for four years. A graduate of Columbia University and Harvard Law School, Obama worked as a community organizer, university lecturer, and lawyer before serving in the Illinois Senate from 1997 to 2004.Following an unsuccessful bid for a seat in the U.S. House of Representatives in 2000, he announced his campaign for U.S. Senate in early 2003. The next year, while still an Illinois state legislator, Obama delivered the keynote address at the Democratic National Convention. He was elected to the U.S. Senate in November 2004 with 70% of the vote.As a member of the Democratic minority in the 109th Congress, he cosponsored legislation to control conventional weapons and to promote greater public accountability in the use of federal funds. He also made official trips to Eastern Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. In the current 110th Congress, he has sponsored legislation regarding lobbying and electoral fraud, climate change, nuclear terrorism, and care for returned U.S. military personnel. Since announcing his presidential campaign in February 2007, Obama has emphasized ending the war in Iraq, increasing energy independence, and providing universal health care as top national priorities.Go obama! |
| Date: 2008-04-29 20:48:34 - Added by: Guest |
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kenya news april 20 |
| kenya news april 20 |
| Date: 2008-04-22 21:30:54 - Added by: Guest |
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kenya news april 16 |
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kenya news april 19 |
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| Date: 2008-04-22 21:26:14 - Added by: Guest |
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kenya news april 17 |
| kenya news april 17 |
| Date: 2008-04-22 21:25:35 - Added by: Guest |
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kenya news april 17 pt 2 |
| kenya news april 17 |
| Date: 2008-04-22 21:25:00 - Added by: Guest |
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Habari kutoka kenya april 18 |
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Kenya - 18 April - USA CNN News |
| → Broadcaster: AfriSat Satellite TV service→ Broadcast Date: 18/04/2008 Afternoon news bulletin→ Origin: USA CNN News Service * * * * * * * * * * * ** * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *Compare how the rest of the world reports our Kenya crisis. To view all the different broadcasts from around the world in one easy and quick playlist, go to my profile page and click on ► Play All ◄ in the playlist box........ or click on the link below:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K9lmcTXKIVw&feature=PlayList&p=16AF2A9F74137062&index=0&playnext=1Reports from USA United Kingdom Australia France Germany and Aljazeera all in one convenient place. Updated regularly.* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Additional key words: |
| Date: 2008-04-19 12:08:10 - Added by: Guest |
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Kenya - 17 Apr - United Kingdom BBC News |
| → Broadcaster: AfriSat Satellite TV Service→ Origin: BBC UK - World News → Broadcast Date: 17/04/2008 Morning News Bulletin * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Compare how the rest of the world reports our Kenya crisis. To view all the different broadcasts from around the world in one easy and quick playlist, go to my profile page and click on ► Play All ◄ in the playlist box........ or click on the link below:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K9lmcTXKIVw&feature=PlayList&p=16AF2A9F74137062&index=0&playnext=1Reports from USA United Kingdom Australia France Germany and Aljazeera all in one convenient place. Updated regularly.* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Additional key words: |
| Date: 2008-04-19 12:07:35 - Added by: Guest |
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