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Lusosphera: Remembering the Carnation Revolution

Posted by Paula Góes on 25/04/2008

On April 25 1974, 34 years today, Portugal's 40-year fascist dictatorship, the longest in the history of Western Europe, came to an end with the Carnation Revolution, which also brought independence for the remaining colonies in Africa and Asia. Today Portuguese speaking bloggers from all over t ...

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Survey Says, DONATION!!

Posted by Michael on 23/04/2008

I have been fascinated with survey data my entire life. In 6th grade, I polled my classmates on whether or not they liked my classmate Kenneth Klein, to this day one of the 3 funniest people I have ever known. I regularly watched Family Feud (I watched when Richard Dawson was the host.) As a politi ...

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Costa Rica: Turn Mario Uribe Over to Colombia

Posted on 22/04/2008

President’s Cousin Allegedly Tied to Death Squads The Costa Rican government should turn former Colombian Senator Mario Uribe over to Colombia for prosecution for his alleged involvement with paramilitary death squads, Human Rights Watch said today. Uribe is a cousin of Colombian President Alv ...

Costa Rica Human Rights Violations: General Press Release

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How to get a Prius cheap

Posted by Dennis on 22/04/2008

Trimming the amount of meat Americans eat would not only help the planet - a mere 20 percent reduction is the equivalent of switching from a Camry to a Prius.That is from The High Price of Beef in Sunday’s NY Times Magazine. By this measure, I have had a couple of Priuses in my garage [...]

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DR Congo: End the Horrific Suffering in Eastern Congo

Posted on 22/04/2008

63 Leading NGOs Press for Urgent Implementation of Goma Peace Agreement (London, April 23, 2008) – The government of the Democratic Republic of Congo, the armed groups, and international parties to the Goma peace agreement should urgently implement the accord and end the horrific suffering of ...

Democratic Republic of Congo Human Rights Violations: General Press Release

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