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C Students Don’t Learn Hard Lessons
Sunday, December 14, 2008C Students don’t Learn Hard Lessons With less than six weeks before the Inauguration, it is beginning to feel as if every day brings us a new irony to ponder, most of those ironies being centered on President George W....Gaza Faces Dire Humanitarian Catastrophe
Although Israel briefly lifted its blockade of crossings in the Gaza Strip, United Nations (UN) officials warn that a further blockade could lead to dire consequences for some 750,000 Gazans who rely on UN food aid.Large Segment of Popular Opinion, Across the Middle East, Appears to Support Barak Obama
Elections in the United States are a major topic of interest for Arab audiences. Popular satellite TV networks Al Jazeera and Al Arabiya are devoting large portions of their coverage to the subject. Political commentators on both networks say that Arab...Zimbabwean Journalist Awarded the 2008 International Press Freedom Award
A Zimbabwean journalist has won the 2008 International Press Freedom Award given by the Canadian Journalists for Free Expression (CJFE) in honor of his courage to report on the southern African country’s political crisis, APA learned Thursday.Mixed Reaction in the Middle East to Economic Crisis
Arab investors rode a wave of optimism after weekend decisions by leaders in the United States and Europe to step up government assistance for the ailing financial sector. Key Arab stock exchanges in Dubai and Riyadh were between 8 and 10 percent higher,...Wisdom From Germany
Saturday, October 4, 2008Wisdom from Germany While I have been trying to focus my attention on the wise words of cooler heads in Congress during the debate over the Treasury bailout proposal, I am pleased to report that there are also words of wisdom...British People Suffering an Epidemic of Ninfomania
A new study out today from TalkTalk suggests that Britons are better informed than ever before with millions of us confessing an obsession with keeping abreast of current affairs. And driving this epidemic of NINFOMANIA – that’s News Information...Profile in Cowardice
Saturday, August 23, 2008Profile in Cowardice Last month I wrote a post suggesting Senator Edward Kennedy as a latter-day example of a politician worthy of the title of his late brother’s book, Profiles in Courage. Today the Associated Press...
