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… Doping scandals have been shaking the world of sport for almost a half … Agency (WADA) Dick Pound presented “The Independent Commission Report #1” to the press corps. The 323-page … about what effects the substances might have on athletes’ bodies. Certainly there were those who disagreed, and at times …

… The decommissioning of weapons in Northern Ireland ought to be a … peaceful framework for progress — now known as the Good Friday Agreement — not one of the millions of bullets, … from an IRA arms dump by dissidents. Twenty-nine people died and more than three hundred were injured in this …

… partnership.” Those conciliatory words, however, were accompanied on both sides with qualifications, skepticism, and … Iran’s military achievements that appears on Fars News, a website affiliated with the IRGC, notes that Iran “launched … used against them during the war, which, along with the bodies that continue to be unearthed and the mines that still …

… cautious, thoughtful Obama was just plain weak, or worse: incompetent. Well, health care legislation has passed, the … presidential biography for the Clinton and Bush years was David McCullough’s “Truman” — the story of an impetuous, … that the moment is ripe for a win), content to lose a few points while reformulating the game itself over the long …

… through nonviolent direct action, the construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL). The 1,900-kilometer pipeline … Bakken oil-shale region in western North Dakota to a tank complex in Illinois. Its route crosses the Missouri River … of Tears in Oklahoma. An estimated 3,500 Native Americans died along the 1,200 mile journey. Indian treaty-makers did …

… he proclaimed that “our nation is chosen by God and commissioned by history to be a model to the world.” This … would give them their independence. After praying for guidance, President McKinley announced his decision to keep the … notwithstanding the fact that Spanish missionaries had accomplished this two centuries before. But not all American …

… waterway that bisects the city and marks the geographic boundary between Europe and Asia? Perhaps, in a nod to crowding … on the Bosporus—a strait crowded not only with urban commuters and pleasure craft, but Russian oil tankers … Canal, the Suez and the Corinth Canal in Greece cannot even compete!" The project outlined by Erdogan calls for a 45-50 …

… things about that epidemic 85 years ago seem similar to today's new threat to public health: the specter of a pandemic, and the complacent American response. The so-called "Spanish" flu … million people around the world, more than the number who died in World War I battles. In the United States it killed …

… On December 1, World AIDS Day, should we wish the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) a … human immune systems, HIV has also allowed tuberculosis to come thundering back as a global health threat and has … ethical framework for patient participation in research studies. The virus has also spurred scientists to create a …

… the Union fleet blockading the city. The architect of this daring escape to freedom was Robert Smalls, whose leadership … the state of Confederate fortifications there. Union Naval commanders acted quickly and successfully on this … the Planter , making him one of the highest paid Black soldiers of the war. His reputation was further burnished …

… protests in Hong Kong that have directly challenged Chinese Communist Party (CCP) policies and yet have not been … November as the leader of the Politburo’s powerful Standing Committee. But we shouldn’t make too much of Jiang’s passing … creative efforts to ride out a long-term legitimacy crisis dating back to the Tiananmen upheaval of 1989. Seeing recent …

… On July 1, 2011, the United Nations welcomed its newest member. South Sudan's January referendum on … psychological aid to those traumatized by rape, child soldiering, and other atrocities. Unlike during … now necessitates more than establishing weapons collection points and observing demobilization. Peacekeepers must …

… Fury is the newest war film from director David Ayer. The movie centers on an M-4 Sherman tank nicknamed “Fury” and its crew of battle-hardened soldiers during the waning days of World War II . Brad Pitt … their way through a devastated Germany. The first major combat sequence takes place in an open field, as Collier and …

… tax or an estate tax? Are they dead civilians or collateral damage? Was he a member of the resistance or a terrorist? Is … perceive that reality. In so doing the words we use also become a part of the world we are trying to understand. One … and rooted in the Enlightenment. Your mind-set is medieval." At several levels, then, the phrase "Muslim …

… peaceful civilians in Punjab were shot by British soldiers under the command of the now infamous “Butcher of Amritsar.” British … and a man who would soon become very well known—Mohandas K. Gandhi. In 1919, Gandhi was fresh from his sojourn in …

… tenía la tasa de crecimiento más alta y la menor desigualdad de Latinoamérica. Gracias a una bonanza petrolera, el … entre 1974 a 1979  que en toda su historia independiente . De hecho, durante este tiempo,  Venezuela gozaba … y Buicks y la clase alta famosamente se lanzaba de compras a Miami donde eran conocidos como los del “dame …

… World War. After listening to his story, I asked him to compare what he knew of Vietnam to his own experiences. His … reply: "The Vietnam War might have been justified, but the damn thing was fought with politicians, rather than generals." This view, which is representative of comments made by other veterans I interviewed, does not seem …

… King. Jury selection began November 15. The case hardly comes as a surprise. In recent years, the King family has … a fairly straightforward case like the King assassination become complicated with such stale, predictable theories that … (in a curious pair of adjectives) that King was “the most dangerous and effective Negro leader in the country.” …

… Daniel Walker Howe wrought? The answer is a sweeping and commanding synthesis of the political and economic history … the bases. It is also in the nature of such big overview studies that they often devolve, text-book like, into tedious … book from the first message sent by electric telegraph and points out that the company Samuel Morse founded – Western …

… workplace justice and pushing for reproductive freedom. Today, we discuss the era that saw the emergence of activists like Betty Friedan, Frances Beal, Gloria Steinem, and Shirley Chisholm, but … and those who didn't enlist were called on to fill the soldiers’ place in the industrial world, working jobs that have …

… UN weapons inspectors be given months or even a year to complete further investigations in that country, President … major television networks devoted only a few minutes each day to national and international news.  In contrast, today … President Bush’s overall approval rating had dropped 10 points in just one month, and 44% disapproved of his overall …

… Jessica Viñas-Nelson speak with two experts, Professors Dana Frank and Katherine Borland , to learn why so many … of migration and U.S. foreign policy at the heart of today's debates. ( Image Source ) … been counted, they said that Nasralla was ahead by several points. And everybody was stunned that he was even allowed …

… average citizens with no connection to crime have become victims of this policy —especially poor and young … international news reports, in social media, and in everyday conversations. Despite the arbitrary nature of this … According to testimonies after the massacre, the common soldiers’ saying “one dead child, one less guerrilla” was …