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Shobhana Subramanian: Talk terrorism in the boardroom

Published December 4, 2008, 10:52 pm, Business Standard India

Corporate India is rattled. For the first time in all these years, it has been the victim of terrorism; this time around it is the corporate fraternity that has been hurt, losing friends, relatives, business partners.

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Outline Doha deal hangs in balance

Published December 4, 2008, 10:50 pm, rediff.com

The prospects for ministers pushing through an outline deal in the so-called Doha round of trade talks hang in the balance, with the US struggling with scepticism from Congress and its business and farm lobbies.

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“It was not in vain”

Published December 4, 2008, 10:45 pm, Aliran Online

"I felt that my detention had been arranged in such a way that God was trying to use my innocence to educate the public on politics," says Teresa Kok . She was arrested on 12 September 2008 at about 11.00pm, becoming the first female Malaysian MP detained under ISA.

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Italy hoping for violence-free G8

Published December 4, 2008, 10:41 pm, TVNZ

Italy is hosting next year's Group of Eight summit on an island off Sardinia, hoping there will not be any of the violence that dogged the last gathering of the world's richest nations on its soil seven years ago.

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JUST CAUSE: Nothing but nets for this volunteer

Published December 4, 2008, 10:39 pm, River Oaks Examiner

“Pure humble joy” is how Susan Silvus from St. Luke’s United Methodist Church describes the experience of handing her first anti-malaria net to a child in Africa during her recent 10-day trip to Cote d’ Voire. She traveled with Bishop Janice Riggle Huie, Leader of the Texas Conference of the United Methodist Church, and several dozen leaders from the Methodist Conference.

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Editorials > Campaign 2008

Published December 4, 2008, 10:35 pm, Journal Inquirer

Barack Obama gives people hope. Hope that we can, in John Kennedy’s words, “get America moving again.” Hope that we can pull together and pull out of a recession.

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Leaders in Jerome set up rountable discussions on environment

Published December 4, 2008, 10:33 pm, KMVT Twin Falls

The declining economy has caused all of us to take a second look at how we manage our resources. Jay Michaels says people in Jerome County are beginning to figure out what it takes to improve the future there.

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The Crisis And Protectionism: Steps World Leaders Should Take

Published December 4, 2008, 10:33 pm, Resource Investor

VoxEU.org has just published another Ebook in our “What leaders should do in the Crisis” series; this one focuses on trade. Unless world leaders strengthen trade cooperation, new tariffs and competitive devaluations could trigger a protectionist spiral of WTO-consistent trade barriers. To rule this out, world leaders should: 1) Reduce protectionist pressures by fighting the recession with ...

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Published December 4, 2008, 10:31 pm, Aliran Online

Aliran Kesedaran Negara (Aliran) is a social movement. Its aim is to raise social consciousness and encourage social action that will lead to social justice.

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India ends Mumbai rampage after 60 hours, 174 dead

Published December 4, 2008, 10:30 pm, Kane County Chronicle

MUMBAI, India — It took just 10 young men armed with rifles and grenades to terrorize this city of 18 million and turn its postcard-perfect icons into battlefields until security forces ended one of the deadliest attacks in India’s history.

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