Posted by Frederick Jones on Nov 06, 2007 - 04:59 PM
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When, if Ever, is the Declaration of a State of Emergency Justified?
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Posted by Jeffrey Feltman on Nov 06, 2007 - 08:58 AM
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Lebanon is in the final countdown of Emile Lahoud's presidency, due to expire at midnight on November 23. After having been deprived of its right to vote for a president three years ago, when Syria ordered a constitutional amendment to extend Lahoud's term, Lebanon's Parliament is charged with electing his successor. A struggle is underway about whether the new president will come from the "Cedar Revolution" March 14 bloc (that, despite the assassinations of four of its Members of Parliament in the last two years, still clings to a parliamentary majority) or instead be considered a "consensus" choice acceptable to Hizballah and Syria. Some fear…
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Posted by Claudia A. McMurray on Nov 05, 2007 - 11:29 AM
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I recently watched with great interest the CNN documentary, “Planet in Peril”, as it covered in-depth many of the issues that my staff and I work on daily. I don’t think that many people know that the U.S. Department of State is actively involved in a wide range of international environmental issues, such as over fishing of our oceans, protecting coral reefs, climate change, and wildlife conservation. I have a strong personal commitment to combating the illegal trade of endangered species.
That is why I was so pleased that CNN aired an in-depth documentary which highlighted…
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Posted by Lauren Landis on Nov 03, 2007 - 04:22 AM
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Lauren's previous post: Stop the Fighting in Sudan
Over the past 20 years, I’ve worked for USAID's Food for Peace Program and Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance and Save the Children, delivering food and humanitarian assistance to refugees, internally displaced persons (IDPs) and other vulnerable populations. I've visited people all over Africa who have lost everything: their homes, their livelihoods, their families and their friends because of violence, war, famine and other…
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