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...disputed presidential elections erupted into violence. For more than two weeks, Kenyan towns have suffered mass riots and looting, more than 600 people have been killed and a qaurter of a million have been uprooted. The refugees bring horror stories of torched homes, murdered family members and bloodthirsty mobs. Ethnic clashes between the tribes loyal to incumbent President Mwai Kibaki, a Kikuyu, and opposition leader Raila Odinga, a Luo, have been a particularly ugly aspect of the post-poll conflict. Ugandan authorities say they have been forced to separate refugees by tribe due to simmering tensions...
Most of all, Iraq's future will be determined by an American decision. With the terrorist threat diminished, is it worth spending $9 billion a month to referee the eternal Mesopotamian ethnic differences while the U.S. lapses into a second-world debtor economy, unable to invest in health care, education and high-tech infrastructure? Or is it time to scale back, in a prudent fashion, the U.S. commitment there? No doubt, this will annoy McCain enormously, but?like almost everything else in this campaign?the war in Iraq is about to become an economic issue...
Waits rose for all racial and ethnic groups, though females waited longer than men and black and Hispanic patients waited longer than white patients. Both insured and uninsured patients faced increased waits...
Harvard has demonstrated its commitment to intercultural relations with the establishment of the Harvard Foundation, created with the mandate to “improve relations among racial and ethnic groups within the University and to enhance the quality of our common life.” What’s baffling is the practical result of that goal: the facilitation of dialogue between students with distinct racial and ethnic identities, and the simultaneous ignorance of the unique position and insight of those students in whom these identities converge...
...prevents Odinga’s supporters from gathering in mass because those protests present the risk of large-scale massacres. Free speech is an important right, but the government will continue to prioritize restoring stability over protecting free speech. Media surrounding the issue has jumped to call the conflict ethnic violence and tribalism, which is understandable considering specific ethnic groups have been targeting each other. However, this characterization overlooks the fact that the violence in Kenya is the result of persisting socio-economic and land disputes. Instead of dismissing this as just another African election gone awry, or another case...