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...grievances such as corruption, insecurity and a lack of basic services. His trademark black vest features an embroidered white dove of peace. But he talks tough about President Hamid Karzai and self-serving warlords he says have betrayed the Afghan public through their criminal dealings, and, in doing so, given the Taliban a "second chance." (See pictures of a U.S. Marine offensive in Afghanistan...
...already struck down similar laws in Georgia, South Carolina and neighboring Missouri (where similar billboards dot a stretch of I-70 near Boonville). Kansas' law was in fact identical to Missouri's, Six noted, and the Missouri law was held unconstitutional by the Eighth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. "Given the state's budget challenges, it would be fiscally irresponsible to continue litigation that has very little chance of success," Six said, adding that his decision would prevent Kansans from being "on the hook" to pay the fees of Lion's Den's lawyers. Under Kansas' agreement with Lion...
...much to be done. Some 1500 people are still trapped in Yin's village alone, the Kaohsiung County Commissioner said on Thursday. Over 35,000 are believed to be stranded in other mountainous parts of the island. Once they're rescued, they, too, need to be housed, fed and given a life again. Even though Yin owns land where he has grown mangoes, peaches and bamboos shoots for a decade, he doesn't want to return to Namasia . "I'd be terrified every time it rains," he says, "Our future is also a very difficult problem to solve...
...economic stories [here] has been the expansion of the Chinese in Africa. Certainly they have expanded into Sudan. Is there a feeling that perhaps too much has been given away to the Chinese government...
...mentioned earlier, we came with a clear vision. And given the position of the Western countries toward Sudan, and the international funding institutions like the IMF and the World Bank, we did not waste time and we started to look for new partners. From the first day, our policy was clear: To look eastward, toward China, Malaysia, India, Pakistan, Indonesia, and even Korea and Japan, even if the Western influence upon some [of these] countries is strong...