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...Bush Administration, which condemned the 2005 crackdown, has been largely silent on the accusations of human-rights violations in Ogaden. The Western diplomat believes Ethiopia "bought itself a free pass on human rights" by cooperating in the hunt for the three al-Qaeda operatives. True or not, Frazer has made it clear where U.S. support lies. Last month, after Eritrea closed the American consulate in Asmara, she announced Washington was doing the same to the Eritrean consulate in Oakland, Calif., and considering adding the Eritrean government to its list of state sponsors of terrorism. "Eritrea has played a key role...
...fought bitterly for more than a year over a new "hydrocarbon law," drafted last summer by veterans of Iraq's oil industry. The legislation is up for a vote in parliament when the fractious government resumes work after a bloody summer. Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki has vowed to pass the law after delaying the vote twice this year; he is under intense pressure from President George W. Bush to produce results, as support for his leadership withers at home and in Washington. The vote is scheduled to take place just as Congress receives a progress report...
...that doctors know the exam works pretty well, maybe more countries will put it to use. When Canada first mandated that doctors pass the communication test for licensure, it was the only country in the world to do so - and the move was seen as controversial. Since then, the U.S. licensing system has also introduced a clinical skills exam, which every domestic and foreign medical school graduate must pass. Robyn Tamblyn, the lead author of the JAMA paper and a professor of medicine at McGill, thinks the test ought to be given even earlier than that. Why have doctors slog...
...great win for us,” co-captain Matt Hoff said. “This is one of the better teams we are going to play all season.” Fifteen minutes into the second half, with the score locked at 2-2, Hoff collected a pass on the right wing from junior defender Marcel Perl. Hoff then split two Rams, tripping up one and cutting past the next, before finding free space at the top of the 18-yard box and launching a left-footed shot passed the Rhode Island keeper...
...capital, cut some 1,000 of its 18,000 jobs, eliminate several of its more unprofitable routes and retire more than a dozen of its aircraft. Amidst often clashing pressures from the industry, unions and Italy's ever-unstable political climate, it is unclear whether the plan can pass muster either with the market or the ruling coalition...