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Without any other compelling candidate, the opposition parties have rallied around Fonseka as their war hero. "He was someone who could prove to be an effective counter to the popularity and the credibility that President Mahinda Rajapaksa enjoys," says Jehan Perera, Executive Director of the National Peace Council, a research and advocacy group in Colombo. (See a video about civilians caught in Sri Lanka's civil...
...Gihan Perera, that's just one example of how federal and state governments are missing a great opportunity to use the stimulus to aid the poor and minority communities hardest hit by the Great Recession. Perera, director of the nonprofit Miami Workers Center (MWC), is among a number of antipoverty activists closely examining which communities and contractors are getting stimulus dollars, and so far he says the picture doesn't look bright for already marginalized "low-opportunity" zones and minority-owned firms. The lion's share of road and other construction work in Florida has gone to venues like airports...
...ground. The location is where Catholics believe the statue - miraculously hidden in a tree - was rediscovered by a woodcutter following the Dutch persecution. They believe the earth contains miraculous healing powers. "This is holiest of the holiest for us; the Virgin has always kept us safe," says Benedict Perera...
...with reporting by Amantha Perera / Colombo...
...good news, Perera says, is that we know how to reduce these dangerous emissions. "Efforts to reduce diesel truck idling and require cleaner fuels have been effective in reducing pollution," she says. Her own group has seen a modest decline in PAH levels as a result of such policies. "This study shows more needs to be done. We want healthy children, children who can reach their potential...