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...Bark River, Mich. and Dunster House...
Smeraldi put the rise down to a controversial government decision to license two hydro-electric dams on the Madeira river, the longest tributary of the Amazon. The dams could provide as much as 8% of Brazil's energy needs but they have been compared to China's Three Gorges project because of the potential ecological damage. Lula dismissed claims by his own environmental agency that the dams could cause serious harm to the environment and ordered a shakeup that resulted in the ousting of officials who opposed the project. The tender process went ahead last year, prompting a land grab...
...ISAF's way is to convince people. A key part of that approach is providing infrastructure for the province, one of Afghanistan's poorest. The Australian Provincial Reconstruction Team has built a causeway over the Garmab Mandah River, and at Tarin Kowt rebuilt the provincial hospital, redeveloped a health center and refurbished schools. A trade school at Camp Holland teaches local youths carpentry and plumbing, though many prefer the easy money to be made by growing poppies and smuggling opium. A $5-million police training center is also planned. Australian Captain Mick Koen, a project engineer, says the troops...
...during caucuses and primaries, and the conventions are just big shows. People must be informed about all the contenders if they are to be involved in democracy. That happens only if the polls are put aside and all the candidates receive fair and equal media coverage. Randell Hansen, GOLD RIVER, CALIF...
WUHAN, CHINA Yangtze River suffers from a severe drought...