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Consider last fall's devastating hurricanes in the Caribbean and U.S. Southeast. Haiti lost around 2,000 lives, while the U.S. Southeast, hit roughly as hard in meteorological terms, lost a few dozen lives. Or consider the worldwide AIDS epidemic, in which the impoverished countries of sub-Saharan Africa, with just 11% of the world's population, have 64% of the cases and 74% of the deaths. Or consider that both Darfur, Sudan, and the U.S. Southwest are suffering from deep and persistent droughts. In Sudan, the droughts have led to hunger, disease and bloodshed, while...
...Percentage of HIV-positive adults who are women; 76% of those women are in sub-Saharan Africa...
...contender for a permanent seat could see its hopes scuttled by jealous neighbors. India will be opposed by Pakistan, and Japan could be thwarted by China. Italy opposes Germany's candidacy, while Argentina and Mexico oppose Brazil's. Africa's leading candidate, South Africa, will have to woo its sub-Saharan neighbors, who are uneasy about its growing hegemony in the region. South Africa will also be challenged by Nigeria, whose ambitions are backed by China, and by Egypt, which has the backing of the Arab world...
...black or women’s suffrage and will question a child’s mental capacity to make an informed decision. Mental capacity is not, however, listed in our laws as a requisite for voting rights. Nowhere in America are citizens barred from voting on account of their sub-par IQs. Further, there is no test of a citizen’s knowledge about issues prior to voting. The democratic ideal is that all citizens of a nation deserve a vote, regardless of their perceived competence or wisdom. It is not up to some elevated intellectual group to decide...
...have to leave your dorm for more than five minutes. Favorites include the pesto pizza, a reporteredly authentic Italian dish covered in spinach, tomatoes, onions and feta cheese. Meat-lovers can go for the grilled chicken pizza or choose from a list of hot calzones and sub sandwiches...