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...particularly stable but it is not as dangerous as the Middle East," says George Ayittey, head of the African Oil Policy Initiative Group, a division of the Israel-based Institute for Advanced Strategic & Political Studies. As Africa supplies more of America's oil needs - one Washington think tank expects Africa's share of the U.S. market (including oil from North Africa) to grow from 15% today to 25% by 2015 - there has even been Washington gossip, denied by the State Department, that the U.S. will build a military base in São Tomé to protect its growing interests...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Black Gold | 10/20/2002 | See Source »

...described how Yang, head of the Boston-based think tank Foundation for China in the 21st Century, travelled to 30 states and more than a dozen countries around the world to advocate for democracy in China...

Author: By Amit R. Paley, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Jiang Visit Rallies Dissident’s Supporters | 10/18/2002 | See Source »

...educational options once stigmatized as unconstitutional. That means greater discussion of other so-called choice-based reforms, like charter schools, inter-district public school choice and tax credits—proposals formerly marginalized for lack of political will. Thus, Zelman has rescued school choice from the depths of think tank research and pushed it to the forefront of public life...

Author: By Christine A. Telyan, | Title: The Vitality of School Choice | 10/18/2002 | See Source »

...reasons Israel is being “singled out” amongst the whole community of nations is not because of anti-Semitism but because it is the largest recipient of American foreign aid and is dependent upon American taxpayers for much of the same weapons and tanks used against the Palestinian population. Americans foot much of the bill for the bullets, tank shells, smart bombs, and helicopters used against the densely packed, largely defenseless Palestinian population. So when these same Americans see this violence played out on their television sets or vividly portrayed in the newspapers everyday, you cannot...

Author: By Erol N. Gulay, | Title: Why Single Out Israel? | 10/17/2002 | See Source »

...makeshift platform, to pose and pout. Then, in perilously high heels, they negotiate the cracked flagstone path back to the gate, only to collapse in nervous giggles. Lhakpa Dolma, 26, finishes her round with an open-armed shrug and a wry grin. Though her bathing suit?a demure tank with shorts?would win few points in an international contest, she charms the judges with her personality...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Pretty Independent | 10/14/2002 | See Source »

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