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MAR 16, 2011
Reel China: Hollywood tries to stay on China’s good side
The Los Angeles Times
China has become such an important market for U.S. entertainment companies that one studio has taken the extraordinary step of digitally altering a film to excise bad guys from the Communist nation lest the leadership in Beijing be offended.
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MAR 15, 2011
Overriding Desire for Democracy Tops Agenda in ASDA’A Burson-Marsteller Arab Youth Survey
Enhanced Online News
The single greatest priority for young people in the Middle East remains living in a democratic country, according to the findings of the 2010 ASDA’A Burson-Marsteller Arab Youth Survey, the largest study of its kind of the region’s largest demographic.
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MAR 15, 2011
Azeri Students gather in Strasbourg
Isria
A meeting of the Azerbaijani Students and Alumni International Forum (ASAIF) was continued here on Friday. The participants continued their debates in the “networking and new ways of representing Azerbaijan” section led by head of the Azerbaijan delegation to PACE Samad Seyidov...
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MAR 15, 2011
Group to jazz it up at the Cathedral
Royal Gazette
A new musical group will literally be jazzing things up today at an annual charity performance by Harvard University here. A capella singers Harvard Voxjazz will join the Harvard Krokodiloes, the Radcliffe Pitches and the Harvard Din & Tonics for ‘Harvard in Hamilton For Habitat V’.
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MAR 15, 2011
Remarks at the Reception Marking the 50th Anniversary of the Peace Corps
U.S. Department of State
Thank you, Aaron. And thanks to all of the volunteers past and present for answering the call to service. I’m honored to be part of the Peace Corps’s golden anniversary and to celebrate all its contributions to the world.
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MAR 14, 2011
U.S. Travel Association Urges President Obama To Discuss Inclusion of Brazil and Chile in Visa Waive
Hotel Interactive
Citing an opportunity to advance our national security, economic competitiveness and public diplomacy, the U.S. Travel Association has urged President Obama to discuss prospects for including Brazil and Chile in the Visa Waiver Program (VWP) when he visits South America this month.
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MAR 14, 2011
J Street, AIPAC, Palestine and Israel: Fighting the Wrong Battle and Losing the Real War
Palestine Note (blog)
As I entered the Washington Convention Center exhibit area, I saw many tables that appeared to be staffed by what Jewish organizations worry is an endangered species: interested and engaged young pro-Israel supporters...
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MAR 14, 2011
Libya’s Impact on Neighbors
National Journal
Though divided by borders, the Arab nations are linked by ancient bonds of language, ethnicity, and faith, all of them tightened by the modern technology of Twitter, Facebook, and Al Jazeera. The pro-democracy protests started in Tunisia and raced east like rows of falling dominos.
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MAR 13, 2011
America’s churches can change the world
USA Today
Consider the issues that most threaten humanity's common future: global terrorism, climate change, overpopulation, and the political and social unrest caused by economic disparity. These problems transcend national boundaries and beg for international solutions. Yet political leaders have generally been unwilling or unable to find solutions.
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MAR 11, 2011
Israelis form North Korea friendship group
The Jerusalem Post
Israel has no ties, diplomatic or otherwise, with North Korea, but some Israelis dream of a warm relationship between the two countries. The Korean Friendship Association, a North Korean government- affiliated organization dedicated to improving the Hermit Kingdom’s foreign relations, established a branch in Israel last year...
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