Obama continues to pretend that what happened in Egypt was not a military coup d'etat

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While General El SIsi's thugs butcher the Egyptian people, the U.N. holds a meaningless debate

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Quartet of HR's by Cuba's Tigers defeat Chinese Taipei 10--3

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Mexico's President Wants You to Come Back to Mexico: Interview - Condé Nast Traveler

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Mexico's President Wants You to Come Back to Mexico: Interview Condé Nast Traveler The young President of Mexico is taking on hunger, poverty, and corruption in his country—and using tourism to help on all fronts. That's why we named him one of this year's Visionaries, a group of eight remarkable global citizens who are using their ...

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Ecuador's president abandons no-drilling plan - Boston.com

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Ecuador's president abandons no-drilling plan Boston.com QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — President Rafael Correa said Thursday that he has abandoned a unique and ambitious plan to persuade rich countries to pay Ecuador not to drill for oil in a pristine Amazon rainforest preserve. Environmentalist had hailed the ... Ecuador approves Yasuni park oil drilling in Amazon rainforest

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Daily Headlines: August 16, 2013

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Ecuador approves Amazon oil drilling

Ecuador abandons a scheme that would have paid the country not to drill for oil in pristine parts of Yasuni National Park in the Amazon rainforest.



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