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VENEZUELA-US
Joined by Black Gold
By Humberto Márquez
CARACAS - Venezuela and the United States claim they want to reduce their co-dependence on oil, as supplier and importer, respectively. But their mutually beneficial relationship continues with hardly a hiccup as the years go by, in spite of heated verbal confrontations.
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U.S.
To Arm or Not to Arm Syrian Rebels, That Is the Question
By Samer Araabi and Jim Lobe*
WASHINGTON - Just days before the opening meeting of the new international "Friends of Syria" in Tunis Friday, the debate over whether the United States should provide more support – including weapons – to opposition forces is gathering steam.
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U.S. States Grapple with Exploding Prison Populations
By Matthew Cardinale
ATLANTA, Georgia - Budget constraints combined with exploding prison populations are prompting a number of U.S. states, including some of in the politically conservative south, to rethink their criminal codes.
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Scientists Denounce Climate Change Denial, Censorship
By Stephen Leahy
VANCOUVER, Canada - Amid revelations of a well-funded U.S. organisation's plans to deliberately distort climate science, scientists and journalists at a major scientific conference called on the Canadian government to stop its muzzling of scientists.
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Paper Industry Decimating Indonesia's Tigers
By Charundi Panagoda
WASHINGTON - The survival of Sumatra's tigers, elephants, orangutans, rhinos, as well as indigenous communities, is threatened by the "world's fastest deforestation rate", caused by none other than the pulp and paper industry, according to the World Wildlife Fund (WWF).
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Karzai Demand on Night Raids Snags U.S.-Afghan Pact
By Gareth Porter and Shah Nouri
WASHINGTON/KABUL - Nearly a year after the Barack Obama administration began negotiations with the government of Afghan President Hamid Karzai on a U.S. military presence in Afghanistan beyond 2014, both sides confirmed last week that the talks are still hung up over the Afghan demand that night raids by U.S. Special Operations Forces (SOF) either be ended or put under Afghan control.
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Building Sustainable Future Needs More Than Science, Experts Say
By Stephen Leahy
VANCOUVER - Contrary to popular belief, humans have failed to address the earth's worsening emergencies of climate change, species' extinction and resource overconsumption not because of a lack of information, but because of a lack of imagination, social scientists and artists say.
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U.S.
Amid Escalating Israel-Iran Tensions, a Glimmer of Hope?
By Jim Lobe*
WASHINGTON - After weeks of rapidly escalating tensions, particularly between Israel and Iran, signs emerged this week both here and in Tehran that serious negotiations over Tehran's controversial nuclear programme may soon get underway.
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Military Fills the Cracks in Sri Lanka – Part 2
By Natasha Pieris
WASHINGTON - On the eve of the Feb. 27 Human Rights Council Session in Geneva, during which human rights advocates had hoped the issue of alleged wartime abuses in Sri Lanka would finally be put to rest, the Sri Lankan government announced its appointment of a five-member court of inquiry to investigate laws of war violations during the first five months of 2009.
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SRI LANKA
Terrorists Out, Army In – Part 1
By Natasha Pieris
WASHINGTON - With the Feb. 27 session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) looming on the horizon, human rights watchdogs are making yet another push to get Sri Lanka onto the agenda – and once and for all settle the issue of alleged wartime abuses that the government continues to deny.
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Pakistani-Americans Await Changes to India's Discriminatory Visa Rules
By Beena Sarwar
BOSTON - "Imagine you have dual nationality, say Haiti and the United States. You go to apply for a visa at a foreign embassy in Washington, but are told that you can't use your U.S. passport unless you renounce your Haitian nationality. If you don't, you must apply and travel using your Haitian passport."
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Washington's Man in China?
Analysis by John Feffer
WASHINGTON - When Hu Jintao took over as the leader of China in 2002, U.S. companies welcomed his accession as a "good sign for American business"." Political analysts described Hu as a member of the fourth generation of Communist party leadership who might very well turn out to be a "closet liberal".
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NGOs Urge Open Selection Process for Next World Bank Chief
By Jim Lobe*
WASHINGTON - A global coalition of development activists and non- governmental organisations (NGOs) is calling on the World Bank's governors to ensure that Bank President Robert Zoellick's successor is chosen in an "open and merit-based process" that will give borrowing countries a major say in the selection.
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U.S.
Obama Requests Slightly Higher Aid Levels for 2013
By Jim Lobe*
WASHINGTON - Despite strong pressure to reduce the yawning federal deficit, the administration of U.S. President Barack Obama is asking Congress for a slight increase in funding for the State Department and foreign aid next year.
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While Israel Blames Iran for India, Georgia Bombings, U.S. More Reserved
By Marsha Cohen and Jim Lobe*
MIAMI/WASHINGTON - While Israel and its allies here blamed Iran for Monday's two nearly simultaneous car bomb incidents in the capitals of India and Georgia, the administration of U.S. President Barack Obama echoed local authorities in both countries who said they were not sure who the perpetrators were.
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