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College bars: O'Hara's near UCLA does late-night happy hour

If you mention O’Hara’s to students near the UCLA campus they may not know what you’re talking about; but ask any of them where...
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Conflict Links in Sierra Leone and the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Conflict Links in Sierra Leone and the Democratic Republic of the CongoResource revenues are argued to weaken and corrupt governments in West and...
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The CIA and Other Perspectives on the Name and History of the Republic of Macedonia

Macedonia (FYROM) Global Integrity ReportLinks to My Two Prior Examiner Articles and "MANY" CommentsRepublic of Macedonia: Updated...
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Prosecuting Conflict-Related Rape and Sexual Violence at the International Criminal Court

The 1998 Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC) promised to prosecute those most responsible for the ‘unimaginable atrocities...
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Military vs. Climate Security: Mapping the Shift from the Bush Years to the Obama Era

In addition to creating an existential threat to the planet and its people, rapidly accelerating climate change is a security challenge. The U.S....
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Sudan Country Profile and Talking Points on U.S.-Sudan Policy

Four million internally displaced people. According to UN figures, nearly 300,000 dead. While the serious massacres of 2003-2004 are no longer...
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Selling Justice Short: Why Accountability Matters for Peace

Shortchanging Justice Carries High PriceProsecuting Abusive Leaders May Help, Not Hinder, Peace EffortsPursuing justice against abusive leaders is...
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Challenging Repression: Human Rights Defenders in the Middle East and North Africa

Human rights activists in the Middle East and North Africa still face persecution and repression, more than 10 years after the United Nations (UN)...
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Undermining Democracy

Pivotal authoritarian regimes have adapted and modernized their repressive methods and are undermining democracy in updated, sophisticated, and...
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Human Rights Violations Listing of the Worst of the Worst for 2009

Massive human rights violations take place in nearly every region of the world. This year’s roster of the “worst of the worst”...
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