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Rising fuel prices make life for small business even tougher in Vacaville

Relentlessly rising fuel prices are adding even more stress to the already difficult task of surviving difficult economic times in Solano County...
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Tunisia's elections a lesson in democracy for the rest of the Arab world

by Ahmed E. Souaiaia*The country that started the Arab Spring made its first step towards pluralistic, representative governance. On October 23,...
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World Food Programme responds to urgent humanitarian needs in Libya

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is responding to the humanitarian crisis in Libya following months of conflict and displacement.WFP...
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Tunisia’s transition to self-governance

  • Tunisie
  • May 27, 2011
Nearly six months after igniting the wave of protest across the Arab world, Tunisia is still struggling to schedule the first vote that would elect...
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Political unrest in North Africa and the Middle-East

  • political turmoil
  • March 7, 2011
We have discussed youth rage and other intangible reasons for the unrest in North Africa and the Middle-East. Given some of the push back that I...
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Libya violence spreads: Anti-Gadaffi protestors take over several towns (video)

At least 61 people were killed in clashes in Tripoli on Monday according to Al Jazeera as violent protests against Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi&...
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Protest updates: Libya, Bahrain, Yemen, Iran, Morocco and more (photos)

New anti-government protests erupted in Libya on Tuesday while unrest continued in several countries across North Africa and the Middle East -...
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America's first conflict with the Muslim World: Dealing with the Barbary Pirates

Before the end of the American Revolution more than 200 years ago, most Americans knew little about the Muslim World--except forwhat they had...
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The World Cup and al-Qaeda threats

The World Cup In South Africa Begins in 63 DaysSo says the ticking clock at the FIFA website. Around the world, people are full of anticipation for...
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