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United Nations Defined
International organization founded in 1945 to promote world peace and cooperation. It replaced the League of Nations. (p. 833)
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Britain seeks to expand its empire with 77,000 square miles of Atlantic seabed
Published August 28, 2008, 4:29 am, Independent
Britain has made a claim to extend its territorial boundary around Ascension Island in the South Atlantic to give it exclusive rights over any natural resources that may be found in the sea or on the seabed up to 350 miles from the island.
Bayh speaks on national stage
Published August 28, 2008, 4:05 am, WISH-TV Indianapolis
Indiana Senator Evan Bayh wanted to have the top billing that goes along with the running mate post. When that went to Joe Biden, Bayh took on the role of team player.
Serbia blames Georgia crisis on Kosovo 'domino effect': report
Published August 28, 2008, 4:01 am, Eu Business
(BELGRADE ) - The crisis in Georgia is the result of a "domino effect" following Kosovo's declaration of independence from Belgrade, Serbian Prime Minister Mirko Cvetkovic said in an interview published Thursday.
Maliki picks a date with destiny
Published August 28, 2008, 3:38 am, Asia Times
DAMASCUS - Generations of Iraqi leaders have succumbed to the "Iraqi curse" - dying violent deaths while in office or soon after leaving it.
Living the Dream | Will Obama live up to his promise, or prove to be another disappointment? That depends on us.
Published August 28, 2008, 2:23 am, Pittsburgh City Paper
Barack Obama, it is true, is a transformational leader. But he needs a transformational movement to become a transformational president. He is transformational not only by his charisma and brilliance, but by embodying the possibility of an African American being chosen president in the generation fo... By Tom Hayden.
USA wasn't game for China rivalry
Published August 28, 2008, 2:23 am, The Cincinnati Enquirer
BEIJING - The Olympic flame had been out for two days, yet people still gathered by the hundreds to stand outside the Olympic Green to take pictures and look longingly at the Bird's Nest and Water Cube, aka "The House that Phelps Built."
View From Dubai: Lost War in Afghanistan
Published August 28, 2008, 1:40 am, Middle East Times
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates -- You don't have to be born in the West or be a Westerner to hate the Taliban. Most of us in the Middle East and the larger Muslim world have grown sick and tired of their extremist, truly bizarre ways and their absurd interpretation of Islam.
Sen. Jeff Sessions says energy crisis harms national security
Published August 28, 2008, 1:25 am, Birmingham News
The United States' energy crisis isn't just about the price of a gallon of gasoline, Sen. Jeff Sessions said Wednesday, it's about national security.
Georgia and Kosovo: A Single Intertwined Crisis
Published August 28, 2008, 1:20 am, Jewish World Review
http://www.JewishWorldReview.com | The Russo-Georgian war was rooted in broad geopolitical processes. In large part it was simply the result of the cyclical reassertion of Russian power. The Russian empire — czarist and Soviet — expanded to its borders in the 17th and 19th centuries.
Rwanda: UN Racism Conference Under Fire for Ignoring Genocide
Published August 28, 2008, 1:07 am, AllAfrica.com
The upcoming United Nations Durban Review Conference in South Africa-billed as an international effort to achieve racial reconciliation-is likely to make a mockery of any bona fide attempt to overcome racial discrimination, an influential campaign group says.
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