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- Ruth Abbott, 89; Takoma Park, Md., activist, mayor's wife 15 Nov 2009 02:32 GMT
... 89, an activist who helped lead protests, voter registration drives and preservation efforts in Takoma ... and union organizer and was a longtime political gadfly. Mrs. Abbott worked as a bookkeeper ... and to offer sanctuary to refugees from Guatemala and El Salvador. During his tenure as ...
- Immokalee event geared toward raising awareness of human trafficking 15 Nov 2009 01:30 GMT
... event through her neighbor Saturday morning. Several government and nonprofit groups, including the Shelter for ... to provide information and services. In addition, deputies from the sheriff's Immokalee substation, Minority Affairs ... going on so I came in,” said Guatemala native Diego Rafael, 21, while waiting to ...
- Ruth Abbott, 89; Local civil rights advocate 14 Nov 2009 19:52 GMT
... 89, an activist who helped lead protests, voter registration drives and preservation efforts in Takoma ... and union organizer and was a longtime political gadfly. Mrs. Abbott worked as a bookkeeper ... and to offer sanctuary to refugees from Guatemala and El Salvador. During his tenure as ...
- Guatemala president faces tough fight on tax reform 12 Nov 2009 20:30 GMT
... President faces strong opposition to higher taxes GUATEMALA CITY, Nov 12 (Reuters) - Guatemalan president ... fall 8.5 percent this year, the finance ministry said in September. Despite the fiscal problems, ... party lacks a majority. "We think the government needs to focus on correcting its investments, ...
- Will the militarization of the world by the Pentagon and NATO ever stop? 9 Nov 2009 08:57 GMT
... Forces of Colombia) guerrillas and accused the government of Venezuela of conniving with them. Less ... in ways displeasing to the U.S. - Guatemala in 1951, Guyana in 1953 and 1961, ... the Cold War period. Just as then, political change in any country is viewed through ...
- Family, Friends Mourn Cryor's Death 12 Nov 2009 22:11 GMT
... years of experience and wisdom as journalist, political leader, legislator, and all-around selfless public servant ... services. Recently, Cryor taught local and state government at Montgomery College. Throughout her life, she ... Baldwin; and her sister, Bonnie O’Neill of Guatemala. ...
- Drought´s toll mounts 12 Nov 2009 23:52 GMT
... has killed 550 people this year in Guatemala as high temperatures and marginal precipitation ravaged ... Seismology, Volcanology, Meteorology and Hydrology Institute. The government body said the drought, which has affected ... some 400,000 families. According to the Health Ministry, 54 of the 550 deaths caused by ...
- Asylum victory 11 Nov 2009 08:14 GMT
... OUR OPINION: cf,gtm Government must define rules of asylum for battered ... the way for Rody Alvarado Peña of Guatemala to win political asylum in this country. Ms. Alvarado's asylum ...
- L. American Countries to Unveil Investment Opportunities Today 9 Nov 2009 13:11 GMT
... especially in energy and resources, a ranking government official said Monday. Participating countries will adopt ... green growth, the official said. Costa Rican Minister of Economy Eduardo Sibaja will talk about ... on the table with Luis Manuel Escobar, Guatemalan minister of tourism and sports, speaking about ...
- Madison Peace Movement 13 Nov 2009 21:57 GMT
... state voters overwhelmingly favor having the U.S. government work vigorously to negotiate a mutual and ... sanctuary for refugees from El Salvador and Guatemala. The Madison Peace Network, comprised of nearly ... veterans to local peace activists to state politicians -- pack a legislative hearing at the ...
- A generation fights to reform adoption laws 10 Nov 2009 19:36 GMT
... the appeal, citing a lack of proper administrative procedures in Korea at the time of ... world¡¯s fifth-largest exporter of children behind China, Guatemala, Russia and Ethiopia as of 2007, according ... prevent possible abuses by adoption agencies. ¡°The government wants to push domestic adoption, but all ...
- Transcending Trauma, Reclaiming Humanity 9 Nov 2009 22:16 GMT
... to silence me was an act of political violence. I’m not sure why this knowledge ... Diana Ortiz, who had been tortured in Guatemala, with roses. While I read this column ... who had come to urge the U.S. government to abolish torture. A psychologist in the ...
- Shifting focus: Asia elbows US out of Latin American markets 13 Nov 2009 22:34 GMT
... Chile, El Salvador, the Dominican Republic and Guatemala all sent high-ranking business representatives to the ... away from the US for economic and political reasons. It is finding other markets for ... the Inter-American Development Bank and South Korea’s government has set out long-term plans for the ...
- State briefs for 11/10: GOP senator being treated for cancer 12 Nov 2009 04:37 GMT
... in his luggage on a flight from Guatemala City to Newark Liberty International Airport. U.S. ... Supreme Court is weighing whether a convicted politician can use leftover campaign money to pay ... term. Bryant is appealing a ruling by election officials barring the Camden County Democrat from ...
- EL Salvador dispatches aid for Ida victims 10 Nov 2009 00:52 GMT
... Salvadorian Interior Minister Humberto Centeno said on Monday that the government has sent 17 cubic tones of food ... on Monday that the governments of Cuba, Guatemala, Japan, Panama and Venezuela as well as ...
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