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Get Cuba off the List of State Sponsors of Terror

Sarah Stephens | Posted 10.24.2011

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Sarah Stephens

It is both untrue and a travesty to paint Cuba as a state sponsor of terrorism as the United States government did in its annual report on the subject last week.

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East Africa Drought Solution Runs Deep

Catholic Relief Services | Posted 09.26.2011

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The East African drought of 2011 that is hitting Kenya and Somalia so hard is also proving to be one of the worst that Ethiopia has faced in 50 years.

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After Years of Violence, Peace for East Timor's People

Catholic Relief Services | Posted 05.25.2011

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By Laura Sheahen Driving through the countryside of East Timor, my Catholic Relief Services colleagues and I pass a volleyball court. "That's from CR...

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Haiti Camps Prepare for Rains

Catholic Relief Services | Posted 05.25.2011

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By Tom Price April sees the onset of the rainy season in Haiti, and in a land prone to flooding, this can be a time of danger. Rainwater can rush dow...

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Congressional Research Service Praises Lobbying Reforms Under Obama

politico.com | KENNETH P. VOGEL | Posted 05.25.2011

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Critics across the political spectrum have lambasted the Obama administration's restrictions on lobbying as everything from a loophole-ridden politica...

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Afghan War Costs US $3.6 Billion Per Month: Data

The Hill | Roxana Tiron | Posted 05.25.2011

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The United States spends about $3.6 billion a month in Afghanistan, according to data provided by the Congressional Research Service. ...

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Up To 56,000 More Contractors Could Be Sent With Troops To Afghanistan

TPM | Justin Elliott | Posted 05.25.2011

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Private contractors will make up at least half of the total military workforce in Afghanistan going forward, according to Defense Department officials...

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