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Hollywood's Double Standard on Darfur

Rafael Medoff | Posted 05.16.2012

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George Clooney brought his admirable fight for human rights in Sudan to Washington this week. Yet somehow the one political leader whom Clooney has a chance of influencing, the one who is in the best position to make a difference in Sudan, escaped the actor's attention.

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Will Adam Bush Have Died in Vain?

Susan Morgan | Posted 05.25.2011

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The international community, in its desire to focus on the upcoming referendum, is offering its approval for a government strategy that will likely lead to more suffering among the displaced.

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Note to Sherrod: Kick the Tires of Vilsack's Offer of "Unique Opportunity"

Steve Clemons | Posted 05.25.2011

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When you hear the words "unique opportunity" as a qualifier before a government job, then be sure you can and should demand "your own budget."

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A House Divided on Sudan?

John Norris | Posted 05.25.2011

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It seems clear that the committee meeting on Sudan failed to produce a clear verdict on the direction of policy or the balance between incentives and pressures that should be used in dealing with Sudan.

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The Fierce Urgency of Implementation: Obama's New Sudan Policy

John Prendergast | Posted 05.25.2011

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The U.S. must lead internationally in developing a coalition of countries that can help the people of Sudan find a just and sustainable peace, and the administration will be rightly evaluated by whether it meets its goals.

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The War in Darfur Is Not Over

John Prendergast | Posted 10.07.2009

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The reality of Darfur's continuing strife does a disservice to the ongoing efforts to keep this issue burning brightly for the policymakers and diplomats who have so far failed to help end the crisis.

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Sudan Score Card

John Norris | Posted 05.25.2011

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Over the last nine months, the Sudan policy review has taken on something of a mythical air.

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Honey for Sudan's President?

John Norris | Posted 05.25.2011

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'You catch more bears with honey.' As others have noted, that is a perfectly pleasant world view in the abstract, but let's not forget that we are talking about a government headed by an indicted war criminal.

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Sudan Not A State Sponsor Of Terrorism: Obama Sudan Envoy

AP | FOSTER KLUG | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama's special envoy to Sudan said Thursday that there is no evidence to back up the U.S. designation of Sudan as...

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In Search of Peace

Jerry Fowler | Posted 05.25.2011

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This week begins a crucial chapter in furthering a necessary response to the genocide in Darfur.

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Obama's Darfur Promise

Susan Morgan | Posted 05.25.2011

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Darfuris, who named babies after Obama and waited hopefully for him to take office, feel understandably abandoned.

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Darfur Advocates: Obama Has No Clear Policy

AP | WILLIAM C. MANN | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — Human rights groups working to end the dying in Darfur fear for the survival of 2.5 million people huddled in refugee camps if the ...

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Obama Can Make a Difference in Darfur

John Prendergast | Posted 05.25.2011

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In an op-ed appearing this month in The Wall Street Journal, Sojourners President Jim Wallis and I argue that President Barack Obama should now move t...

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Parsing Gration in Darfur

John Norris | Posted 05.25.2011

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Commitments by the Arab League to increase spending on humanitarian relief in Darfur are entirely rhetorical. Officials acknowledge that there is no mechanism for tracking the delivery of such commitments.

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J. Scott Gration: Special Envoy To Sudan

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — A senior administration official says President Barack Obama has chosen retired Air Force Gen. J. Scott Gration to be a special env...

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