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  Hunger strike continues at US prison: Hundreds of detainees at an immigration detention center in the US state of Washington are still on a hunger strike in p...
  Iran wrestlers bag 5 medals in Russia: Iranian freestyle wrestlers have snatched five medals, including three golds, at the end of 2014 Junior International Dm...
  
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  Security lapse probed over missing plane: Malaysia and international police scrutinise passports after two passengers were found to be using stolen documents.
  Nuns kidnapped by rebels in Syria freed: Thirteen nuns seized from Christian town of Maaloula in December released as part of female prisoner exchange.
  
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  25th IPRA General Conference Call for Papers: On the occasion of IPRA’S 50th anniversary - Istanbul, Turkey, August 10-14, 2014 - Uniting for Peace: Building Sustai...
  International Peace Research Association at 50: Known as IPRA, founded in 1964 in London--and this author, 34 at the time, is the only surviving founder. IPRA rotates e...
  
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  A Struggle Amongst Oligarchs in Ukraine Pt.2: Professor Aleksandr Buzgalin continues his explanation of historical relations between the Crimea region of Ukraine and...
  US Postal Service Proposes Launching Low-Fee Publi...: Mike Konczal: A public option for banks will dramatically improve and help regulate the financial services industry.
  
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  Media mogul Pierre Karl Peladeau runs for Parti Qu...: Commentary »He has lived a turbulent life, distributing Communist pamphlets in his youth and later creating Canada...
  Could changes to federal election law make Libby D...: Commentary »Libby Davies has won six straight elections in Vancouver East, but the 2015 campaign may be her toughe...
  
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  Debate: Do Venezuelan Protests Reflect Popular Dis...: The ongoing protests in Venezuela have left at least 20 people dead since breaking out last month. Both sides have stage...
  Roundtable: As Crimea Threatens Secession, Does Ea...: Russian President Vladimir Putin is rebuffing warnings from the U.S. and European Union as the crisis in Ukraine threate...
  
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  ‘Knocked out with metal bars for lack of anesthe...: The toll from the war in Syria has crushed the healthcare system, with a new report from Save the Children revealing tha...
  Putin defends Crimean referendum legitimacy to EU...: Crimea’s upcoming referendum will reflect the legitimate interests of its people, Russian President Vladimir Putin tol...
  
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  US naval officer Lt Steve Simmons: On the Project Censored Show on Pacifica Radio March 7 Mickey Huff and Peter Phillips review the continuing heath danger...
  Join Project Censored and Special Guest David Rovi...: for an evening of “Fearless Speech in Fateful Times”  Friday, March 28, 2014  Doors 6:30pm, Program 7-9pm  Plaza...
  
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  What's really at stake in Ukraine: Sunday, March 9, 2014 It's difficult to know...
  Judge Vic Toews: Victor Toews lives in a charmed world, it seems. He may have fallen afoul of the law once upon a time, but that's hardly...
  
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  Exposing the Hypocrisy in Toronto Maple Leafs “F...: Exposing the Hypocrisy in Toronto Maple Leafs “Forces Appreciation Night” Tyler Shipley Eighteen months ago,...
  “That Kind Of Guy”: Richard Sherman, class, an...: “That Kind Of Guy”: Richard Sherman, Class, and “Class” Dragos Nica On Sunday, Jan 19, the Seatt...