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Myanmar Allows Foreign Aid Workers, McCain Releases Medical Records, and More
Nation & World
- May 23, 2008
News Buzz: Senator Kennedy Leaves Hospital, Israel-Syria Peace Talks, and More
Nation & World
- May 21, 2008
Sen. Kennedy was released from the hospital after being diagnosed with a cancerous brain tumor.
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Obama: 'Lay Off My Wife'; China Mourns; and More
Nation & World
- May 19, 2008
Democratic contender responds to tactic with a warning to the GOP.
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News Buzz: Quake's Rising Toll, Myanmar Aid Crisis, and More
Nation & World
- May 15, 2008
The death toll from Monday's earthquake in China could climb to 50,000.
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News Buzz: Killer China Quake, West Virginia Primary, and More
Nation & World
- May 12, 2008
An earthquake struck China today with early reports that 7,600 people died in Sichuan province alone.
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Myanmar's Military Dictators Obstruct International Humanitarian Assistance
By Kevin Whitelaw -
Nation & World
- May 9, 2008
Isolationist and paranoid, the repressive regime compounds the post-cyclone disaster.
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Cyclone Cuts Myanmar's Rice Production
Nation & World
- May 9, 2008
The storm's devastation may increase already-high food prices globally.
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Myanmar's Aid Mess, Obama Ups his Superdelegate Count, Gasoline Price Shock, and More
Nation & World
- May 9, 2008
The U.N. suspends relief efforts to Myanmar; Obama picks up three additional superdelegates.
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Political Obstacles Slow Disaster Aid for Myanmar
By Kevin Whitelaw -
Nation & World
- May 7, 2008
The nation's military dictators are wary of admitting foreigners to help with relief efforts.
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News Buzz: Myanmar Aid, Clinton Campaign Money, and More
Nation & World
- May 7, 2008
Each day, news of the extent of destruction in Myanmar from Saturday's Cyclone Nargis gets worse.
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U.S. Eases Sanctions to Permit Disaster Aid to Myanmar
Nation & World
- May 6, 2008
The U.S. government is relaxing financial sanctions against cyclone-ravaged Myanmar.
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News Buzz: Myanmar's Cyclone Death Toll, Tuesday's Primaries, and More
Nation & World
- May 5, 2008
Myanmar's foreign minister said the death toll from tropical cyclone Nargis could be as high as 10,000.
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Students Support Myanmar Protests
By Lucia Graves -
The Paper Trail
- October 12, 2007
A Burmese student at Whitman College is using recent memory of the protests to spark student interest.
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Luxury for the Generals, Poverty for Others
By Anuj Chopra -
Nation & World
- October 12, 2007
Myanmar's bizarre new capital is a costly showcase for the military junta's power and hubris
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A Bold Call for Democracy. A Reply in Bullets
By Kevin Whitelaw -
Nation & World
- September 29, 2007
A Call for Democracy in Myanmar Is Answered With Bullets
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