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Liberia's Johnson-Sirleaf defends governance record
ReutersBy Lesley Wroughton WASHINGTON, May 17 (Reuters) - Liberian President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf on Friday defended her government's record on good governance and transparency, following an independent audit that cast doubt on her anti-corruption efforts....Tags: Dwayne Johnson, Finance, Accounting and Auditing, Nobel Prize Awards, Entertainment Events
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Liberia denies resource deals violated laws
Reuters* Audit cast doubt on good governance efforts * Minister says no laws violated MONROVIA, May 3 (Reuters) - The Liberian government denied on Friday it had violated its own laws in awarding resource contracts and pledged to implement the...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Nobel Prize Awards, Entertainment Events, Political Corruption
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Soccer-Liberia FA president handed six-month ban
ReutersMay 3 (Reuters) - The president of Liberia's football association, Musa Bility, has been banned from all soccer activities for six months for using confidential Confederation of African Football (CAF) documents without permission, CAF announced on...Tags: Clubs and Associations, Politics, Lifestyle and Leisure, Elections, U.S. Congress
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EXCLUSIVE-Resource deals audit overshadows Liberia anti-graft push
Reuters* Only two of 68 audited contracts deemed properly awarded -draft * Presidency says it cannot pre-empt final report * Officials deny trying to derail transparency drive * Liberia among Africa's fastest growing economies * Government "scared to death"...Tags: Natural Resource Industry, Metal and Mineral, International Monetary Fund, Finance, Awards and Prizes
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101-year-old sworn in as U.S. citizen
ReporterMary Doe left Liberia in 1990 and spent 14 years in a refugee camp before coming to the United States. Friday, she was sworn in as a U.S. citizen at the age of 101. Doe had her daughter and son-in-law by her side as she walked from the naturalization...Tags: Justice System, Judges, Crime, Law and Justice
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From Liberia, Kenwood's Nyonbou 'Boo' Farley wrestling for his future
Three banners hang from the wall in the wrestling room at Kenwood. One lists the school's state champions, another honors the school's Baltimore County champions and a third commemorates a junior varsity county championship. At first, that third...
Tags: University of Maryland, College Park, Students, Wrestling, Awards and Prizes, Human Interest
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Hans Massaquoi dies at 87; wrote of growing up black in Nazi Germany
Hans Massaquoi, a former managing editor of Ebony magazine who wrote a distinctive memoir about his unusual childhood growing up black in Nazi Germany, died in Jacksonville, Fla., on Saturday, his 87th birthday. He had been hospitalized over the...
Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Newspaper and Magazine, Studs Terkel, World War II (1939-1945), U.S. Army
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Sia Nyorkor
Email Sia: snyorkor@kwch.com Like Sia on Facebook: Sia Nyorkor Facebook Follow Sia on Twitter: @SiaKWCH12 Sia joined KWCH in October 2012 as a Multimedia Reporter and is thrilled to be back in the Mighty Midwest! Born and raised in Indianapolis,...
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Michigan National Guard members bound for Liberia
AUGUSTA (AP) — Fifteen Michigan National Guard members are on their way to Liberia as trainers for the west African nation's armed forces. Mlive.com (http://bit.ly/TUWMui ) says about 100people were on hand Sunday for a send-off ceremony at Fort...
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Benefits of soy in baked products bring African bakers to NCI short course
Fargo, N.D. - The benefits of soy protein were in the spotlight at the Baking with Soy short course, hosted September 24-28 at Northern Crops Institute (NCI) for seven bakers from Senegal and Rwanda. The course was sponsored by WISHH, The World Initiative...Tags: Senegal, Breads, Dakar (Senegal), Burkina Faso, Recipes
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Plenty of activities on tap at the Confluence Arts Center
Good things are planned for fall at the Confluence Creative Arts Center. Scroll through the list of classes, programs, and activities and fill up your calendar. Register early for classes. It helps the instructors with their planning and will ensure...Tags: Holidays, Customs and Tradition, Human Interest, Spaghetti, Fine Artists
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Former Liberian President Charles Taylor gets 50 years for war crimes
World NowFormer Liberian President Charles Taylor gets 50 years for war crimes: Former Liberian President Charles Taylor, 64, will likely spend the rest of his life in jail after a U.N.-backed court sentenced him to 50 years in jail for aiding and abetting war...
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