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Liberia's oil sector plagued by corruption, watchdog says
Money & CompanyAfter nearly 15 years of civil wars that killed 250,000 people, Liberia stands on the edge of an oil and gas boom that could propel the country to renewal and growth -- or into a downward spiral of corruption and...... -
Linda Altizer trained nurses, offered malaria testing kits during trip to Liberia
tiffanya@herald-mail.comWhen forensic investigator Linda Altizer isn't determining a cause of death, she's traveling the globe trying to help the living. Altizer recently returned from Liberia, a small country in West Africa. For nine days, she trained new nurses and...Tags: Orthopedic Surgery, Hospitals and Clinics, Medical Specialization, Washington (U.S. state), Health Organizations
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Adopt a New Way of Thinking....Through Adoption
Adoption is a subject very near and dear to my heart. For one, I went through the process myself when I became a Bade legally. My biological dad was out of the picture and the Bades made me a part of their family album when Mom remarried. ...Tags: Eyes and Vision, Human Body, United Nations, Radio, Rooms and Sublets
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Win the FOX Rocks Lunchbox!
Sign up to win the Fox Rocks Lunchbox! K-Mack announces a new winner every Monday and Thursday at 10am drawn from all entries. We visit the winner at work and deliver the coveted FOX ROCKS LUNCH BOX, filled with great prizes every Tuesday and Friday...Tags: Iraq, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Bahamas, Tuvalu, Turkmenistan
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Slain photojournalist Tim Hetherington, remembered in books
Jacket CopyPhotojournalist Tim Hetherington, killed Wednesday in Libya, had published one book and been instrumental in the creation of another.... -
Hondros dead covering war, which he saw as his calling
The Big PictureChris Hondros, 41, the superb photographer who took some of the most wrenching war photos of our time, has been confirmed dead in a hospital in Misurata, Libya. The same explosion had earlier Wednesday claimed the life of photographer and...... -
Former Ugandan Parliament Member Graduates From Western Michigan U.
FOX 17 Weekend Assignment EditorWhen Betty Udongo came to Western Michigan University five years ago, she left behind a country torn by war and injustice as well as the constant personal threat of assassination. She brought with her from Uganda a lofty set of life goals. * She wanted...Tags: Teachers, Uganda, Foreign Aid, Armed Forces, Parliament
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A family of 10, surviving on faith
Tribune staff reporterBehind the doors of a modest Rogers Park frame house, Pete and Patty Mueller are acting out their own reality show of "Pete and Patty Plus 8." Home-schooling all eight of their children and surviving on one income, the Muellers have not sought the...Tags: New Year's Day, Television, Jon Gosselin, Children, Family
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Mia Farrow Challenges Naomi Campbell's 'Blood Diamonds' Testimony
Associated PressLEIDSCHENDAM -- Naomi Campbell told Mia Farrow that she received a "huge diamond" from the former president of Liberia, the actress said from the witness stand Monday, contradicting the model's testimony that she didn't know the value of the gift from...Tags: Diplomacy, KTLA, Prosecution, Witnesses, Human Rights
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Police: 8 year old Girl Gang Raped by 4 Boys
Associated PressPHOENIX -- Officers responding to a report of hysterical screams found an 8-year-old girl partially clothed and four boys, barely in their teens, running from an empty shed. The boys, ages 9 to 14, face charges ranging from sexual assault to kidnapping,...Tags: Sexual Assault, Juvenile Delinquency, Sex Crimes, Assault, Crimes
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Biography done with integrity
Oh, the difficult task of bringing the life story of someone pivotal in world history to the stage or screen. Why are the end results so routinely repetitive in structure or endlessly boring in execution? Well, too many biographies spend so much time on...Tags: Arts and Culture, Literature, African Americans, Minority Groups, Biography (genre)
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A war on women
Greetings from a war zone that's not Iraq. And not Afghanistan either. I'm checking in from West Africa, where I've been working with women in three neighboring countries, all recently torn apart by civil wars: Liberia, Sierra Leone and Ivory Coast....Tags: Guerrilla Activity, Health Organizations, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Human Rights, Columbia University
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