By Philip Elliott And Charles Babington, Associated Press Writers
ANNANDALE, Va. – President Barack Obama wanted to put a human face on his plans to overhaul health care, and a Virginia woman did just that Wednesday. Fighting back tears, Debby Smith, 53, told Obama of her kidney cancer and her inability to obtain health insurance or [...]

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By The Canadian Press
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Stephen Harper and Governor General Michaelle Jean shook hands Wednesday with the crowd as tens of thousands of Canadians - many dressed in red and white - celebrated Canada Day on Parliament Hill,
Harper told the crowd that “142 years ago today the most peaceful, prosperous and enduring democracy [...]

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By  KOFI ANNAN
Eleven years ago when I opened the Rome conference that led to the founding of the International Criminal Court, I reminded the delegates that the eyes of the victims of past crimes and the potential victims of future ones were fixed firmly upon them. The delegates, many of whom were African, acted on [...]

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Nyumba ya sanaa in Dar es Salaam, which is at the centre of a dispute involving two rival group in the management board.
By Ray Naluyaga
The stage is set for a bruising battle over planned investments worth billions of shillings at a cultural centre in downtown Dar es Salaam, established with the blessings and support of [...]

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The Swedish Ambassador Anna Brandt (right) speaks during a press conference to mark the start of the Swedish EU presidency where she presented the global as well as local priorities concerning Kenya, Somali and the UN. She is with Ambassador for Somali peace process Joran Bjallerstedt, July 1, 2009. Photo/JENNIFER MUIRURI
The European Union has [...]

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BY PRESIDENTIAL PRESS SERVICE
SIRTE, Libya, - The African Union has expressed its full support for the Transitional Federal Government of Somalia and pledged assistance for the leadership of President Sheikh Sharif.
At the opening session of the 13th Heads of State and Government Summit of the African Union in Sirte, Libya the continental leaders said they [...]

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Ministers walk out of ODM meeting
By  NATION Reporters
In Summary
They reject Raila’s move to back tribunal to try poll chaos suspects
A meeting designed to forge ODM’s unity ended in disarray when ministers sharply differed with party leader Raila Odinga on the handling of post-election violence suspects.
Ministers and their assistants walked out of the meeting convened by [...]

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