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Papua New Guinea's Prime Minister Sir Michael Somare speaks at the Lowy Institute for International Policy in Sydney, Friday, Nov. 7, 2008.
Business   Elections   Photos   Politics   Wikipedia: Michael Somare  
 The Daily Telegraph 
Michael Somare, Papua New Guinea's 'father of independence' to retire
Papua New Guinea's "father of independence", Sir Michael Somare, will not contest the forthcoming elections after more than four decades at the centre of the Commonwealth nation's political life. | Pa... (photo: AP / Rick Rycroft)
The global fight to end capital punishment
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 The Guardian 
The global fight to end capital punishment
| The death penalty is a shameful legacy of colonialism – now British lawyers are fighting to abolish it around the world by representing condemned prisoners in court Anti-death penalty protest in J... (photo: Jose Cruz/ABr)
Delta Air Lines- Boeing (s1l)  The Examiner 
Delta subsidiary purchases refinery
| A subsidiary for Atlanta-based Delta Air Lines this week purchased a Philadelphia-area oil refinery, a deal that includes pipelines to serve the airline’s operations in the Northeast. | Monroe Ene... (photo: creative commons / )
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Ali Abbas Hasanie addressing the audience on Pakistan Resolution Day in Montreal, Canada.  WorldNews.com 
Pakistan a democratic country without an official opposition in parliament
Article By WN.com Guest Writer: Ali Abbas Hasanie, Political analyst and scholar, Montreal, Canada | On June 8-10, 1998 in London England a workshop on the "rights and responsibilities of the Oppositi... (photo: File)
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Republican presidential hopeful, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, smiles as he looks up his supporters during his Illinois campaign rally at the College of DuPage Sunday, Feb. 3, 2008, in Glen Ellyn, Ill. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh) Chicago Sun-Times
Lynn Sweet: What to watch for as Mitt Romney’s campaign goes national
| Updated: April 26, 2012 11:10AM | WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle kick off their first official campaign events May 5 with Ohio and Virgin... (photo: AP / Nam Y. Huh)
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Republican presidential hopeful, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, cheers with his supporters during his Illinois campaign rally at the College of DuPage, Sunday, Feb. 3, 2008, in Glen Ellyn, Ill. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh) The Examiner
Romney Wins CT Primary with Only 1% of CT Citizens' Vote/SOTS Runs Smooth Ballot
| Secretary of the State Denise Merrill, the state’s chief elections official, officially released the turnout for Connecticut’s Republican Presidential Primary yeste... (photo: AP / Nam Y. Huh)
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A man walks through the Australian Stock Exchange public viewing area in Sydney, Wednesday, Dec. 31, 2008. The Australian share market opened higher, following gains in U.S. stocks, regaining some of the losses of 2008, the worst calendar year on re Canberra Times
Markets Live: Stocks fall amid global worries
| Australian shares fall amid political worries about Europe but losses are kept in check as data indicates Chinese manufacturing is stabilising. | 4.18pm: Market heavywe... (photo: AP / Rick Rycroft)
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Papua New Guinea's Prime Minister Sir Michael Somare speaks at the Lowy Institute for International Policy in Sydney, Friday, Nov. 7, 2008.
Michael Somare, Papua New Guinea's 'father of independence' to retire
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FILE - In this file photo taken Wednesday, May 2, 2012. and released by the U.S. Embassy Beijing Press Office, blind activist Chen Guangcheng, center, holds hands with U.S. Ambassador to China, Gary Locke, at a hospital in Beijing.
China's Chen Guangcheng 'set to fly to US'
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File - Drought and Rising Food Prices in Niger: A local man takes advantage of the World Food Programme (WFP)s food-and-cash for work programme in the village of Dan Kada, Maradai Region, Niger.
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 Violence erupted again in the north-eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) as Lendu militia, who were driven out of Bunia yesterday by rival Hema fighters, have regrouped and launched a counter-offensive to regain control of the town, the United
Thousands flee DR Congo violence
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