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Is President Obama Nobel Prize worthy?
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U.S. President Barack Obama was announced as the recipient of the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize last Friday. A record number of 205 people were
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A questionable democracy
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“Our president has been president for a long time, but it is time for a change,” said 22 year-old Sarah Aol, an Acholi woman
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Opportunities arise from crisis
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The last two weeks have been nothing short of a global governance marathon. First there was the Sept. 22 UN Summit on Climate Change
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Unjustified attack
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A European Union commissioned report released last Wednesday reveals the results of the EU’s Fact-Finding Mission into last year’s conflict between Russia and Georgia.
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Oct. 7, 2009
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Dear Life: Why the hell does Wilf’s advertise their nachos are made with homemade purple and gold chips, when all I was served after
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Dolls of the ancient world
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On Friday, Oct. 2, Brock University professor Fanny Dolansky held a special lecture at Wilfrid Laurier University. In the talk titled “Before Barbie: Girls,
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Sept. 30, 2009
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Dear Life: Why does the schedule for the southbound bus stop at King and University no longer exist? How am I supposed to get
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Iran defies the world community
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu took the podium in New York Thursday as he passionately addressed the United Nations General Assembly. His address focused
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Honduras in crisis
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Today, the gates of the Brazilian embassy in Tegucigalpa provide the ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya with refuge. Meanwhile, the Honduran capital’s streets churn
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Sept. 23, 2009
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5 years: Television episode filmed at Laurier doesn’t air A television series about life on Canadian university campuses, was canceled before ever airing. The
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