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Buying influence
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On Sept. 14, 2008, American financial services firm Lehman Brothers collapsed. This failure set off a chain reaction of ill-fated economic events spurring a global economic crisis. The recession plunged the world’s markets into the worst financial crisis in modern history. News of bailouts, layoffs, bankruptcies and shrinking Gross Domestic Product (GDP)’s dominated the headlines…
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Putin in 2012?
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The political aspirations of current Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin have dominated news headlines over the past weeks. The intense coverage stems from Putin’s refusal to neither confirm nor deny his plans to run in Russia’s 2012 election. Previously, Putin served as president of the Russian Federation from 2000 to 2008. At that time, Russia’s…
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World in brief: Sept. 23, 2009
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Condemnation swells TEGUCIGALPA, HONDURAS – The July 28 ousting of Honduran President Manual Zelaya continues to receive near unanimous international condemnation. Reuters reports that the EU refuses to recognize the interim government, which exiled Zelaya, and is threatening further economic sanctions unless a peaceful resolution to the conflict can be reached. Earlier this month, the…
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War crimes in the Gaza Strip
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On Sept. 15, the United Nations released a 575-page report condemning both the Israeli army as well as Palestinian militants for war crimes, and possibly crimes against humanity, in the Gaza Strip. A Geneva-based UN Human Rights Council is behind these latest findings, which build a strong case against the two groups. In the report,…
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Sept. 16, 2009
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5 years: Golden Hawk Cindy Eadie returns from Olympics Laurier Golden Hawk’s goaltender Cindy Eadie returned from the 2004 Oympics in Athens after representing Canada for softball. Although Canada failed to produce a medal, Eadie reported the experience to be amazing. She returned to Laurier and helped the Golden Hawks to a Canadian Interuniversity Sport…
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Sept. 16, 2009
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Theft Over $5000; Location: Nichols Centre Quad; Reported: Sept. 7 @ 3:19 a.m. A WLUSU staff member reported the theft of a rented golf cart from the Nichols Centre Quad. Video surveillance of the quad showed four individuals standing near the cart. Approximately 10 minutes later, video showed the cart being driven from the quad…
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Sept. 16, 2009
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“We have seen the unco-operative nature of this very rigid prime minister and his inability to work in a minority parliament … in a constructive way.” –Andrew Telegdi, former MP for Waterloo, on the possibility of a fall election. “What a lot of campuses have done is they’ve stopped allowing food to be prepared and/or…
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Back to school with Barack
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It is astonishing that American President Barack Obama’s Sept. 8 back to school address to students across the United States has ballooned into the country’s latest controversy. “At the end of the day, we can have the most dedicated teachers, the most supportive parents, and the best schools in the world and none of it…
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Global Exchange
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As the majority of Laurier’s student body descend upon the Waterloo and Brantford campuses this week, a select number of students will be experiencing academic life in an entirely different setting. Members of the Laurier Student Abroad Program, who are studying overseas this fall term, are seizing the opportunity to integrate globalization into the university…
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Chavez tours world
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Hugo Chavez’s trip to Spain on Friday marked the end of his nine-country tour. The final stop was one of the least controversial, as discussion between Chavez and Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero focused primarily on investment and bilateral energy issues, climate change and Spain’s upcoming presidency of the European Union. His international…
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