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Column: Students should be aware of conflict in Sudan
Last week, thousands of Southern Sudanese, eagerly anticipating the final results of January's referendum on South Sudan's secession from its northern counterpart, waited to hear President Omar al-Bashir announce the status of the remaining votes.
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OneVoice promotes Israeli-Palestinian peace
Invited by the Rutgers Hillel Student Board, international organization "OneVoice Movement" came to the University last night to speak at length of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict last night in the Student Activities Center on the College Avenue campus.
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Column: Heartfelt congratulations to all the people of Egypt
The story began when the former President Anwar Sadat appointed current president Hosni Mubarak as vice president of Egypt in 1975. Sadat, surpassed so many military leaders and political figures to appoint Mubarak, who was the leader of the air forces during the Oct. 6 war against Israel.
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Egypt’s president steps down
CAIRO – Egypt exploded with joy, tears, and relief after President Hosni Mubarak resigned as president, forced out by 18 days of mass protests that culminated in huge marches Friday on his presidential palaces and state television.
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Recent Northwestern-Medill graduates cover protests in Cairo
While reporting on the current protests in Cairo, recent Northwestern graduate Gregg Carlstrom (Medill '07) dodged rocks, was held at knifepoint and faced attackers.
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Top official notes progress on Mexican border
U.S. Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Alan Bersin said Tuesday that the border is safer and more secure, and he credited a 1 1/2 -year-old initiative for recent progress in Arizona.
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Column: Blaming journalists is no solution to the Egypt crisis
Los Angeles is approximately 7,600 miles away from Egypt. Yet, I’ve been feeling connected to these demonstrations. As someone intending to pursue a career in journalism, how could I not?
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UC Davis professor attacked by Mubarak supporters in Egypt
UC Davis assistant professor of comparative literature Noha Radwan was attacked in Egypt - where she had returned to in order to care for her parents - last Thursday for voicing to international journalists her support for ending President Hosni Mubarak's 30-year reign.
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Egypt unrest tightens intercontinental bonds
Two weeks after Egyptian protestors began calling for President Hosni Mubarak to step down, hopes for a democratic change in government remain among the nation’s 80 million people.
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