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RIGHTS: U.S. Concerned Over Curbs on NGOs, Press, Internet
Jim Lobe*

WASHINGTON - Releasing its annual report on the state of human rights around the world, the U.S. State Department Thursday said it was increasingly concerned about curbs imposed by foreign governments on civil society groups, the press, and Internet use.

SOMALIA: U.S. Should Accept Islamist Authority, Report Says
Charles Fromm and Mohammed A. Salih
WASHINGTON - The United States should accept an "Islamist authority" in Somalia as part of a "constructive disengagement" strategy for the war-torn country, according to a new report released here by the influential Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) on Wednesday.

POLITICS: U.S. Lifts Restrictions on Web Services
Eli Clifton
WASHINGTON - After U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's January address on the role of internet freedom in U.S. foreign policy, the Barack Obama administration appears to be taking the first steps to introduce specific legislation and policies to exploit the role of the internet in opening up those countries ruled by oppressive or authoritarian governments.

Bush at War Part II

In Focus: Iraq

Economy and Trade

> U.S. Lifts Restrictions on Web Services
> Self-Policing of Extractive Industries a "Dismal" Failure
> Avatar Downfall a Blow for Indigenous Communities
> Fewer Jobs, Less Money, Same Old Story

> U.S. Concerned Over Curbs on NGOs, Press, Internet
> U.S. Should Accept Islamist Authority, Report Says
> U.S. Lifts Restrictions on Web Services
> Self-Policing of Extractive Industries a "Dismal" Failure

> U.S. Concerned Over Curbs on NGOs, Press, Internet
> Avatar Downfall a Blow for Indigenous Communities
> Experts Urge Sea Change in "Culture of Aid"
> Canada Moves to Oversee Mining Firms

> Self-Policing of Extractive Industries a "Dismal" Failure
> Avatar Downfall a Blow for Indigenous Communities
> Violent Backlash Against Climate Scientists
> CITES Faces Political Storm over Tuna Ban

> Fewer Jobs, Less Money, Same Old Story
> U.S. Acts Quickly on Debt Relief Ahead of Preval Visit
> Headhunting First-World Seniors
> U.S. Criticised over Soaring Housing Costs

> U.S. Concerned Over Curbs on NGOs, Press, Internet
> Self-Policing of Extractive Industries a "Dismal" Failure
> Fewer Jobs, Less Money, Same Old Story
> Elections Bring Joy and Uncertainty

> Headhunting First-World Seniors
> U.S. Still Noncommittal on Landmine Treaty
> Neoliberalism not Liberal Enough for AIDS Investments
> Healthcare Should Include Abortion Access, Women Say

Media & Communications

> U.S. Lifts Restrictions on Web Services
> Gov't Sued Over Cell Phone Tracking
> Telecom Lobby Tests Pledge of Transparency
> Lost in the Desert? There's an App for That

Multilateralism Under Siege

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ECUADOR: Avatar Downfall a Blow for Indigenous Communities

ENVIRONMENT: Violent Backlash Against Climate Scientists

RIGHTS: Fewer Jobs, Less Money, Same Old Story

IRAQ: Elections Bring Joy and Uncertainty

HAITI: U.S. Acts Quickly on Debt Relief Ahead of Preval Visit

RIGHTS: This Eerie Economic Calm

U.S.: ACLU Ad Challenges Military Commissions

POLITICS: Fiction of Marja as City Was U.S. Information War

COSTA RICA: Headhunting First-World Seniors

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RIGHTS: U.S. Concerned Over Curbs on NGOs, Press, Internet

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EGYPT: U.N. Slams Abuse of Emergency Law

More than 300 million strong, the world's indigenous peoples are beginning to make themselves heard, in international arenas like the new United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues, and at the national level, where their growing numbers are translating into political muscle. Via its local writers, IPS endeavours to transmit these indigenous voices and untangle their issues for a global audience

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