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Sunday, March 14, 2010
 
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Black presidents and women MPs do not alone mean equality and justice | Gary Younge

18x18 The Guardian Blogs: Comment...   2010-03-14
Representation is a start, and an important one. But equal opportunities should be pursued above the photo opportunitiesDuring a recent playdate, one of my son's white four-year-old friends looked up from Thomas the Tank Engine and pointed out the...

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World Economic Forum, Irf And Arb Conduct The Executive Opinion Survey 2010

18x18 News100 International   2010-03-14
The World Economic Forum with local partners, the International Research Foundation (IRF) and Arabian Research Bureau LLC (ARB), will shortly begin conducting the Executive Opinion Survey 2010 in Oman...

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India’s Rural Cell Movement: Can You Hear Me Now?

18x18 TechCrunch   2010-03-14
Last time I was in India I wrote about the amazing business model innovation that had allowed telecom operators in India to make money on a paltry $6 a month per average user. That compares to a desired average monthly payment of $50 or more in th...

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‘THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO’ OPENS - The Dark Side of Swedish Society

18x18 San Francisco Sentinel   2010-03-14
The film adaptation of the first book in Steig Larsson’s trilogy, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, opens in Britain this week. By Stephen Armstrong The London Telegraph “Part of Sweden’s problem overseas is that everyone thinks we’re like Abba and...

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Canada’s Dollar Approaches Parity With U.S. For First Time Since July 2008

18x18 Industry News   2010-03-13
By Chris Fournier and Allison Bennett March 13 (Bloomberg) — Canada’s dollar came the closest to parity with its U.S. counterpart since July 2008 as traders bet faster-than-forecast job creation increases odds that the central bank will raise inte...

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Blair courts controversial US pastor

18x18 Guardian, UK   2010-03-13
Former prime minister builds network of Christian allies as he prepares to launch a religious 'offensive' in North AmericaTony Blair is preparing to launch a "faith offensive" across the United States over the next year, after building up relation...