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Wednesday, September 08, 2010   8:29 GMT
US
Religious Leaders Condemn Growing Islamophobia
Jim Lobe and Daniel Luban

WASHINGTON - Leaders of some three dozen mainstream U.S. religious denominations Tuesday condemned what many commentators have called a rising tide of Islamophobia touched off by the recent controversy over the construction of a Muslim community centre in Lower Manhattan, two blocks from the site of the twin World Trade Centre towers destroyed in the 9/11 terrorist attacks.
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MIDEAST
Scepticism Marks Peace Talks Launch
Analysis by Jim Lobe
WASHINGTON - While all parties maintained a spirit of cordiality and mutual understanding, no new promises emerged from this week's talks between the leaders of Israel and the Palestine Authority (PA) that offered tangible hope for a major breakthrough in resolving the more than 60-year-old conflict.
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/UPDATE*/
Further Victims Identified in DRC Mass Rapes Case
Aprille Muscara
UNITED NATIONS - Twenty-eight minors have been documented as victims of last month's four-day raid of more than a dozen villages centred around Walikale, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), U.N. officials told reporters here today. Children, including one 12-years old boy were identified. The Walikale victim toll has risen to over 240.
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In Focus: Iraq
 
Economy and Trade
>   Billion Dollar Audit Missed by Pentagon Watchdog
>   Sao Tome and Principe at Oil Bonanza Crossroads
>   Pakistani Officials Seek Funds, Debt Relief in Washington
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Politics
> US  Religious Leaders Condemn Growing Islamophobia
> MIDEAST  Scepticism Marks Peace Talks Launch
> /UPDATE*/  Further Victims Identified in DRC Mass Rapes Case
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Civil Society
> COLOMBIA  US Military Aid Contingent on Reversal of Rights Record
>   Hope Persists for Jailed Health Workers in Philippines
> Q&A  "Women Are the First to Cook and the Last to Eat"
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Environment
>   Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill's 30-Year Legacy
>   Environmentalists Push For Coal-ash Regulation
>   Geothermal: Getting Energy from the Earth
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Development
> MIDEAST  Scepticism Marks Peace Talks Launch
> COLOMBIA  US Military Aid Contingent on Reversal of Rights Record
> US-MIDEAST  Light At End of Tunnel Elusive Despite Obama's Efforts
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Human Rights
> US  Religious Leaders Condemn Growing Islamophobia
> /UPDATE*/  Further Victims Identified in DRC Mass Rapes Case
>   Further Victims Revealed in DRC Mass Rapes Case
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Health
> US  Salmonella Outbreak Tied to Factory Farming
> ENERGY  Is Fracking Even Worse Than Drilling?
>   Hope Persists for Jailed Health Workers in Philippines
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Media & Communications
> US-CUBA  Radio, TV Marti Seen as Bust
>   New Software Could Outwit Tehran's Censors
> SOUTH AFRICA  Teaching Girls to Report on the World Cup
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Multilateralism Under Siege
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 Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill's 30-Year Legacy
 Further Victims Revealed in DRC Mass Rapes Case
 COLOMBIA: US Military Aid Contingent on Reversal of Rights Record
 Environmentalists Push For Coal-ash Regulation
 Geothermal: Getting Energy from the Earth
 Secret 'Kill Lists' Fly in the Face of US and Int'l Law
 Billion Dollar Audit Missed by Pentagon Watchdog
 US-MIDEAST: Light At End of Tunnel Elusive Despite Obama's Efforts
 FBI: No Probable Cause Required For Surveillance
 Media Didn't Buy Petraeus Command's Story of Low Taliban Morale
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 ENVIRONMENT-PHILIPPINES: Mining Project Digs Up Locals' Ire
 HEALTH: H1N1 Pandemic Is Over, But Vigilance Needed - WHO
 US: Religious Leaders Condemn Growing Islamophobia
 UNICEF Shifts Gears to Target Poorest of Children
 SOUTHERN AFRICA: Adapt or Perish
 Q&A: Cuban Vaccines Cross Borders, But Barriers Remain
 ANGOLA: More Mothers Survive Childbirth
 Mexican Fishers Throw a Lifeline to Lobsters
 ENVIRONMENT: South Still Battling to Stop North's Biopiracy
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