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I Guess She Told Him

Posted on August 10th, 2009 by Pamela Leavey

Ouch.
Hillary Clinton got a little testy with a Congolese student when he “asked her what “Mr. Clinton” thought about a Chinese trade deal with the Democratic Republic of the Congo.”
”You want me to tell you what my husband thinks?” she replied incredulously when the male student asked her what ”Mr. Clinton” thought of World Bank concerns [...]

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Filed under: Bill Clinton, Democrats, Hillary Clinton, In The News, Obama Administration, Pamela Leavey, Political News, Politics, World News

Global Increase in the Number of Refugees and IDPs

Posted on June 18th, 2008 by Frenchdoc

Cross-posted from The Global Sociology Blog.
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) released yesterday its figures (full report) regarding the global numbers of refugees and Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs):

“UN High Commissioner for Refugees António Guterres expressed concern Tuesday about the growing number of refugees worldwide after an annual survey said there were 11.4 million [...]

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Filed under: Afghanistan, Democratic Daily, Frenchdoc, International, Iran, Iraq, World News