Few Children Expected to Go to School in Zimbabwe (www.voanews.com)

The UN Children's Fund says school attendance in Zimbabwe has been dropping at an alarming rate because of the collapse of the country's socio-economic system, which is affecting students and teachers... More

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Top Zimbabwean rights activist poisoned in custody (www.google.com)

Zimbabwean rights campaigner Jestina Mukoko, who is to appear in court Monday on charges of plotting to overthrow President Robert Mugabe, is being poisoned and tortured in custody, the Sunday... More

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New Government by February (voanews.com)

Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe is pressing ahead with plans to form a new government next month with the consent of the Southern African Development Community (SADC), according the state-controlled... More

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Senator Clinton likely to be named SecState in next seven days (www.politico.com)

Good Wednesday morning. Katie Couric, anchor and managing editor of the “CBS Evening News,” will speak with Senator Joe Lieberman today in Washington in an exclusive interview to be broadcast... More

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In Georgia, McCain Saves The Worst For Last (www.huffingtonpost.com)

Leading up to last Tuesday, it became no secret that the principles, character and integrity that once made John McCain the Republican that Democrats didn't totally hate were for sale, and cheap. If... More

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On Obama's Transition (whatsleftinthechurch.blogspot.com)

Some of the commentary on the transition to an Obama Administration has been quite maddening. I have thought quite a bit about this, and I have come to some conclusions about why he is doing things... More

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The Nascent Obama Administration (wingingingit.blogspot.com)

So far, so good, seems to be the consensus...well, at least, it's the view of David Broder, a walking manifestation of inside-the-Beltway conventional wisdom and...

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Awaiting Obama's top lieutenants (www.salon.com)

For those who dream about a high-level position in the Obama administration, these are the times that try their souls and test their psyches too. As Michael Mandelbaum, professor of American foreign... More

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Whom Obama should pick to create the ideal Presidential Cabinet (www.northbynorthwestern.com)

In the wake of any president winning his first election, political insiders start one of their favorite parlor games: Cabinet speculation. Well, we at North by Northwestern may not have the... More

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The Obama Team's Online Transition (www.cbsnews.com)

When it comes to the use of technology, President Obama will have a hard act to follow - candidate Obama. As has been widely pointed out, the Obama campaign was masterful in the way it used the... More

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