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US-ISRAEL: Tiff or Tipping Point?
Analysis by Jim Lobe*

WASHINGTON - "Condemn" is not a word that rolls trippingly off the tongue of a U.S. politician addressing anything having to do with actions, however objectionable, by Israel.

HEALTH: U.S. AIDS Fund Flat-Lining, Groups Complain
Sananda Sahoo
WASHINGTON - The debate between those who favour investment in AIDS treatment and those who favour investment in its prevention came to the forefront Thursday at a U.S House of Representatives hearing on U.S. investments in HIV/AIDS in Africa.

BIODIVERSITY: Lucrative Shark Trade Under Scrutiny
Matthew Berger
WASHINGTON - As climate change transforms the acidity and oxygen levels of the world's waters with devastating effects for some marine species, others are facing an even more immediate threat from human consumption.

Bush at War Part II

In Focus: Iraq

Economy and Trade

> Lucrative Shark Trade Under Scrutiny
> U.S. Lifts Restrictions on Web Services
> Self-Policing of Extractive Industries a "Dismal" Failure
> Avatar Downfall a Blow for Indigenous Communities

> Tiff or Tipping Point?
> U.S. Concerned Over Curbs on NGOs, Press, Internet
> U.S. Should Accept Islamist Authority, Report Says
> U.S. Lifts Restrictions on Web Services

> 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

> Lucrative Shark Trade Under Scrutiny
> Self-Policing of Extractive Industries a "Dismal" Failure
> Avatar Downfall a Blow for Indigenous Communities
> Violent Backlash Against Climate Scientists

> 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

> Tiff or Tipping Point?
> U.S. Concerned Over Curbs on NGOs, Press, Internet
> Self-Policing of Extractive Industries a "Dismal" Failure
> Fewer Jobs, Less Money, Same Old Story

> U.S. AIDS Fund Flat-Lining, Groups Complain
> Headhunting First-World Seniors
> U.S. Still Noncommittal on Landmine Treaty
> Neoliberalism not Liberal Enough for AIDS Investments

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

Development Deadline

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

SOMALIA: U.S. Should Accept Islamist Authority, Report Says

POLITICS: U.S. Lifts Restrictions on Web Services

FINANCE: Self-Policing of Extractive Industries a "Dismal" Failure

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

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US-ISRAEL: Tiff or Tipping Point?

RIGHTS-GUATEMALA: 'Our Lives Are Cut Short at a Stroke'

ENVIRONMENT-INDIA: Law on Forest Rights Fails to Deliver

HEALTH: U.S. AIDS Fund Flat-Lining, Groups Complain

MEXICO: Consumers on the Offensive

RIGHTS: Gender Confab Marked by Political Uncertainties

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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