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Sep 23 2008 - 11:00am
Report Reveals Flawed U.S. E-Waste Policies

In 2006, U.S. residents discarded over 300 million electronic devices
from their homes, but because of faulty policies, much of this e-waste
will be shipped to developing countries to be "dismantled in
conditions unsafe to workers and dangerous to the environment," states
a new report.

http://us.oneworld.net/article/357583-us-e-waste-policies-need-reform

From: Worldwatch Institute

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Sep 23 2008 - 10:27am
New Ads Confront HIV in Hispanic Community

A public health think tank and a major Spanish-language media company
are launching the first national media campaign featuring HIV positive
Latinos in an effort to raise awareness about the disease and those
living with it -- issues rarely broached in the Hispanic community.

http://us.oneworld.net/article/357587-soy-dispelling-stigma-hivaids

From: Kaiser Family Foundation

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Sep 22 2008 - 7:51pm
Rwanda Sets World Record for Women in Parliament

Women took 56 percent of contested seats in Rwanda's parliamentary
election last week, setting a new world record for female
representation in this governing body.

http://us.oneworld.net/article/357617-rwanda-sets-world-record-women-parliament

From: The New Times (Kigali)

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Sep 22 2008 - 7:44pm
Women Hard-Hit by U.S. Economic Crisis

Women -- particularly low-income women and women of color -- will
likely bear the brunt of the spiralling U.S. economic crisis, warns
women's economic development expert Sara Gould.

http://us.oneworld.net/article/357619-women-hard-hit-us-economic-crisis

From: Ms. Foundation for Women

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Sep 22 2008 - 7:16pm
After Violence, U.S. Role in Bolivia Questioned

NEW YORK, Sep 22 (OneWorld) - As tensions remain high between
government and opposition in Bolivia, where more than 30 people have
been killed in politically motivated attacks in recent days, a group
of Latin America experts is calling for Washington to clarify its
engagement in the internal affairs of Bolivia.

http://us.oneworld.net/article/357624-after-violence-us-role-bolivia-questioned

From: OneWorld US

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Sep 22 2008 - 12:25pm
Testimonies from Iraq

Jason Washburn and other U.S. soldiers share their gut-wrenching
tales of serving in Iraq -- they say rules of engagement hardly
existed -- in the new book "Winter Soldier Iraq and Afghanistan:
Eyewitness Accounts of the Occupation."

http://us.oneworld.net/article/357564-%E2%80%9Cwe-blew-her-pieces%E2%80%9D-testimonies-iraq

From: Inter Press Service

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