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		<title>The legacy of WWII should not be forgotten</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2009 19:51:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[For a 20-something such as myself, the idea of the "lasting impact" of WWII at first glance seemed almost ridiculous, at least not worthy of mention outside of history circles. The meaning of WWII today, as discussed in the press, is different for each European country, the obvious influencing factors being geography - East versus West - and political power - Axis versus Allies. But perhaps one of the most important, lasting impacts of WWII today still has not been adequately addressed; yet, it is an issue that is seen in conflicts all over the world today.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=morganash.wordpress.com&blog=3880939&post=114&subd=morganash&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Civilians suffer as war continues in the Democratic Republic of Congo</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2009 04:14:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The war in the Democratic Republic of Congo still rages on. Reports vary, but an estimated 3 to 5 million people have been killed by war-related causes, including disease and hunger. There is no end in sight of the war, and innocent civilians bear the brunt of it all. MSF and other NGO's are the only hope for people to carry on their lives.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=morganash.wordpress.com&blog=3880939&post=107&subd=morganash&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Patent laws make access to generic medicine too difficult</title>
		<link>http://morganash.wordpress.com/2009/07/15/patent-laws-make-access-to-generic-medicine-too-difficult/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2009 05:05:48 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[International Issues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[aid organizations]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Doctors Without Borders]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[health]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[poverty]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[On July 7th, an Indian court rejected a patent claim by drug-maker Novartis for a cancer drug it developed. The Indian court said that the drug was no unique enough to warrant its own patent, but the importance of this case is not the reasons for its outcome, but the impact the judgment has on the world's supply of cheap, generic drugs.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=morganash.wordpress.com&blog=3880939&post=104&subd=morganash&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The worth of the ICC</title>
		<link>http://morganash.wordpress.com/2009/06/14/the-worth-of-the-icc/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 14 Jun 2009 04:57:49 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Darfur]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[International Issues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sudan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[aid organizations]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[crimes against humanity]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[On June 11, Reuters reported that four aid agencies were allowed by Khartoum to reenter Sudan with new names and new logos. These aid agencies, along with nine others, had been expelled from the country by President Omar Hassan al-Bashir a day after the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued a warrant for his arrest for various war crimes and crimes against humanity. This particular circumstance raises a very legitimate and difficult question concerning aid groups and international humanitarian law. It is often extremely challenging for international aid groups to decide whether or not to speak up against war crimes and crimes against humanity.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=morganash.wordpress.com&blog=3880939&post=99&subd=morganash&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Shell&#8217;s given up on alternatives</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2009 17:53:05 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Environment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Shell]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Oil company Shell announced at a press conference last week that it has given up on investing in wind, solar and hydrogen energy because these sectors have not been profitable. The company plans to continue with some wind projects in the US but has eliminated wind projects in Europe. The company will focus its renewable [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=morganash.wordpress.com&blog=3880939&post=87&subd=morganash&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>A must-read profile piece</title>
		<link>http://morganash.wordpress.com/2008/08/12/a-must-read-profile-piece/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Aug 2008 17:41:15 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[journalism]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[David Grann]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[psychology]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Naturally, a profile piece that I found so impressive comes from The New Yorker. It may not just be the writing, though David Grann never leaves me bored (and it's a very long piece). The story, "The Chameleon," is about a con artist, who didn't con for money. <img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=morganash.wordpress.com&blog=3880939&post=64&subd=morganash&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Belgish identity crisis in us all</title>
		<link>http://morganash.wordpress.com/2008/08/11/belgish-identity-crisis-in-us-all/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Aug 2008 12:52:04 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[culural identity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Belgium]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cultural identity]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The European Union has been having an identity crisis lately. It can't decide who it should let in (is Turkey in Europe or Asia?), how united it should be (remember Ireland's no vote to the Lisbon Treaty) and even how to go about voting. Europeans are at odds as to which direction the union should go.

Within this EU frame comes another question of identity and international relations brought up in Belgium, a country on the brink of a split. <img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=morganash.wordpress.com&blog=3880939&post=59&subd=morganash&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Can black journalists cover Obama?</title>
		<link>http://morganash.wordpress.com/2008/08/09/can-black-journalists-cover-obama/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 09 Aug 2008 10:45:36 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[journalism]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[presidential race '08]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[This question is certainly interesting from a journalistic perspective, but at the same time the question seems invalid. Jeff Winbush, a freelance journalist, writes that he is a black man first and a journalist last, and so he supports Obama first rather than maintaining complete objectivity as a journalist. But there are two arguments that I propose that makes this question obsolete.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=morganash.wordpress.com&blog=3880939&post=61&subd=morganash&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>McCain funds Viagra, not birth control</title>
		<link>http://morganash.wordpress.com/2008/08/05/mccain-funds-viagra-not-birth-control/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Aug 2008 14:49:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>morganash</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Election 2008]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[McCain has repeatedly voted against covering birth control like other prescription medicines. This essentially means McCain would rather have Viagra and other erection, baby-making pills be more affordable than birth control...<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=morganash.wordpress.com&blog=3880939&post=53&subd=morganash&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Great WP article</title>
		<link>http://morganash.wordpress.com/2008/07/14/great-wp-article/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Jul 2008 18:17:56 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[journalism]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Iraq]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[photography]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Warren Zinn]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I really enjoyed this article by war photographer Warren Zinn, who was embedded in Iraq for almost two years. He tells his story about a famous photograph that he took of a U.S. army soldier and wonders if his photo had anything to do with the soldiers death recently in the U.S.
    [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=morganash.wordpress.com&blog=3880939&post=52&subd=morganash&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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