links for 2008-07-08
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“Prime Minister Stephen Harper delivered a tough message to African leaders at the G8 summit in Japan on Monday, warning that Africa’s tolerance of Robert Mugabe’s regime in Zimbabwe hurts the entire continent’s credibility.”
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“To millions of US wrestling fans, Kofi Kingston is the first Jamaican wrestler in World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). But his real identity is very different – because to his family and friends, he is Kofi Sarkodie-Mensah from Ghana.”
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“The American Muslim Teenager’s Handbook is beginning to gain momentum. It was put together by a mother and her teenage daughter and son in an effort to combat misconceptions about Muslims following 9/11.”
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“G0YS recognize that the prominent facets of the “gay-male” community tend to embrace every gender-bending act, fetish & affectation; –And include those things in the general specter of the image that “gay” projects publicly.”
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