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Ethiopia plans to spend $5.6 bln in 2008/09

Tue, 10 Jun 2008 08:21:57 PDT
Ethiopia plans to spend $5.6 bln in 2008/09 ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - Ethiopia plans to increase budget spending in 2008/09 (July/June) by 21 percent to 54.3 billion birr, Finance Minister Sufian Ahmed told parliament on Tuesday. Sufian said the money would be raised through taxes, loans and grants, debt cancellation

The Tallahassee Report

Wed, 11 Jun 2008 15:39:03 PDT
I'm already back in Atlanta after my one night stand at Tallahassee Pridefest, but oh what a night it was! Atlanta could learn a few things from Tally. They are doing a week of events, with something happening every evening until the big party/concert this weekend. What Atlanta Pride needs is a devoted evening or stage for literary events at some point during its festivities. But that's another post for another day. I drove down to Tally and made it in about four and half hours. I brought along

French Doctors Caught in Muslim vs. Secular Culture Clash

Tue, 10 Jun 2008 12:45:46 PDT
A number of surgeons in France are performing hymenoplasty operations for Muslim women who want to appear as virgins when they marry. A recent court ruling annulling the marriage of a woman who had undergone the operation has led to concerns that France may be diluting its republican ideals to accommodate its growing Muslim population.