BAMNOD, India — The 50-year-old farmer knew from experience that his onion crop was doomed when torrential rains pounded his fields throughout September, a month when the Indian monsoon normally peters out.
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MUBARAK STEPS DOWN Egypt’s military officially takes control as crowds in Cairo erupt in jubilation
CAIRO — An 18-day-old revolt led by the young people of Egypt ousted President Hosni Mubarak on Friday, shattering three decades of political stasis here and overturning the established order of the Arab world.
Contrary to “Entitlement Society” rhetoric, over nine-tenths of entitlement benefits go to elderly, disabled, or working households
In recent years, official scorekeepers and academic researchers have devoted increased attention to the macroeconomic effects of tax cuts. The Treasury also conducted a “dynamic analysis” of the President’s tax cuts that was included in this year’s Mid-Session Review of the budget as well as in a separate Treasury report.
How India feeds 120 million kids a day
BERI, INDIA — Shamvir Singh says he downs a glass of milk before walking to school, but when asked what else he eats at home, the 12-year-old droops his head in silence.
see Haiti’s growing momentum towards democracy: The possible return of ousted President Jean-Bertrand Aristide and a pushback against the electoral fix give hope (opinion)
It didn’t get much attention in the media, but US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton did something quite surprising on Sunday. After taping interviews on five big Sunday talkshows about Egypt, she then boarded a plane to Haiti. Yes, Haiti. The most impoverished country in the hemisphere, not exactly a “strategic ally” or a global player on the world’s political stage.
Egypt’s ire turns to confidant of Mubarak’s son
CAIRO — As Egyptians turned their anger on symbols of the state late last month, torching police stations along with the headquarters of President Hosni Mubarak’s ruling party, they reserved a special hatred for a garish building with black tinted windows in an upscale neighborhood, setting fire to it three times.
India court orders Dehli government to provide shelters for destitute pregnant women so that they can receive care while giving birth
n January, Shanti Devi, a woman living below the poverty line, died after giving birth to a premature baby. She had not eaten for three days before her delivery. A few months later, Fatima, 24, a destitute woman who suffered from epilepsy, was forced to give birth under a tree on a crowded street in New Delhi. Her mother took her to a local government maternity home but they were turned away. Laxmi, another destitute, homeless woman gave birth and died on the streets of India’s capital city in July. She was helped by another homeless woman. For four days Laxmi lay on the streets with her new born baby, then died of septicemia.
The US government and other foreign powers praise election decision
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Haiti panel announces candidates for runoff presidential election–government candidate dropped after charges of vote fraud, foreign government pressure
Many Haitians sighed with relief Thursday after election officials announced that former first lady Mirlande Manigat will face Michel Martelly, a carnival singer known as “Sweet Micky,” in a runoff presidential election next month.
Mubarak says he won’t run for President again
WASHINGTON — Last Sunday at 2 p.m., a blue-and-white Air Force jet left Andrews Air Force Base bound for Cairo. On board was Frank G. Wisner, an adroit ex-diplomat whom President Obama had asked hours before to undertake a supremely delicate mission: nudging President Hosni Mubarak of Egypt out of power.
