Monthly Archives For April 2009

Humanitarian Crisis in Darfur

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President Barack Obama plans to withdraw most U.S. troops from Iraq by August 2010 and the International Criminal Court issued an arrest warrant for Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir for war crimes. Brookings expert Elizabeth Ferris describes how these two decisions will affect the deteriorating humanitarian situation in Iraq and Darfur.

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How Abortion Became Fashionable

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In his tremendous novel War and Peace, Leo Tolstoy observes that some men “choose their opinions like their clothes—according to fashion.” He adds that no matter how derivative their views are, such men may hold those views with all the passion of partisans.

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Before the Door Closed

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The District of Columbia School Choice Incentive Act was signed by President Bush in January, 2004, allocating $14 million for the DC Opportunity Scholarship Program (OSP). A University of Arkansas report reviews OSP successes and limitations.

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