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Friday, September 07, 2007 |
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EDITORIAL
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Manila in
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THE Philippines will have a good opportunity to
present its long-term economic and social gains at the Asia Pacific
Economic Cooperation meeting this weekend and unwrap plans to
strengthen ties with the countries that comprise the group.
The leaders are expected to
discuss urgent security, economic and environmental concerns as
global warming, international terrorism, stalled world trade talks
and other collective worries stalk the 21 Apec economies and the
rest of the world.
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O T H E R C O L U M N S A
N D F E A T U R E S
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BIG DEAL
By Dan Mariano
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Court curbs
genetically modified rice
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Environmentalists have won a
legal skirmish in their campaign to stop the propagation of
genetically modified organisms (GMOs).
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HEADS UP
By Joel P.
Palacios
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That’s that
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Sen. Juan Miguel Zubiri owes the
public a big favor. After that unexpected compliment from a lady
colleague about his butt, people are curious what it looks like.
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T.G.I.F
By Rene Saguisag
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Habeas data at up
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The Philippines Star’s Jarius
Bondoc got his facts wrong on the sexual prowess of the unnamed
Comelec official in the ZTE mess, if he had alluded to Chairman Ben
Abalos, 73, who disclaims such gift.
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AMBIENT VOICES
By Ma. Isabel Ongpin
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Three nasty
national traits
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Three bad national habits have
surfaced in the last weeks, prompting me to believe that the lessons
of the past have not been learned, have been unlearned or were never
remembered,...
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Analysis
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Divided Iraq
awaits crucial US report
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BAGHDAD: Iraqis, bitterly divided
along sectarian lines and reeling from a brutal insurgency, are
gloomily awaiting a US report that could signal an exit strategy for
American troops from their war-torn country.
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Indian men want
fair play in beauty stakes
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NEW DELHI: In a new commercial on
Indian television, Bollywood superstar Shahrukh Khan tells a
sad-looking young man to start using skin-whitening cream to get the
girl he wants.
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LETTER
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What about
the homeless?
The squatters (A slum-free Metro Manila, Sept. 4) are fortunate
because they have a roof over their heads.
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