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Saturday, January 24, 2009 |
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EDITORIAL
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Emerging culture of respect
for human dignity
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Not only did the first official acts of President Barack Hussein
Obama signal an intention to shift the White House’s foreign
relations perspective, they also indicate the long-wished-for
emergence of a policy to foster “the culture of respect for human
dignity.”
He signed on Thursday three historic executive
orders. They will close the Guantanamo Bay detention centers, shut
down all CIA prisons and ban the use of torture. The “Gitmo”
order also includes the US commander-in-chief’s request for a halt
to hearings of inmates by military tribunals. These tribunals’
hearings have been exposed as a mockery of American standards of
justice, due process and the rule of law. Following procedures, it
would take about a year for the Gitmo prison camps to be effectively
abolished.
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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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THE
OTHER VIEW
By Elmer A. Ordoñez
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‘Battle of
Algiers’ revisited and Gaza today
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This Italian-made movie that won the Venice Film Festival Grand Prix
(1966) must rank among the greatest during the 20th century, which
was notable for struggles against colonialism in what has been
called the Third World.
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INSIDE
CONGRESS
By Efren L. Danao
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Ping, Loren, Mar,
Dick, why oh why oh why?
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I was greatly dismayed when I learned that Senators Ping Lacson,
Loren Legarda, Mar Roxas and Dick Gordon—presidential wannabes
all—would be sitting as judges in the case against a potential
rival, Sen. Manny Villar.
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ENGLISH
PLAIN & SIMPLE
By Jose A. Carillo
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Positioning subordinate clauses - III
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We will now discuss the other four grammatical fixes submitted by
readers for this problematic sentence...
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VIRTUAL
REALITY
By Tony Lopez
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The White House’s
Profile of Obama
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I looked at the much improved White House website and found this
interesting profile of the 44th president of the United States,
Barack Obama. This is the profile...
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NATURE
FOR LIFE
By Anabelle E. Plantilla
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Biodiversity loss:
The forgotten crisis
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The global recession, the Middle East crisis, the previous Melamine
scare and now the salmonella issue have resonated deeply in the
consciousness of people.
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ROTARY CLUB SPEECH
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New opportunity for cross-strait relations (2)
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I would like to report to you that after
President Ma took office, two major breakthroughs in cross-strait
relations have been achieved.
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Can Obama bring US out of crisis?
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WASHINGTON: Barack Obama on Tuesday was sworn in
as the first African American president in US history amidst
daunting challenges that include a worsening recession and two wars
in distant countries.
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