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July 8 , 2008

 
CNN Election Center  08/07-2008 11:24  (CNN)
And in Darfur, where the Chinese continue close ties with the Sudanese government despite the genocide in that African country. JERRY FOWLER, PRESIDENT, SAVE DARFUR COALITION: I think there's a tremendous amount of frustration, but even deeper than that it's a disappointment. And all we can hope is that when President Bush does go to China, that he takes the opportunity to really press the Chinese and get commitments from them to start being part of the solution in Darfur instead of being part of the problem.


SPLM Welcomes Approval of Sudan's New Electoral Law  08/07-2008 01:09  (Voice of America)
Butty interview with Amum - Download (MP3) Butty interview with Amum - Listen (MP3) Sudan's parliament has approved a new electoral law that, for the first time, gives women 25 percent of seats in the national assembly and introduces proportional representation by assigning quotas to political parties.


G-8 Plans to Address Aid Accountability: Before Summit in Japan, Bush Urges Monitoring Mechanism for African Assistance  07/07-2008 23:12  (Washington Post)
G-8 Plans to Address Aid Accountability: Before Summit in Japan, Bush Urges Monitoring Mechanism for African Assistance TOYAKO, Japan, July 7 -- Leaders of the Group of Eight major industrialized nations expect to sign off this week on a plan to provide detailed assessments of how well individual countries...


Local Runners Honored as Heroes  07/07-2008 17:27  (KWCH (Kansas))
For their work in raising awareness about the Darfur genocide, The ‘Never Ignore, Never Forget' relay team was honored on July 7 by the Save Darfur Coalition as its July Darfur Heroes.


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