Op-ed
Repression of the Press in Zimbabwe
Stephen TsorotiMay 24, 2011



To date, Zimbabweans have the privilege to read a handful of independent newspapers, courtesy of the government of national unity, which has proffered the need for press freedom and access to information. Yet this has not translated into real press freedom, as more arrests of journalists, impromptu searches, raids on

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Ladies and gentlemen, start your engines. The Forbidden Fashion Show roars into the Seattle Art Museum on Saturday, May 21, with sexy swimwear and lingerie strutting a runway designed like a roadway. The James Bond-themed show, titled “Live Another Night,” is in its fourth year, and it’s the only show of its kind in Seattle,
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David Tua has given his seal of approval to Sonny Bill Williams' boxing efforts.




New Zealand's top slugger joined Williams for a training session in Auckland today ahead of the All Blacks' heavyweight clash with Alipate Liava'a on Sunday night.




Tua, similar in height and build to Liava'a was happy to pass on some tips as Williams shadow-boxed with his main trainer, Aussie great Anthony Mundine.




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THE CANADIAN PRESS
WINNIPEG -- The National Hockey League officially came home to Manitoba on Tuesday and was greeted by thousands of fans in red, white and blue Winnipeg Jets jerseys, cheering, waving flags and playing impromptu games of street hockey.
"Our spirit is back!" said Braden Hill, decked out in a jersey and hockey helmet, a Canadian flag draped over his back like a cape.
"Our city lost it 15 years ago. Now it's back."

Fan Jason Loewen said the team's

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True Blood Season Four is here! HBO has released the first three minutes of the highly anticipated first episode of True Blood Season Four. The fourth season of “True Blood” debuts on HBO on Sunday, June 26th. I can see some changes on the fourth season of True Blood, but this whole thing with Barry

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Sean Kingston has been stabilized and moved to the intensive care unit at a hospital after crashing his watercraft into a Miami Beach bridge, according to Joseph Carozza his publicist. In addition, Kingston’s family is grateful for everyone’s prayers and support. The Hip-hop singer and a female passenger were injured when their watercraft hit the

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Obama's Marshall Plan for the Middle East
Walid PharesMay 30, 2011



President Obama's plan to provide U.S. financial aid to emerging democracies in the Middle East, Egypt and Tunisia—and possibly a post-Saleh Yemen and post-Assad Syria—may be commendable, but it could bring catastrophic results. If the billions granted will be used by democratic governments in the region to move their

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