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...home to powerful cattle barons who are in constant conflict with reform activists. In 2005, an American nun, Dorothy Stang, who supported land reform, was murdered. Last Thursday, as a local court postponed the third trial of a man accused of killing her, unknown gunmen shot dead Pedro Alcantara de Souza, another activist for land reform in Redencao. Police believe Souza was targeted because he works for the Federation of Family Farmers, a group that defends the rights of small producers and landowners in southern Para state. (From TIME's Archive: the destruction of the Amazon rainforest...
...This will spur people to do more and encourage billions around the world to mobilize themselves and show acts of heroism in the fight against the common enemy: the destruction of the environment. In my homeland, the Philippines, Odette Alcantara has been actively involved in the Zero Basura Olympics (basura is Spanish and Filipino for garbage), recycling, tree-planting, clearing waterways, rivers, lakes and seas, plus teach-ins, seminars and speeches to tell people the importance of protecting the environment, starting immediately in their own homes. For this reason we believe that Ms. Alcantara's accomplishments and her ongoing work...
...allegedly linked to al-Qaeda. The German government denied claims that it had fronted a ransom of almost €5 million to secure the release of the tourists, and pledge to help track down the group's kidnappers. Space Tragedy BRAZIL A rocket exploded on its launchpad at the Alcantara Launch Center, killing 21 people and injuring 20. Those caught in the blast were mostly technicians carrying out final tests just days before the rocket's scheduled liftoff. Triggered by an accidental ignition of one of the rocket's four engines, the catastrophe marks Brazil's third failed attempt since...
...edition contains role players who can provide the small intangibles. Perhaps Lou Merloni has a game-winning home run in him. Maybe Trot Nixon will cause "Nixon's the One" bumper stickers to be distributed throughout Boston. I think if you rearrange the letters in Izzy Alcantara, you might be able to spell "sweet revenge" (or, "suck it, Boston media...
...Oscar L. Alcantara, John David Brewington Jr.,Thomas Joseph Connolly, David Carter Dinielli,Daniel Thomas Dougherty, Jonathan D. Hacker,Michael C. Ray, Sengal M. Selassie...