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...compensation for past wrongs, and few Australians doubt that Aborigines need more investment in health and education. But for now, many are satisfied. Murray Harrison, 70, was a member of the stolen generation. One of 13 siblings, he was found in the care of his aunt, an itinerant farm worker, and put in an orphanage at age 10. He has never forgotten his first night there. "I'd never been locked in before," he says. "For years I used to wake at night and hear that door slamming. This to me is closure." With Rudd's simple "sorry," Harrison...
...astute observers of modern China, says that the country is cramming three different eras of U.S. history into one. In U.S. terms, the postwar prosperity that fueled the flight to the suburbs is happening at the same time as the 19th century Industrial Revolution that lured people from the farm to the cities, and also as Progressive Era efforts to rein in the worst abuses of capitalism take shape. I asked Guo if he agreed. He nodded, but added a caveat: "What's different about China is the sheer scale of things. The simple fact is there are still...
...suffice to say, doesn't believe you can keep them down on the farm, and neither does anyone else. So people will continue to pour into Shanghai - and other major cities - and a good portion of the middle class will escape to the suburbs as the cities grow ever more crowded. So no, Guo added, he doesn't lose sleep over the prospect of real estate booms and busts here. "And neither," he added, smiling broadly, "should...
...example of Clinton's close ties with the Hispanic community: she has the backing of the United Farm Workers. The union founded by Cesar Chavez is an unparalleled organizing force of Californian Latinos. Obama recently won the support of Maria Elena Durazo, the head of Los Angeles County Federation of Labor AFL-CIO, though her endorsement is personal and doesn't carry the weight of her unions. He also this week won the support of Senator Edward M. Kennedy, a favorite of unions, which may also help him with the union vote...
...millimeters, and then apply a new bandage. The process is excruciating, as a worm can take up to two weeks to be completely pulled out, and patients with an emerged worm are often in too much pain to walk. Being unable to walk means being unable to farm, fetch water, or perform other daily chores, meaning the disease also has a debilitating effect on the local economy...