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...years of conflict with the descendants of English invaders. Yet Ireland, in her victory over poverty, famine, and war, does not forget what it means to be hungry. There is a reason that Irish relief organizations often headline efforts to combat famine in Africa and Asia. They haven't forgotten. Nor should...

Author: By Christa M. Franklin, | Title: Remembering An Gorta Mor | 3/15/1999 | See Source »

...made the cards. I have no money." Meet the interim Finance Minister of Congo, Mawampanga Mwana Nanga. He is also the Agriculture Minister. "Every day is a nightmare. The roads go no farther than 60 miles outside the capital. Less than 10% of the country has electricity. People have forgotten how to work together, and too many are corrupt. This country is not a state. It's a mess. Why are we Africans shooting at each other? There is so much work to be done...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Bleeding Heart of Africa | 3/15/1999 | See Source »

After three hours of debate on other bills, the council quickly voted to allocate $25,000 of the infamous surplus--discovered in a forgotten account last fall--towards the construction of a student center...

Author: By Jonelle M. Lonergan, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Council Pledges $25K Towards Student Center | 3/8/1999 | See Source »

...doll--dirty and without clothes. Lindi didn't have the words to tell us, but she found a way to communicate her disapproval of the `usurper' and to show us that she knew about loyalty to the `first-comer,' even if the rest of us had temporarily forgotten...

Author: By Daniel B. Baer, | Title: Close to Home: The Story of Four Families | 3/4/1999 | See Source »

...movie that they gave two thumbs down." And strangely enough, about a week or so later, I found myself looking at The New York Times' Arts section wherein some horrible B-movie (which I think was supposed to revive the career of one of those long-forgotten extras from Saved by the Bell) took out a full-page ad, sporting the line, "Come see it! Siskel and Ebert gave us two thumbs down...

Author: By Glenn A. Reisch, | Title: CINE MANIC | 2/26/1999 | See Source »

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