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Man claims racial profiling in search that uncovered drugs (The Gazette)

VahCahQuake — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 20:43:38 +0000

A 25-year-old Ethiopian man is asking a federal magistrate judge to suppress a search of his belongings at the Eastern Iowa Airport on Jan. 14, where immigration agents recovered marijuana, because the agents based the search on what they thought was gang attire and racial profiling.

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Man claims racial profiling in search that uncovered drugs (The Gazette)

Man Claims Racial Profiling in Search that Uncovered Drugs (KCRG-TV9 Cedar Rapids)

DroldRicdraic — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 20:24:58 +0000

CEDAR RAPIDS – A 25-year-old Ethiopian man is asking a federal magistrate judge to suppress a search of his belongings at the Eastern Iowa Airport on Jan. 14, where immigration agents recovered marijuana, because the agents based the search on what they thought was gang attire and racial profiling.

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Man Claims Racial Profiling in Search that Uncovered Drugs (KCRG-TV9 Cedar Rapids)

Just Back: khat out of the bag (Daily Telegraph)

clubpenguincheat — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 08:20:46 +0000

Aidan Jones is the latest winner of our weekly travel writing competition for his account of an addictive pastime in Ethiopia.

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Just Back: khat out of the bag (Daily Telegraph)

Ethiopia : (AllAfrica.com)

DebraDavidson — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 22:17:43 +0000

Meles Zenawi – Waiting for Godot to Leave? Last week, a couple of interesting political statements grabbed the cyber headlines. One was a truly entertaining piece entitled ‘Letter from Ethiopia’ by the indomitable Ethiopian journalist Eskinder Nega.

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Ethiopia : (AllAfrica.com)

Alemayehu G. Mariam: Ethiopia: Waiting for Godot to Leave? (The Huffington Post)

MirandaBMcfarland — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 15:07:10 +0000

Last week, a couple of interesting political statements grabbed the cyber headlines. One was a truly entertaining piece entitled “Letter from Ethiopia,” by the…

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Alemayehu G. Mariam: Ethiopia: Waiting for Godot to Leave? (The Huffington Post)

Group returns from Ethiopia (Marysville Journal-Tribune)

zmyBeautyproducts — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 05:01:15 +0000

Pictured left – Four members of Marysville First United Methodist Church recently returned from a trip to Ethiopia, where they traveled to several villages to visit schools that had been built by Light of Hope Ministry.

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Group returns from Ethiopia (Marysville Journal-Tribune)

Iranian Friends (Strategy Page)

MelindaStrauss — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 10:27:16 +0000

February 26, 2010: Several years ago Eritrea began developing a strategic relationship with Iran. As both nations have become more isolated, that relationship has strengthened.

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Iranian Friends (Strategy Page)

Oromo: Understanding the Politics of Malnutrition in Oromia and Ethiopia

saineesem — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 19:56:54 +0000

By Kulani Jalata “Behind hunger stands poverty, and behind poverty stands powerlessness to bring about change.” [1] –Patricia L. Kutzner Introduction: Although farmers of Asia, Africa, and Latin America produced over half of the grain harvested worldwide during 1989-90, Patricia L

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Oromo: Understanding the Politics of Malnutrition in Oromia and Ethiopia

The Tour of Oromia Region (AllAfrica.com)

032694 — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 11:32:54 +0000

The tour saw us in two companies in the Industrial zone of the Oromia region. We visited Cedilla, an Etho-Indian pharmaceutical company where out of the 361 staff, 350 are Ethiopians and only six are Indians.

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The Tour of Oromia Region (AllAfrica.com)

Ethiopia: Keeping Them Honest – Where Does Medrek Stand on the Issues?

clubpenguincode — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 00:41:46 +0000

By Oromsis Adula Gadaa.com has a brilliant piece on Medrek’s stance on a wide range of issues in the upcoming election.

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Ethiopia: Keeping Them Honest – Where Does Medrek Stand on the Issues?