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		<title>Black Signs at the Exhibition</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Sep 2008 06:56:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The IMF has come through for Georgia in an enormous way, approving a $750 million credit line for the beleaguered republic. Beyond the much needed aid, it&#8217;s a powerful political reminder for Russia of the gargantuan economic advantage the West &#8230; <a href="http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2008/09/02/black-signs-at-the-exhibition/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Scrambling for Africa: A Conversation with John Ghazvinian</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 03 Feb 2008 01:31:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Gas flaring in the Niger Delta (photo: Ellie) John Ghazvinian is a journalist and historian of considerable insight into African affairs. He also happens to have written one of the best recent books on the emergent international struggle for African &#8230; <a href="http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2008/02/02/scrambling-for-africa-a-conversation-with-john-ghazvinian/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Good News About Iraq</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Jan 2008 14:50:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Well, maybe not good news, but the forecasts portend good news. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/7193174.stm Iraq faces a period of economic growth and political progress, according to assessments by the International Monetary Fund and the UN. The IMF sees 7% growth in 2008 &#8230; <a href="http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2008/01/17/good-news-about-iraq/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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