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Conservatives see poll lead evaporate
(Reuters)
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Wed, 08 Sep 2010 20:15:20 GMT
Reuters - The Conservative government has seen its lead over the main opposition Liberals evaporate in public opinion polls following recent controversies and the two parties are now running neck and neck, though an election is not seen in the near term.
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Germany considers scrapping the draft
(The Christian Science Monitor)
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Wed, 08 Sep 2010 21:30:03 GMT
The Christian Science Monitor - The young man playing with kids at the Main Krokodile preschool here isn't your typical caregiver. He's among the tens of thousands of Germans who fulfill their military service by working with children, the elderly, or the disabled. The head of the school, Berndt Niedergesäss, is all for it: "The children love dealing with men," he says.
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Banging a Drum for the MDG Summit
(OneWorld.net)
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Tue, 07 Sep 2010 22:56:41 GMT
OneWorld.net - NEW
YORK, Sep 7 (IRIN) - Activists are pulling out all the stops
ahead of a development summit at UN headquarters on 20-22 September.
Pro-aid and anti-poverty lobbyists are trying everything from giant
letters to banging pans to raise awareness of the high-level event.
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