Brazil: Lula No Long Ball Hitter With Land (Settlement funding) Reform

Brazil: Lula No Long Ball Hitter With Land Reform
Scoop - Brazil nears the 10 anniversary of the massacre that drew international attention to the country s intense struggle for land reform. The Movement of Landless Rural Workers (MST) carries tremendous political clout in Brazil s rural regions

New Books for April
Jam! Showbiz - (AP) - Julia Child's Life in France, the life of Barbra Streisand, life with the Beatles, and Cindy Adams' account of a dog's life are among the "lively" topics of new non-fiction hardcover books. The new-books list also contains something for

Many Sides to Palestinian Politics
Think & Ask - It has been a little more than one year since I last described life in (and from) Palestine. Since that time, I've received questions that could all be summed up as, "Are Palestinians being governed by two opposing groups of terrorists?" I guess such

The great Central Arizona Project funding switcheroo
High County News - The New Water Czars In Arizona, a historic water deal could give the tiny, impoverished Gila River Indian Community a path back to its farming roots and turn it into one of the West s next big power brokers. A tempered victory The Gila River Indian

Eye on Boise
Spokane Spokesman-Review - The Idaho Senate unanimously adopted a proclamation honoring Bob Fick, the longtime Associated Press correspondent in Boise who covered Idaho government, politics and news for 21 years before leaving this year for a job at the state Department of

The road ahead
Newsday - This is it. The end of the road. A dead end. For most of the past 40 years, the underlying assumption of U.S. policy in the Mideast has been a negotiated two-state solution between Israelis and Palestinians. It has been the basis for the ongoing

Frustrated Turkey seeks active role in post-war Kosovo
Turkish Daily News - Frustrated Turkey seeks active role in post-war Kosovo PM Ecevit: The Turkish unit will be stationed in the Prizren area G-8 calls for Cyprus dialogue in autumn Iraqi Kurdish talks continue; still hopeful but exhausting SAD-AFAG seeking new sponsors

Union aims for share of RTD driver's seat
Denver Post - Light-rail and bus service for the metro area may be returning to normal Monday, but officials representing Denver transit workers vowed to launch efforts to give the union more political muscle and a louder voice on the RTD governing board. The 14

Legislative Briefs
Arkansas News Bureau - Additional $20 million for pre-kindergarten fails A bill by Rep. LeRoy Dangeau, D-Wynne, to appropriate $20 million for pre-kindergarten programs next year died in a Joint Budget subcommittee Wednesday. On a voice vote, the Special Language