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The U.S. Embassy Celebrates 232nd Independence Day on July 4
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 The U.S. Embassy Celebrated its 232nd Independence Day on July 4 at the residence of Ambassador P. Robert Fannin. After the Marine Guards flag ceremony of the Embassy, the singer Igor Glenn, leader of the musical group Igor's Jazz Cowboys, sang the U.S. national anthem. The tenor Modesto Acosta, of the National Lyrical Company and the National Choir, sang the Dominican national anthem. The celebration ended with a beautiful display of fireworks.
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Secretary Rice Releases Human Trafficking Report
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 Secretary Rice released the 2008 Presenting the report, she said "Today, because
of our efforts, the efforts of our allies, and reports like the one we are
releasing today, there is much greater global awareness about the brutality of
human trafficking. Globally, human trafficking is a multi-dimensional threat: It
deprives people of their human rights and dignity. It increases global health
risks. It bankrolls the growth of organized crime, and it undermines the rule of
law."
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President Bush Proclaims May 21 A Day of Solidarity With the Cuban People
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 President Bush said on May 20"...On this Day of Solidarity with
the Cuban People, we focus our attention on the men and women working to secure
freedom, democracy, and human rights for the citizens of Cuba."
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U.S. Military All-Stars Baseball Team Visits Dominican Republic, Gives Clinics for Kids
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The U.S. Military All-Stars baseball team visited the Dominican Republic from
April 22 to 27 on a friendship tour, conducting exchanges with Dominican
counterparts and baseball clinics for Dominican youth. The visit was sponsored
by the U.S. Military Assistance and Advisory Group (MAAG), Dominican Circulo
Deportivo, the Dominican Armed Forces and National Police, and the Dominican
Baseball Federation (FEDOBE). The All-Stars played two exhibition games against
FEDOBE teams; the first in San Pedro de Macoris at Tetelo Vargas Stadium and the
second in Santiago at Cibao Stadium. The All-Stars also conducted clinics for
Dominican youth at baseball fields in Ensanche Luperon and at the Olympic Center
in Santo Domingo. The clinics included representatives from the New York
Yankees. The All-Stars team was formed in 1990 and has developed more than 30
programs around the world. They will hold additional events in Panama from April
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Free Cleft Lip and Cleft Palate Surgery
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From April 20-May 02, a group of surgeons from Walter Reed Army
Medical Center in Washington, DC performed cleft lip and cleft palate surgery
at no cost to patients during a Military Readiness Training exercise (MEDRETE).
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Markets and Democracy |
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The connection between markets and democracy has never been a
straight line. Since the 1700s economic thinkers have been
debating this complex relationship. Is it possible to have free
markets without democracy? Which develops first? Can the
incentive of economic growth lead to greater democracy in
countries that are not democratic?
The 12 international experts we’ve assembled in this issue
take up different aspects of the conundrum and offer their
answers to these questions. Our goal, however, is not to resolve
a centuries-old intellectual debate but to deepen our readers’
understanding about the nuances of what is undeniably a matter
of importance for everybody in the world today.
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