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 The Palestinians accused Israel on Monday of systematically destroying prospects for a two-state solution to their decades-long conflict with its continuing campaign of settlement building.

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In preparation for the assumption of office of his successor, outgoing Foreign Affairs Secretary Alberto Romulo initiated a meeting of former Philippine ambassador to Washington Albert del Rosario with officials of the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA).

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WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Barack Obama moved his family into a new temporary home, the historic Blair House, on Thursday, then went to dinner with his wife at a nearby restaurant just as President George W.

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The embassy in Washington said Gaa met last Monday at the Blair House with the wife of former US president Gerald Ford, who died last Dec. 26 at the age of 93.

Mrs. Ford has fond memories of the Philippines. In December 1975, she accompanied her husband during his state visit to Manila.
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It didn’t matter, naturally, that as many cops were injured as "rioters". The anti-GMA marchers got the TV footage and international publicity they needed to project themselves as "martyrs" in the freedom fight.
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 The Palestinians accused Israel on Monday of systematically destroying prospects for a two-state solution to their decades-long conflict with its continuing campaign of settlement building.

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In preparation for the assumption of office of his successor, outgoing Foreign Affairs Secretary Alberto Romulo initiated a meeting of former Philippine ambassador to Washington Albert del Rosario with officials of the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA).

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WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Barack Obama moved his family into a new temporary home, the historic Blair House, on Thursday, then went to dinner with his wife at a nearby restaurant just as President George W.

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The embassy in Washington said Gaa met last Monday at the Blair House with the wife of former US president Gerald Ford, who died last Dec. 26 at the age of 93.

Mrs. Ford has fond memories of the Philippines. In December 1975, she accompanied her husband during his state visit to Manila.
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It didn’t matter, naturally, that as many cops were injured as "rioters". The anti-GMA marchers got the TV footage and international publicity they needed to project themselves as "martyrs" in the freedom fight.
[DatePublished] => 2005-10-23 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133172 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1510184 [AuthorName] => Max V. Soliven [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 251039 [Title] => Hell in Paradise [Summary] => Puerto Rico: Puerto Rico has many similarities to the Philippines. The big difference though is that Puerto Rico is politically stable. It is Paradise without too much politics perhaps because it is a United States Protectorate. Our world meeting was held at the El Conquistador Resort Hotel, about an hour’s drive from the capital city of San Juan.
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[DatePublished] => 2003-08-29 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133172 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1510184 [AuthorName] => Max V. Soliven [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) ) )
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