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Nigeria’s Floods and the Jonathan Administration

Floods resulting from the autumn rainy season have devastated central and southeastern Nigeria. According to Nigerian media, the flooding is the worst in fifty years, and has already killed more than one hundred and displaced more than a million people. The Nigerian media speculates that … read more »

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Tropical Storm Isaac closes in on U.S. Gulf Coast

Tropical Storm Isaac bore down on the U.S. Gulf Coast on Tuesday, packing swirling winds and rain and posing a major test of the region’s new flood control systems seven years after Hurricane Katrina sent walls of water crashing across … read more »

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Obama visits response center as hurricane threatens

President Barack Obama on Saturday visited Federal Emergency Management Agency headquarters to get an update on preparations for Hurricane Irene as it charged north along the East Coast. Obama, who cut short his vacation on Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts, by a … read more »

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George W Bush goes on Oprah Winfrey charm offensive

George W Bush gave a witty, wise-cracking performance on the Oprah Winfrey Show, revealing his relief that his days in the White House were over, says Rachel Ray. One thing that hasn’t been affected after eight stressful years as POTUS … read more »

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