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23-12-2008 13:43
Dialect Radio is a Bristol (UK) internet broadcasting Co-operative run by volunteers. Our main activity is our weekly current affairs and arts magazine programme Dialect, which is recorded at our Queen's Square studios and posted for download every weekend. Want to volunteer? Volunteering Bristol, Royal Oak House, Royal Oak Avenue, Bristol. BS1 4GB Tel: 0117 989 7733. Listen on air: 93.2 FM (BCFM), Tuesdays 9:00 PM.
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23-12-2008 12:12
Some of the world's most curious Christmas traditions can be found in Catalonia, where the idea of holiday cheer seems to involve some of life's more basic bodily functions.
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23-12-2008 10:35
There has been a concerted effort to infiltrate activist groups by companies and police in New Zealand; and these groups are only working to keep New Zealand safe and clean.
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23-12-2008 08:37
Barack Obama, the vaunted "role model," wants a greatly expanded U.S. war machine capable of putting lots more "boots on the ground" around the globe. The author poses the question: "Is having a Black commander-in-chief enough to get you to enlist in America's war for empire, to kill people, and maybe die yourself, trying to keep America's strnglehold on the world in effect?
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23-12-2008 08:30
Imperialism ain't easy. Times change, and the neocolonial exploiters have to stay on their toes. They must encourage "the illusion of independence" in the formerly colonized world, the better to maintain effective economic control...
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22-12-2008 20:57
Since early this winter, Iceland has been facing economic crisis. More protests and direct actions against capitalism and the government are taking place. Here is a summary of what has been happening for the last week or so.
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22-12-2008 18:03
The attack on cars of a senior Dutch official of the NYSE Euronext stock exchange in the city of Wassenaar led to a specialist team of police, intelligence and the Justice Department who intent to hunt down animalrights activists in the Netherlands
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22-12-2008 17:55
Please sign the petition to support the release of Zaidi who threw his shoes at George Bush.
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22-12-2008 17:19
Around 150 job losses have been forecast by opponents as part of large cuts across the university, along with the slashing of courses and funding.
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22-12-2008 17:17
Compare and contrast the actions of Cumbrian Leaders with the State of Nevada.....
on 19th December the State of Nevada presented a petition to the Federal Government of America listing 229 objections to a high level nuclear waste dump at Yucca Mountain.
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22-12-2008 15:52
Farhan Zakaria, 28, who was teaching French and Bengali at Sarah Bonnell School in Stratford. Farhan and his family have been living in the UK for 12 years. Farhan went through secondary school, college, university and then became a qualified and highly respected school teacher. His whole life is made up of his study, experience, friends and family in the UK.
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