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Today in HistoryToday is Monday, June 18, the 169th day of 2007. There are 196 days left in the year.
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In 1586, English colonists sailed from Roanoke Island, in what is now North Carolina, after failing to establish England’s first perman...
DATE: Jun 18, 2007
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The bilateral visit to Washington, DC by Premier Dr. Ewart Brown, Deputy Premier and Finance Minister Paula Cox and US Consul General Gregory Slayton appears to have been successful.
Although, almost by definition, these kids of trips largely consist...
DATE: Jun 18, 2007
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Tribute to Dame Lois
May 29, 2007
Dear Sir,
Bermuda has suffered a great loss today. My dear friend and mentor Dame Lois Browne-Evans has died. I still have great difficulty believing that there will be no more lengthy political or topical discussion...
DATE: Jun 16, 2007
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BELGRADE (Reuters) — Once again Western strategy in the Balkans is under strain, with the United States calling clearly for independence for Kosovo while the 27-member European Union worries about legal technicalities and internal divisions. US Presi...
DATE: Jun 16, 2007
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TODAY IN HISTORYToday is Saturday, June 16, the 167th day of 2007. There are 198 days left in the year.
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In 1940, Marshal Philippe Petain was asked to form a new government in Vichy, France — the German-controlled but unoccupied area of F...
DATE: Jun 16, 2007
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RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — Fatah’s old demons — lack of leadership, petty quarrelling, corruption — have contributed to its dismal showing in the fight against Hamas in Gaza.While the disciplined Hamas systematically built and hoarded weapons, Fatah ...
DATE: Jun 15, 2007
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:I have chosen to start this piece by revealing a few facts of a highly personal nature which I have never hitherto discussed in public and about which I have seldom talked privately. I think it its time to open up on these matters, because I truly b...
DATE: Jun 15, 2007
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The recent passing of the iconic and the Hon. Dame Lois Marie Browne-Evans DBE JP MP — in addition to eliciting all the predictable emotions of sadness, gratitude, pride and fond remembrance — presented a valuable opportunity to reflect. Upon returni...
DATE: Jun 14, 2007
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JERUSALEM (Reuters) — A Hamas takeover of the Gaza Strip would deal a blow to a US peace push founded on the premise Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas would be capable of reining in militants and Israel would embrace him as a partner.Israeli Foreig...
DATE: Jun 14, 2007
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Two weeks on, conversation in Bermuda continues to revolve around the details of the leaked BHC Police report, compounded by the Government’s legal effort to silence any further public discussion of the scandalous revelations contained in the Mid-Oce...
DATE: Jun 13, 2007
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