radionetherlands.nl - 3/24/2009
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Four Dutch journalists have been arrested in the Indonesian Papua province, local contacts told Radio Netherlands Worldwide. The four were reporting from the capital Jayapura about a demonstration in favour of a referendum over Papuan independence. About 1000 protesters had gathered outside the ...
scsuscholars.com - 3/23/2009
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scsuscholars.com —
One of the things we know in economics
is that most people prefer to smooth their consumption...
over time. There are plungers; there are people who save too much and others who save too little, but on average people get it right. Because most people ...
(more)
Not so smooth
meganmcardle.theatlantic.com - 3/27/2009
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meganmcardle.theatlantic.com —
We have an extraordinary new piece by Simon
Johnson, formerly of the IMF, which argues that America...
now looks all too much like an emerging market in crisis. It's slated for the May issue, but we've put it up early because it's so timely. ...
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Foreigners + Money = Crisis?
huffingtonpost.com - 3/27/2009
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huffingtonpost.com —
CIRENDEU, Indonesia — Torrential rain caused a colonial-era
dam to burst its banks early Friday, sending a...
wall of muddy water crashing into a suburb of the Indonesian capital. The flood killed at least 58 people, left scores missing and ...
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Indonesia Dam Bursts Near Capital, Killing 58
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Indonesia arrests four Dutch reporters in Papua
Democratic Underground Latest Breaking News —
... arrest, according to a Jayapura police spokesman, is that the Dutchmen were contravening immigration rules. They are also alleged to have filmed without prior permission. The four journalists, one from NRC Handelsblad and three freelances, are in Indonesia to report on the activities of Papua leader Nicolaas Jouwe. The 85-year-old co-founder of the pro-independence Free Papua Movement returned to Indonesia on Sunday after more than 40 years in exile in the Netherlands. Read more: http://www.radionetherlands.nl/news/zijlijn/6228381/Ind...
Gates of Vienna News Feed 3/24/2009
Gates of Vienna —
... Indonesia Arrests Four Dutch Reporters in Papua Four Dutch journalists have been arrested in the Indonesian Papua province, local contacts told Radio Netherlands Worldwide. The four were reporting from the capital Jayapura about a demonstration in favour of a referendum over Papuan independence. About 1000 protesters had gathered outside the provincial parliament. The formal reason for the reporters’ arrest, according to a Jayapura police spokesman, is that the Dutchmen were contravening immigration ...
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