NYMHM: Dole to be canned?; children of the junta; cluster bomb ban

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QUOTED:

     "A lot of people are very angry at the situation in Burma
     but they won't come out. They won't speak to the radio, they
     won't come in front of the TV because of the fear of
     repercussions and their family left behind."

     -- Dr. Kyaw Myint Malia of the Burmese Friendship Association
     on children of the Myanmar junta who are studying in
     Australia (see "Burma/Myanmar," below).


CONTENTS:

     *Politics*
       Household-name Republican fighting for her political life

     *Burma/Myanmar*
       Australian press points to children of Burmese junta

     *War & Peace*
       Gathering around cluster bombs


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   POLITICS
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  > Household-Name Republican Fighting for Her Political Life

    With congressional elections coming up this fall, many
    Republican incumbents are looking vulnerable even in
    states where their party previously seemed to have a lock
    on the vote.

    Perhaps the most surprising of these is North Carolina, where
    polls show that the well-known Elizabeth Dole is virtually
    tied with her Democratic challenger, North Carolina State
    Sen. Kay Hagan.

    According to North Carolina?s WRAL, a poll of 500 likely
    voters earlier this month found ...

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   BURMA/MYANMAR
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  > Australian Press Points to Children of Burmese Junta

    Since Cyclone Nargis ravaged Burma earlier this month, the
    military junta that rules the nation has been roundly
    condemned for its handling of the emergency, but Australian
    newspapers took an unusual tack; several publications revealed
    that children of Burmese military leaders are residing in
    Australia as students.

    Some newspapers went so far as to publish the names of
    some of these students.

    According to the Sydney Morning Herald, privacy laws prevent
    Australian universities from commenting to the press about
    individual students, but the Herald, along with the Age and
    other publications, found other sources who identified the ...

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   WAR & PEACE
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  > A Gathering Around Cluster Bombs

    Activists and diplomats from around the world are in Dublin,
    Ireland, this week to try to establish a treaty banning the
    use of cluster bombs, which they say pose unacceptable
    risks to civilians.

    The United Nations and over 100 countries have pledged their
    support to the ban, according to news reports, as did
    Pope Benedict XVI.

    The BBC quoted ...

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