Archive for November 25th, 2007

My Man Jay-Z

by: Jason Haber November 25, 2007

Rapper Jay-Z recently produced multimedia campaign called “Water for Life” which highlights the worsening water and sanitation crisis in impoverished nations. campaign which he developed with the United Nations. Ending such conditions is part of the UN’s Millennium Development Goals (MDG’s).
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon was delighted by Jay-Z’s advocacy. In a prepared […]

Musharref Feels the Heat, While Putin Turns Back the Clock

by: Jason Haber November 25, 2007

He’s back…As if Benizar Bhutto’s return didn’t put President/General Musharref in a tight spot now he has other problems to contend with. The Former Pakistan prime minister Nawaz Sharif, who fled the country during the Musharref military coup in 1999, made a successful comeback from exile on Sunday in his second attempt this […]

Australia Decides…President Bush Can’t Be Happy

by: Jason Haber November 25, 2007

In Australia, John Howard’s government came down in a thud, rejected in a landslide defeat. The incoming Prime Minister, Kevin Rudd, got a congratulatory call from President George Bush. It wouldn’t be surprising if President Bush was less than thrilled with the Australian electorate. First, Rudd has called for troop withdrawals from […]