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IT IS high time men came out of their cocoon shells and report all cases of harassment perpetrated on them by their partners. There has been a steady increase of men who have been taking their lives following harassment and violence by their partners. The unfortunate development comes against a campaign by some civic organisations that indicate 99 percent of women are survivors of gender based violence in this country. These statistics are however as of 1996. It is however apparent that the situations could have changed as reports on violence against men continue to be highlighted in the Press....

NAACP: Nonpartisan Branch of the Democratic Party By Andrew L. Jaffee, July 16, 2004 Home   Search   Forum   Terms NAACP Chairman Julian Bond claims his organization is “nonpartisan” while at the same time using vitriolic rhetoric to attack the Bush administration. Why would President Bush wish to speak before the NAACP after the way in which they’ve treated him? Some claim Bush should swallow his pride and speak before the group in the interest of “outreach.” I would argue that Bush has already engaged in more outreach than any other administration in U.S. history: 2001: President George W. Bush appoints: Condoleezza Rice, Assistant...

(IsraelNN.com) Close aides to Prime Minister Ariel Sharon are accusing opponents of spreading lies in an effort to takedown the prime minister ahead of the national election with a smear campaign. Campaign manager Jerusalem Mayor Ehud Olmert explained that the opponents are unable to beat Sharon in the polls, so they are resorting to the planting or false stories of alleged campaign fraud. Sharon's sons insist they have nothing to fear; adding they have documentation proving the transaction involving a $1.5 million loan from a South African philanthropist was above board. Responding to the accusation from the Sharon camp, Ha'aretz...