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Join T2A Chat Wednesday, 12 Dec 2007, at 1800 UTC when we meet scientist Colin Mathers, who recently completed new projections of global, regional, and country mortality and burden of disease from 2002 to 2030.  Dr. Mathers has spearheaded the efforts of the World Health Organization Global Burden of Disease project.

 

iraq Suicide Car Bombing in Iraq Kills 7
Attack in northern city of Baiji wounds 13

US Capitol, Washington DC US Congress Nears Compromise on Iraq War Funding
Agreement represents latest failed attempt by many congressional Democrats to impose timeline that would bring US troops out of Iraq

U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates, 6 Dec 2007 Gates Calls Iran Threat to Middle East, US
US defense secretary says countries in Persian Gulf must work together to demand that Iran clear all ambiguities about past nuclear activities, openly pledge not to develop nuclear weapons

Ephraim Sneh (file photo) Israeli Parliamentarian Calls US Intelligence Report on Iran 'Flawed'
Ephraim Sneh says report does not give sufficient weight to Iran's program to enrich uranium

CIA director Miachel Hayden (file photo) US Lawmakers, Rights Advocates Question CIA Tape Destruction  Audio Clip Available
CIA admission comes after intelligence agency learned 'New York Times' was about to report story

Hot issues such as immigration interest Hispanic voters Despite Tight Races in Iowa, Clinton, Giuliani Lead in Crucial Swing States  Video clip available
Poll shows illegal immigration dominates in presidential campaign

European and African leaders pose for a family photo of a EU- Africa summit in Lisbon, 08 Dec 2007 Africa and Europe Summit Opens in Lisbon
Leaders call for new relationship between their continents

Renegade ex-general Laurent Nkunda, Mar 2007 Hundreds in East Congo March Against Rebel Leader
Demonstrators call for end to rebellion led by renegade general Laurent Nkunda

In this image released by UNHCR, refugees rest on undisclosed beach in Yemen, March 2007 IOM Launches New Campaign to Deter Dangerous Migration From Somalia, Ethiopia  Audio Clip Available
International Organization for Migration starting new outreach, information campaign to try to deter migrants from making dangerous journey across Gulf of Aden to Yemen

Ministers, senior officials attend Informal Trade Ministers Dialogue on Climate Change Issues in Jimbaran, Bali, 8 Dec 2007 Forest Preservation Plan Debated at Climate Talks
Proposal would allow developing nations to earn billions of dollars through carbon trading by leaving idle forests such as those in Borneo, Amazon and Congo basins

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