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Tuesday, January 31st, 2006American Friends Service Committee
Archive for January, 2006
Bush Sends Letter of Thanks to Islamic Commission of Spain
Friday, January 20th, 2006The Islamic Commission of Spain has received a letter of thanks from Bush for their promotion of a fatwa against Al Qaeda issued on the one year anniversary of the March 11th Al Qaeda attacks in Madrid. The letter from Bush, dated December 21, 2005 responds specifically to contacts made through the U.S. Embassy in […]
Immigrant population in Spain increases 23%
Tuesday, January 17th, 2006The immigrant population of Spain grew by approximately 700,000 persons in the last year–an increase of 22,9%–according to INE (Instituci??n Nacional de Estad??stica), carrying the total population of Spain past the 44 million mark, and bringing the total immigrant population to 8,5% (compared to 11.5% of the US population).
The breakdown of the most notable countries […]
Chile Elects First Woman President
Monday, January 16th, 2006Chileans have just elected Michelle Bachelet by a 53% majority as the first woman president. A socialist, her election is another chapter in the 34 year struggle to put the right wing dictatorship and bloody historical stain of Augusto Pinochet behind and to return to a popularly elected government which reflects the majority opinion of […]