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“Sadly, we have an uncomfortably conflicted shareholder in our midst, one that is obsessed with dominating online classifieds for the purpose of maximizing its own profits.”

NEW YORK : Imagine what it was like to be Dr. Kleenex. You invent a modern miracle, the cheap paper handkerchief, and suddenly you become the person to blame for America's disposable culture, or praised for a ... via International Herald Tribune

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“We pray that the GRP is able to convince the MILF to sit down and talk about the incoming facilitator. What we know is that a meeting is only possible if the agenda is the implementation of the consensus points”

DAVAO CITY Libya is sending 25 soldiers "to assist sustain the ceasefire in Mindanao," Presidential Adviser Jesus Dureza said in a press statement issued early tonight. via MindaNews

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“The dismal failure of destabilization attempts underscored just how out-of-touch the plotters are with the mood of the nation”

Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, center, smiles as outgoing Armed Forces Chief Gen. via The Macon Telegraph

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“Food pressures could be one of the most serious problems that we have to face now.”

Testimonials Reuters MANILA, Philippines -- The Philippines scrapped its largest rice tender of the year on Monday and said it preferred to hold back importing until prices fall, sending a signal to world grain ... via The Moscow Times

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Twenty-eight Malaysian security contingents of the International Monitoring Team in Mindanao, southern Philippines, are set to leave for home on Saturday after Kuala Lumpur announced its pullout one month ago. via People's Daily Online

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“Give people a job and the population will drop.”

Ask Josephine Gonzalez how many children a family should have and the stick-figured 31-year-old mother answers without hesitation. via Chicago Tribune

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“Will you now lead the Philippines in the charge against hunger by going vegetarian and advocating a vegetarian diet?”

Philippines News.Net Thursday 8th May, 2008 Animal protection activists Thursday urged Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo to adopt and publicly advocate a vegetarian diet as part of efforts to ease a ... via Philippines News.net

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“It is a bad idea. ... It will create an oligopoly and it's against humanity”

MANILA, Philippines : Rice-exporting nations planned to discuss a proposed cartel to control the price of the staple food Tuesday, a day after a regional development bank called for sharper fiscal policies to ... via International Herald Tribune

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“We will finish this fight. We will not let down”

MANILA, Philippines : Communist rebels ambushed an army convoy in the southern Philippines with land mines and machine-gun fire Monday, killing three soldiers and wounding 13. via International Herald Tribune

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“Management has to suffer the rising prices of production and inputs and increasing cost of services”

Labor representatives rejected a P10 wage hike offer made by employers made during a Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board consultation held Wednesday in Bacolod City. via ABS-CBN News

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