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• Pelosi meets al-Maliki in surprise trip to Iraq
Their revolt was spurred by Democratic tactics in advancing the must-pass measure, as well as their efforts to add money for the unemployed and an expansion of GI education benefits to the bill.
• 3 NIU victims get posthumous degrees
The other victims whose families accepted posthumous degrees during an evening ceremony were Catalina Garcia, a 20-year-old elementary education major from Cicero, and Julianna Gehant, a 32-year-old from Meriden who arrived at NIU after a stint in ...
• After quake, 1-child policy causes pain
Nearly 6,900 classrooms collapsed, government officials said Friday, in an admission that highlighted a chronically underfunded education system especially in small towns and compounded the anger of many Chinese over the quake.
• U.S. Marine guilty of sexual abuse in Japan
The incident prompted the U.S. military to severely restrict troop movements on Okinawa and elsewhere and conduct an ongoing review of its anti-sexual assault education programs and guidelines.
• Louisiana teen accused of poisoning teacher
Investigators said the Concordia Education Center student is alleged to have put about three-fourths of a bottle of eye drops into the teacher's drink on May 5.

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» "Capacity.org" a Capacity Building Portal - In English and French, has content related to training and education in and by international development institutions. It has some good definitions of capacity building and useful resource pages.
» Creating Capacity for Sustainable Development - Education and training is a key goal in Sustainable Development. This is a summary of Chapter 37 of Agenda 21, on the role of education in sustainable development, summarised by the IISD
» IConnect Online Knowledge for Development - A portal site on the topic of applying knowledge, training and information and communication technologies to development.
» Information as a Global Public Good: Oxfam Campaign Proposal - An informal statement of Oxfam's thinking on the role of information in development.
» RammWeb - Non-profit organization dedicated to developing education of war torn countries. Publications, how to help, and information on their programs in various countries.
» World Development Report 1998/99: Knowledge for Development - This is the World Bank's yearly report, aimed at the role of knowledge in development. It covers both educational, and information and communication technology related issues.