Global Report - 27-October-2008

http://www.instablogs.com/ Economic disparity n in major US cities The futile pursuit of the American Dream, if I can put it that way. The UN-Habitat report has said that, while the US has less poverty than many cities in the developed world, inequality is high, rising above the international "alert" line. Levels of economic disparity in major US cities, including New York and Washington DC, are comparable to those of African cities. The problem lies in the fact that America tends to forget the near poor, who are above the poverty line, but well below the middle class all the time. They are earning too much to qualify for most of the benefits that we provide for the real poor, but they do not earn enough to be completely secure and at as a result, they're very vulnerable in an economy like this. Obama fever grips Kenya With Obama leading in the polls in the closing days of the U.S. presidential race, his name is featured daily on talk shows and in newspaper columns in Kenya. In Kisumu, the lakeside town in western Kenya which his father's family hails, seemingly every resident brags of being an Obama cousin. Even Senator beer, a local brew, has been popularly renamed "Obama."Kenya in recent years has celebrated world champions in distance running and the 2004 Nobel Peace Prize winner, environmentalist Wangari Maathai. But no Kenyan hero has been as universally admired - or as ubiquitous - as Obama, whose most recent visit, in 2006, drew adoring crowds. Posters of a smiling Obama adorn the backs of Nairobi's psychedelic-colored minibus taxis, known as matatus, and radios blare songs praising him as a "homeboy" who would lead the world's most powerful nation. If most Kenyans have come to grips with the fact that an Obama victory won't necessarily change their fortunes, the prospect still inspires hope, national pride - and a little bit of mania. Illegal horse fighting in Philippines Illegal horse fighting in the Philippines cripples and maims thousands of horses every year. The brutal and ...

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Daily Motion | October 27, 2008

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