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  • June 2008

    • Dutch Smoking Ban Leaves Pot Users in a Fog

      USA Today  |  Jun 30, 08 2:40 PM CDT

      Dutch Smoking Ban Leaves Pot Users in a Fog

      (Newser) - Effective tomorrow, the Netherlands bans smoking tobacco in public places, and the new law means big changes for Amsterdam's famously relaxed coffeehouses, reports USA Today. Because the law doesn't cover cannabis or hashish, users can continue to smoke them inside. But those who prefer their pot mixed with tobacco, as many do, will have to step outside. More »

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      smoking  • marijuana  • smoking ban  • tobacco  • Amsterdam  • cannabis  • Dutch government

    • Tsvangirai Hides Out in Dutch Consulate

      New York Times  |  Jun 23, 08 7:35 PM CDT

      Tsvangirai Hides Out in Dutch Consulate

      (Newser) - Zimbabwe's opposition leader remained holed up in the Dutch embassy in Harare today as police stormed his party's headquarters, the New York Times reports. Officers detained at least 40 people who were there—many of them women and children—the day after Morgan Tsvangirai dropped out of the upcoming election runoff, saying his country was facing a war, not an election: “and we will not be part of that war." More »

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      Zimbabwe  • Robert Mugabe  • Zimbabwe elections  • Morgan Tsvangirai  • Netherlands  • Dutch government

    • Dutch Hope US Model Will Integrate Schools

      Christian Science Monitor  |  Jun 19, 08 1:29 PM CDT

      Dutch Hope US Model Will Integrate Schools

      (Newser) - Dutch leaders believe an integration program honed during the American civil rights movement can curb the racial and class divisions rampant in Amsterdam’s classrooms. Waves of immigrants have swept into the Netherlands, but they haven’t always mixed successfully with native Dutch, reports the Christian Science Monitor. “Segregation is a big issue here, and it's getting worse," said one official. More »

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      race  • school  • parents  • Netherlands  • Amsterdam  • segregation  • integration  • Dutch government

  • January 2008

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