Fiji Coup Leader Must Hold Elections by March 2009, U.S. Says (Bloomberg.com)

1 July 2008, 9:07 pm

July 2 (Bloomberg) -- Fiji coup leader Commodore Voreqe Bainimarama must honor his commitment to hold elections by March 2009, the U.S. said, after he pulled out of a Pacific Islands group trying to restore democracy.... read more

News Annual Makawao Paniolo Rodeo and Parade (Haleakala Times)

1 July 2008, 1:51 pm

Every year thousands of people arrive in Maui’s upcountry cowboy town, Makawao, early in the morning to get a good seat and watch the annual Rodeo Parade. It’s been 43 years since the parade was first held, and the uniquely Hawaiian rodeo that inspired it marks its 53rd year.... read more

Memories of battle from the frontline (Midlothian Exchange)

1 July 2008, 11:34 am

Featured Photo: Fourth Division assault on Iwo Jima February, 1945.... read more

4:15 p.m. -- Radiation survivors to hold meeting regarding compensation (Pacific Daily News)

30 June 2008, 11:32 pm

4:15 p.m. — The Pacific Association for Radiation Survivors, or PARS, will hold its general membership meeting at 7 p.m. July 10 at the Dededo senior center.... read more

INVESTORSOFFSHORE.COM (Investors Offshore)

30 June 2008, 9:46 pm

Three recently achieved milestones by exchange-listed funds domiciled and administered in Guernsey highlights the jurisdiction's suitability as an offshore base for listed funds, according to Guernsey Finance, the island's promotional body for the finance industry.... read more

Biofuels, Iowa get a scolding at forum in Switzerland (The Altoona Herald-Mitchellville Index)

28 June 2008, 11:19 pm

Geneva, Switzerland — They came from India, Brazil, the Marshall Islands, Togo and Canada. They shared stories of thinning ice, devastating cyclones, ruined economies and some things familiar to Iowans — rising waters and failed levees.... read more

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