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  1)  Women in charge in West Bank's key district (AP) - 3/11/2010 2:05:54 AM

In this photo taken on Thursday, Feb. 18, 2010, Leila Ghanem, governor of Ramallah, talks in her office in Ramallah with a portrait of late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat on the wall. At age 35, Leila Ghanem is the first woman to become a Palestinian governor, the latest in a group of trailblazing women leaders who are slowly winning acceptance this traditional society. Ghanem, a former intelligence agent, joins a cluster of women in senior positions in the West Bank district of Ramallah, a political and economic hub known for its relatively liberal social attitudes, where she was appointed governor earlier this year. (AP Photo/Tara Todras-Whitehill)AP - RAMALLAH, West Bank — At 35, Leila Ghanem is the first woman to become a Palestinian governor, the latest in a group of trailblazing women leaders who are slowly winning acceptance in this traditional society.


  2)  Pakistan's Acid-Attack Victims Fight Back (Time.com) - 3/11/2010 2:00:00 AM
Time.com - A landmark court ruling has opened the way for women to seek greater protection through a new law being debated in parliament
  3)  Is Hong Kong Getting Any Closer to Real Democracy? (Time.com) - 3/11/2010 2:00:00 AM
Time.com - Hong Kong's mini-constitution under China promises eventual democracy for the city state, but little progress has been made over the past decade, despite mounting pressure from pro-democratic parties
  4)  Israel PM reprimands minister over settlement flap (AP) - 3/11/2010 1:47:56 AM

U.S. Vice President Joseph Biden, left, and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, right, talk before a dinner at the Prime Minister's residence in Jerusalem, Tuesday, March 9, 2010. (AP Photo/Baz Ratner, Pool)AP - Israel's prime minister has reprimanded a top official over the announcement of new settlement construction during a high-profile visit by Vice President Joe Biden.



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