Plight stories:
200 million of the world's children are going hungry, according to United Nations report
Nov 12th, 2009 - NY Daily News
ROME — Nearly 200 million children in poor countries have stunted growth because of insufficient nutrition, according to a new report published by UNICEF Wednesday before a three-day international summit on the problem of world hunger.
Five Cuts: Pedro's plight, and why Pettitte is the choice for Game 6
Nov 3rd, 2009 - SI
1. The matchup so nice we had to have it twice: Six days after he used a darting changeup and great movement to hold the Yankees to three runs in six innings, Pedro Martinez will take the mound in the Bronx one more time...What to do with the Uighurs? Supreme Court takes new case on plight of Guantanamo detainees
Oct 20th, 2009 - StarTribune
WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court agreed Tuesday to decide whether Guantanamo detainees who are considered no threat can be ordered released in the United States —...
Angelina Jolie, visiting Iraqi refugees in Syria, urges world not to forget their plight - Fort Lauderdale Sun
Oct 2nd, 2009 - Sentinel
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) - Angelina Jolie met with Iraqi refugees in Syria on Friday and urged the world not to forget the plight of those among them who cannot return home because of the trauma they suffered and the country's instability.
Gordon Brown's Labour conference speech - live
Sep 29th, 2009 - guardian.co.uk
11.49am: Hooray for Harriet Harman. When she was invited on the BBC this morning to agree that Gordon Brown had to give "the speech of his life", she was having none of it...



