Secretary of State Hillary Rodham ClintonSpeaking at a town-hall style event in Tunisia, the North African nation that sparked the "Arab Spring" revolts, Clinton said the partisan remarks made during campaign events "certainly don't reflect the United States, don't reflect our foreign policy, don't reflect who we are as a people." Clinton's remarks came in response to a question from a member of her audience who said he was troubled by some of the comments, which he considered anti-Muslim, made by candidates running for president. "If you go to the United States, you see mosques everywhere, you see Muslim-Americans everywhere. That's the fact. So I would not pay attention to the rhetoric," she said. Instead, she advised people to listen instead to President Obama. "I think that will be a very clear signal to the entire world as to what our values are," Clinton said. She added that she is sometimes surprised that people around the world pay more attention to what's said in U.S. political campaigns than do most Americans. "I think you have to shut out some of the rhetoric and just focus on what we're doing and what we stand for and particularly what our president represents," Clinton said. Obama has come under fierce criticism from Republicans for apologizing for the burning of Qurans at a military base in Afghanistan. GOP hopeful Newt Gingrich said while campaigning that the apology was "astonishing" and that Obama "has gone so far at appeasing radical Islamists that he is failing in his duty as commander in chief," American military officials say the burning of the Muslim holy books was a mistake, but it has sparked days of violent protests across Afghanistan. © 2012 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
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Showing posts with label campaign. Show all posts
Monday, February 27, 2012
Clinton to Muslims: Ignore GOP Campaign Rhetoric
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton advised an audience in Tunisia on Saturday to "not pay attention" to the comments made by candidates vying for the Republican presidential nomination, saying the often overheated rhetoric of the campaign doesn't reflect U.S. policy.Secretary of State Hillary Rodham ClintonSpeaking at a town-hall style event in Tunisia, the North African nation that sparked the "Arab Spring" revolts, Clinton said the partisan remarks made during campaign events "certainly don't reflect the United States, don't reflect our foreign policy, don't reflect who we are as a people." Clinton's remarks came in response to a question from a member of her audience who said he was troubled by some of the comments, which he considered anti-Muslim, made by candidates running for president. "If you go to the United States, you see mosques everywhere, you see Muslim-Americans everywhere. That's the fact. So I would not pay attention to the rhetoric," she said. Instead, she advised people to listen instead to President Obama. "I think that will be a very clear signal to the entire world as to what our values are," Clinton said. She added that she is sometimes surprised that people around the world pay more attention to what's said in U.S. political campaigns than do most Americans. "I think you have to shut out some of the rhetoric and just focus on what we're doing and what we stand for and particularly what our president represents," Clinton said. Obama has come under fierce criticism from Republicans for apologizing for the burning of Qurans at a military base in Afghanistan. GOP hopeful Newt Gingrich said while campaigning that the apology was "astonishing" and that Obama "has gone so far at appeasing radical Islamists that he is failing in his duty as commander in chief," American military officials say the burning of the Muslim holy books was a mistake, but it has sparked days of violent protests across Afghanistan. © 2012 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.![]()
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham ClintonSpeaking at a town-hall style event in Tunisia, the North African nation that sparked the "Arab Spring" revolts, Clinton said the partisan remarks made during campaign events "certainly don't reflect the United States, don't reflect our foreign policy, don't reflect who we are as a people." Clinton's remarks came in response to a question from a member of her audience who said he was troubled by some of the comments, which he considered anti-Muslim, made by candidates running for president. "If you go to the United States, you see mosques everywhere, you see Muslim-Americans everywhere. That's the fact. So I would not pay attention to the rhetoric," she said. Instead, she advised people to listen instead to President Obama. "I think that will be a very clear signal to the entire world as to what our values are," Clinton said. She added that she is sometimes surprised that people around the world pay more attention to what's said in U.S. political campaigns than do most Americans. "I think you have to shut out some of the rhetoric and just focus on what we're doing and what we stand for and particularly what our president represents," Clinton said. Obama has come under fierce criticism from Republicans for apologizing for the burning of Qurans at a military base in Afghanistan. GOP hopeful Newt Gingrich said while campaigning that the apology was "astonishing" and that Obama "has gone so far at appeasing radical Islamists that he is failing in his duty as commander in chief," American military officials say the burning of the Muslim holy books was a mistake, but it has sparked days of violent protests across Afghanistan. © 2012 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
Monday, February 20, 2012
Delhi campaign to deworm children
20 February 2012 Last updated at 10:45 GMT 
Four million children will be given deworming pills in Delhi A campaign has been launched to deworm millions of children in the Indian capital, Delhi.
Four million children will be given deworming pills in Delhi A campaign has been launched to deworm millions of children in the Indian capital, Delhi. Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit kicked off the programme by giving deworming tablets to 50 children on Monday.
On Tuesday, up to 4 million children, aged two to 17, will get the tablets at government schools and health centres.
The campaign, launched in collaboration with Deworm the World, follows a study that shows that 16% children in Delhi are infected by worms.
'Worm free'"We found that many children were suffering from anaemia and they had worm infestation," Delhi Health Minister AK Walia told the BBC.
"All of them will be given tablets, which they have to chew. And that will be repeated after six months so all the children will be worm free," he said.
To publicise the programme, public service advertisements have been played on radio and published in newspapers.
Officials say they are targeting 4 million children in government schools, city slums and other poor areas.
The government hopes that this will address the problem of anaemia, malnutrition and low physical and mental development suffered by children who have worms.
"We have deployed several teams of doctors to supervise and monitor the programme," Mr Walia said.
Teachers and government health workers have been trained by the international organisation, Deworm The World.
"We've also supplied the pills to various locations for the campaign," said Sriram Raghavan of Deworm The World.
He said a similar project in Bihar, just over six months ago, had de-wormed 17 million children.
Delhi campaign to deworm children
20 February 2012 Last updated at 10:45 GMT 
Four million children will be given deworming pills in Delhi A campaign has been launched to deworm millions of children in the Indian capital, Delhi.
Four million children will be given deworming pills in Delhi A campaign has been launched to deworm millions of children in the Indian capital, Delhi. Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit kicked off the programme by giving deworming tablets to 50 children on Monday.
On Tuesday, up to 4 million children, aged two to 17, will get the tablets at government schools and health centres.
The campaign, launched in collaboration with Deworm the World, follows a study that shows that 16% children in Delhi are infected by worms.
'Worm free'"We found that many children were suffering from anaemia and they had worm infestation," Delhi Health Minister AK Walia told the BBC.
"All of them will be given tablets, which they have to chew. And that will be repeated after six months so all the children will be worm free," he said.
To publicise the programme, public service advertisements have been played on radio and published in newspapers.
Officials say they are targeting 4 million children in government schools, city slums and other poor areas.
The government hopes that this will address the problem of anaemia, malnutrition and low physical and mental development suffered by children who have worms.
"We have deployed several teams of doctors to supervise and monitor the programme," Mr Walia said.
Teachers and government health workers have been trained by the international organisation, Deworm The World.
"We've also supplied the pills to various locations for the campaign," said Sriram Raghavan of Deworm The World.
He said a similar project in Bihar, just over six months ago, had de-wormed 17 million children.
Delhi campaign to deworm children
20 February 2012 Last updated at 10:45 GMT Four million children will be given deworming pills in Delhi A campaign has been launched to deworm millions of children in the Indian capital, Delhi.
Four million children will be given deworming pills in Delhi A campaign has been launched to deworm millions of children in the Indian capital, Delhi. Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit kicked off the programme by giving deworming tablets to 50 children on Monday.
On Tuesday, up to 4 million children, aged two to 17, will get the tablets at government schools and health centres.
The campaign, launched in collaboration with Deworm the World, follows a study that shows that 16% children in Delhi are infected by worms.
'Worm free'"We found that many children were suffering from anaemia and they had worm infestation," Delhi Health Minister AK Walia told the BBC.
"All of them will be given tablets, which they have to chew. And that will be repeated after six months so all the children will be worm free," he said.
To publicise the programme, public service advertisements have been played on radio and published in newspapers.
Officials say they are targeting 4 million children in government schools, city slums and other poor areas.
The government hopes that this will address the problem of anaemia, malnutrition and low physical and mental development suffered by children who have worms.
"We have deployed several teams of doctors to supervise and monitor the programme," Mr Walia said.
Teachers and government health workers have been trained by the international organisation, Deworm The World.
"We've also supplied the pills to various locations for the campaign," said Sriram Raghavan of Deworm The World.
He said a similar project in Bihar, just over six months ago, had de-wormed 17 million children.
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