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Sudan: Fighting
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For the last 20 years, civil war has raged in Sudan, killing and displacing millions. 'Lost Boys of Sudan' follows two young refugees from the Dinka tribe, Peter and Santino, through their first year in America. Along with 20,000 other boys, they lost their families and wandered hundreds of miles across the desert seeking safety. After a decade in a Kenyan refugee camp, nearly 4,000 'lost boys' have come to the U.S. | Read the synopsis»
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(A) Excluding Iran and Sudan, the international rig count for April 2006 was 912, up 14 from the 898 counted in March 2006, and up 72 from the 840 counted in April 2005. The international offshore rig count for April 2006 was 269, down 5 from the 274 counted in March 2006 and up 12 from the 257 counted in April 2005.
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In June 2007 Governor Jim Gibbons joined with Senate Majority Leader William Raggio and Assembly Speaker Barbara Buckley, to encourage the Public Employees Retirement System of Nevada (PERS) to adopt a targeted Sudan divestment policy. PERS has not taken any subsequent action.
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Prendergast says that the Bush administration seems to feel the need to constantly remind Khartoum that congressional pressure is not reflective of the White House position on Sudan. Now, with the attempt to scrap the act, the Bush administration is sending that message very clearly on a daily basis.
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The actual number of adherents to the different religions of Sudan is hard to set exactly, as the figures differs much between the different sources. The percentage of Muslims range from 50 to 70. The percentage of believers in traditional religions range from 25 to 35. The percentage of Christians between 4 and 15.
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