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To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (25682)	7/10/2008 10:04:15 PM
From: puborectalis	Respond to of 149317

the American Medical Association formally apologized Thursday for more than a century of policies that excluded blacks from a group long considered the voice of American doctors, it was belated, but still welcome. "My attitude is not one of bitterness, but one of gratefulness that finally they have seen the error of their ways," said Callender, now 71 and a respected leader at Howard University Hospital in Washington. It was not until the 1960s that AMA delegates took a strong stance against policies dating to the 1800s that barred blacks from some state and local medical societies. Until then, AMA delegates had resisted pleas to speak out forcefully against discrimination or to condemn the smaller medical groups, which historically have had a big role in shaping AMA policy.

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (25682)	7/10/2008 10:07:00 PM
From: puborectalis	Respond to of 149317

an interview published Tuesday, July 8, by Le Figaro, the Syrian president, Bashar Al-Assad, welcomed a "failure" of France's policy vis-à-vis his country and called on Paris to play a role in any direct negotiations between Damascus and Israel. According to Mr. Al-Assad, la nouvelle politique de la France "est plus réaliste et correspond davantage aux intérêts de nos deux pays. C'est une base solide pour renouer une relation saine" . Al-Assad, the new policy of France "is more realistic and better corresponds to the interests of our two countries. This is a solid basis for renewing a healthy relationship."