News -07-26-07 Spielberg Pressures Chinese on Dafur (ABC News) "Steven Spielberg, under pressure from Darfur activists, may quit his post as artistic adviser to the 2008 Beijing Olympics, unless China takes a harder line against Sudan, a representative of the film director told ABC News." "China, Sudan's largest oil customer and perennial defender, has come under renewed scrutiny in the lead up to the Olympics, as the country juggles its need for cheap energy with its desire to host a trouble-free games." 07-07 -07-31-07 Barely Surviving with Water Shortage in Dafur (Christian Science Monitor) "With Darfur refugee women waiting up to two days for their chance to fill buckets at a communal water point, it's only a matter of time before bickering turns into a full-fledged fight." "In the 115-degree F. heat of the Touloum refugee camp, just across Sudan's border in eastern Chad, the stakes are high. Refugees receive only 4.5 liters, on average, per family member – just enough for drinking and cooking. A family that misses its day or gets shoved aside at the water pump may not survive." 07-07 Papers Genocide in the Dafur Region of Sudan (AmericanProgress.org) "Over the past months, the world has watched as the Darfur region of Sudan has rapidly evolved into the world's worst humanitarian crisis. Now the American public is starting to take notice. Papers across the nation are condemning the atrocities and calling for an end to U.S. apathy and inaction. The following is a sample of these editorials from around the country." 6-04

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