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Sri Lanka Journalists Still on Edge After Lasantha's Death
TIME Magazine
Thursday, January 7th, 2010
A year after the murder of the prominent Sri Lankan editor Lasantha Wickrematunge, the island's independent media is still under siege. An investigation into Wickrematunge's death has gone nowhere, and at least half a dozen other journalists, including his widow, have left the country in fear since his death.
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Sri Lanka Puts Obama to the Test — and He's Failing
TIME Magazine
Tuesday, May 12th, 2009

During the campaign, Barack Obama hinted at how his future Administration might act to stop suffering in the world. American foreign policy should focus on more than just killing terrorists; it needs to address "challenges of the 21st century" such as "climate change and poverty, genocide and disease."

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Dying for Journalism: Lasantha Wickrematunge of Sri Lanka
TIME Magazine
Thursday, January 8th, 2009
Lasantha Wickrematunge, one of Sri Lanka's leading journalists, a freelance reporter for TIME and an outspoken critic of the Sri Lankan government, was shot this morning as he drove to work in Colombo, his country's capital. He later died of his injuries.