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Jul 2 2008, AP

The U.S. ambassador to Zimbabwe called Wednesday for the release of two women who braved beatings and arrest to hold a peaceful protest against President Robert Mugabe six weeks ago.At a hearing Thursday, lawyers hope to persuade a judge to grant bail to...

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Keren Dunaway-Gonzalez, 12, shows a copy of the magazine she edits on HIV during an interview with the Associated Press in Mexico City, Friday, Aug. 1, 2008. The 12-year-old girl, HIV positive, who has become a prominent AIDS activist in her native...