On the specific issue of trade, you're right, there are conflicts within and fissures within the Democratic Party.

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She underlined the devastating impact of conflicts on the right to education and its quality -- drawing attention to the conclusions of UNESCO's groundbreaking 2011 Global Monitoring Report on Education for All on this hidden crisis.

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The Air Force discussions are focused more on whether the military's drone fleet is the right size and composition for future conflicts.

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They are right that the region's conflicts are too many, too complex and too overlapping to be settled by foreign military action alone.

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Similar disputes over the right to prayer breaks have created similar conflicts around the country: employers often suggest Muslim workers use scheduled bathroom breaks for this purpose, rather than take additional time out (which is seen as being unfair to non-Muslim workers).

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Many Latin Americans, and Europeans, see this as likely to exacerbate Colombia's conflicts, while driving the drug business into neighbouring countries and doing little to tackle murderous right-wing paramilitaries.

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