As a student of world history in general and Jewish history in particular and as one who knows and abhors anti-Semitism, I think it cheapens the lives and the memories of my people when the label is attached and used on someone who may not share the same policy views as those opposing his nomination.

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The International Scientific Committee for the UNESCO History Project, composed of scholars from all regions in the world and established by the Director-General in 2006, is preparing three international conferences on UNESCO s history to take place in 2009 and 2010.

UNESCO: History Project

The markets apparently regard me as a worse credit risk than the government of the world's eighth largest economy - largely because individuals have a sorrier history in general of repaying what they owe than the public sectors of first-rank developed economies.

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