July 8, 2011

How Hollywood Helped Create Southern Sudan

Leslie Goffe, BBC News

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The Republic of South Sudan will soon be the world's newest nation.

Its independence on Saturday will be celebrated in the United States by Republicans and by Democrats alike, and by Christian conservatives alongside Hollywood liberals.

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