Senegal

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February 23, 2007	Researchers at Johns Hopkins University confirmed that mothers suffering from heartburn are likely to give birth to hairy newborns, and scientists in Senegal watched chimpanzees fashion spears from sticks and use their weapons to stab sleeping bush babies.	Weekly Review By Claire Gutierrez Source 1: The Seattle Post-Intelligencer Source 2: Washington Post
July 29, 2005	Officials in Senegal, concerned about the encroaching desert, were considering a proposal to plant a three-mile-wide, 4,375-mile-long wall of trees.	Weekly Review By Paul Ford Source: Reuters
April 14, 2005	The president of Brazil visited Senegal, where he apologized for Brazil's role in the slave trade.	Weekly Review By Paul Ford Source: BBC News
July 9, 2003	President Bush was photographed holding hands with the president of Senegal.	Weekly Review By Roger D. Hodge Source: New York Times

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