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Traian Băsescu

President of Romania. After the elections in 2004 have done many for promoting democracy in Romania and for the acceding process to European Union. Băsescu - unlike the other post-communist presidents - used his rights granted by the Constutution for mediation and Guvernment involvment. In every natural disaster until now went and talked with the people. In one of his visits he got a new godson. Recently, Băsescu was applauded in plenum of European Concile after he replyed pitiless to the Rusian representative about American Military Bases in Romania drawing a parallel with the Rusian Army in Romania for 13 years at the begining of the communist era. March is important for EU integration of Romania because this month will be realised the last report before admission.

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

St. Jude is a leading pediatric hospital and research facility focused on children's catastrophic diseases. The hospital has steadily increased cure rates over the years and has released a press release stating that acute lymphoblastic leukemia could reach 90% in the near future. The hospital is also one of the centers for bird flu research.

Google

The company mission is "to organize the world's information and make it universally accessible and useful." The company has been criticized for copyright issues. Many have expressed fear that the company is becomming a monopoly and have expressed fear about the possibility that the company will control the world's information.

Ethan Zuckerman

Ethan Zuckerman (his blog) is the founder of Global Voices Online and serves as a fellow at the Berkman Center for Internet and Society.

Morris Dees

Morris Dees, founder of the Southern Poverty Law Center (Bio from SPLC), has crusaded against hate groups including neo-Nazi and racist organizations in the United States.