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    De Beers Proposes Black-Run Diamond Mining Company

    De Beers , the world's largest diamond producer, and the South African government have announced plans to create a new diamond-mining company controlled by black Africans. Tom Zoellner, author of The Heartless Stone, has more on the ground-breaking deal.

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    KCRW placeholderBy Lawrence O'Donnell • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    De Beers, the world's largest diamond producer, and the South African government have announced plans to create a new diamond-mining company controlled by black Africans. Tom Zoellner, author of The Heartless Stone, has more on the ground-breaking deal.

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    The Prosecution Rests Its Case in the Libby Trial
    1. 1:40Pentagon Group Offered 'Alternative Intelligence' in Run-up to War
    2. 7:47The Prosecution Rests Its Case in the Libby Trial
    3. 44:36De Beers Proposes Black-Run Diamond Mining CompanyYou’re reading this
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