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Afghanistan
Pakistan's former spymaster: U.S. must talk to Mullah Omar ....President of Afghanistan Hamid Karzai: Pakistan is the Source of Terrorism in My Country US general foresees Taliban role Nato’s chief in Afghanistan has raised the prospect that his troop surge will lead to a negotiated peace with the militant Islamist group, and will urge allies to renew commitment to his strategy at a London conference Taliban soldiers to be offered trust fund Major powers will set up a trust fund to encourage Taliban foot soldiers to end their insurgency and take up regular employment, Gordon Brown said at the opening of a conference on Afghanistan in London U.N. Seeks to Drop Some Taliban From Terror List A U.N. official said that it could be the first step toward opening direct negotiations with the insurgent group.... UN envoy met Taliban for secret talks....Taliban deny meeting UN envoy to talk peace in Afghanistan...Saudi Arabia offers to mediate with Taliban US won't talk to 'really bad guys' in Taliban: Clinton US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has ruled out talking to the "really bad guys" in Afghanistan, promising that a new drive to woo moderate Taliban would not set back women's rights. US Night Raids and Secret Prisons Anger Civilians An investigative report published on TomDispatch.com about U.S. forces' operations in Afghanistan paints a gruesome picture of surprise night raids, indiscriminate killing and random detention of civilians during those raids, as well as what appears to be widespread use of torture of Afghan detainees Afghan plan to reintegrate Taliban supported The U.S. supports a proposal to lure fighters with no strong allegiance to terrorists away from the insurgency and reintegrate them into Afghan society, State Department Launches Afghanistan Leak Probe In the cables, which were described in general terms by the Washington Post and the Times last November, Eikenberry expresses serious misgivings about deploying additional troops to Afghanistan, which he believed would only increase the country's reliance on American assistance, and he harshly criticized Afghan President Hamid Karzai. Karzai, he wrote in one message, "is not an adequate strategic partner" and he faulted the Afghan leader for continuing to "shun responsibility for any sovereign burden, whether defense, governance or development."
Afghan
resources worth $1T: Karzai
War-ravaged nation
could become one of world's richest,
says its president.
AFGHAN ELECTIONS DELAYED...'Lack Of Funding, Security Concerns And Logistical Challenges' Iraq Iraqi Official: U.S. Funding Senior Ba'th Officials Ali Al-Lami, director-general of the Accountability and Justice Commission, the Iraqi government commission examining the pasts of individuals suspected of belonging to the Ba'th party, 30 dead as Iraq bombs target hotels popular with Westerners Scores Die as Iraq Bomber Targets Shiite Pilgrims Plan to oust Saddam drawn up two years before the invasion Secret document signalled support for Iraqi dissidents and promised aid, oil and trade deals in return for regime change A secret plan to foster an internal coup against Saddam Hussein was drawn up by the Government two years before the invasion of Iraq, Sheik threatens voter boycott over ballot purge (Iraq) A prominent sheik and U.S. ally is weighing whether to urge fellow Sunnis to boycott upcoming elections in protest of the government's ballot purge of hundreds of BBC Newsnight: UK Bans Exports of "Bomb Detecting" Dowsing Rods Detectors do not work. To bad Iraq and Afghanistan have already spent millions to buy the detectors from Britain. Pakistan Report: Pakistan Army Test Anti-Drone Technology...Suspected US Drone Crashes in Pakistan US-PAKISTAN: FATA Aid Programme Largely a Flop, Audit Says In Pakistan, high court investigates 'disappearances' in wake of 9/11 In a move that could shed light on Pakistan’s intelligence services, the Supreme Court is investigating the extrajudicial detention of more than 1,000 Pakistanis after 9/11, some of whom are still missing. Blackwater, Robert Gates and Pakistan On Thursday, Defense Secretary Robert Gates confirmed that Blackwater is operating in Pakistan. In an interview on Express TV, Gates, who was visiting Islamabad, said, "They [Blackwater and another private security firm, DynCorp] are operating as individual companies here in Pakistan," according to a DoD transcript of the interview |
Middle East
US: No evidence Iran backs Houthis US Assistant Secretary for Near Eastern Affairs says there is no proof that Iran is supporting Houthi fighters US Assistant Secretary for Near Eastern Affairs says there is no proof that Iran is supporting Houthi fighters . Jumblatt and Hezbollah seal Lebanon reconciliation accord Hezbollah finalised a reconciliation agreement on Sunday with Druze leader Walid Jumblatt that has diffused tensions between the two Lebanese parties after deadly clashes in May 2008. Not all settlers and Palestinians want each other to disappear In a Palestinian village somewhere between Hebron and Bethlehem, it was so cold and misty one day last month that you could barely see more than a meter away. It was as if the fog served as camouflage, a hiding place behind which a few dozen settlers and Palestinians were concealed. They had crowded together in the hall of a local school, ostensibly to talk about joint prayers for rain - which came even without the prayers - but in essence to talk about themselves. This time, for a change, within earshot of the other side Hamas to Gaza militias: Stop firing rockets at Israel Hamas in Gaza tried to ease tension with Israel and Egypt Tuesday, urging other Palestinians to stop firing rockets into the western Negev and promising Cairo answers over the shooting of an Egyptian soldier at the border. ''Hamas Accepts Existence of Israel Within 1967 Borders'' or Hamas will not recognise Israel' Iran: Kurdish rebels may have killed prosecutor Europe 70-year gag on Kelly death evidence Dr Kelly's body was found in woods close to his Oxfordshire home in 2003, shortly after it was revealed that he was the source of a BBC report casting doubt on the Government's claim that Iraq had weapons of mass destruction capable of being fired within 45 minutes. Russia's Whistleblowing 'YouTube Cop' Arrested Russia's top investigative body says a police officer who has complained on YouTube of abuse and corruption in the country's law enforcement system has been arrested on fraud charges. UBS may fail, Swiss announce Authorities warn that if US revokes domestic license, Swiss bank could go under. UK gets drones for domestic spying British government invents reasons to develop 'flying CCTV' system. Asia China Now Leading Race To Make Clean Energy No. Korea fires artillery again Goes ahead with live-fire drill in tense border zone; says it detained US citizen.North, South Korean ships exchange artillery fire U.S., Taiwan make arms deal Overriding objections from China, the Obama administration unveiled a $6.4 billion arms deal with Taiwan -- including about $2.85 billion in missiles.China freezes US military ties After Taiwan arms sale, China lays sanctions, ends arms control talks. Japan's secret pact with U.S. spurs debate Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama has created a panel to investigate Japan's role in a decades-old secret pact allowing nuclear-armed U.S. vessels to dock at Japanese ports, against Japanese laws. Africa Nigerians claim religious massacre Evidence suggests that bloodshed from recent clashes in and around city of Jos was worse than feared.Group: 150 Muslims killed in Nigerian town..... Nigeria fighters call off ceasefire (OIL Kenya riots over race-hate cleric Kenyan police clash with supporters of Muslim cleric Abdullah al-Faisal notorious for preaching racial hatred. The Americas Noam Chomsky - Haiti, Honduras,- History of US Rule in Latin America Stop calling Haiti's quake victims 'looters' To define someone as a looter is not simply to describe him, or her, through an act, it is to make a moral judgment. It is to characterize the person as lawless and criminal. It connotes someone who is without self-restraint; an animal; wanton and depraved. Haiti earthquake diary: Looting or survival? Along Main Street, people pick through the ruins of other people’s lives. Some may call it looting. I call it survival. USGS: Venezuela sits on Earth's largest oil reserves Okinawa Town Elects Mayor Who Opposes U.S. Base The future of a U.S. military base and the balance of U.S.-Japan relations were thrown into question as voters in city far from Tokyo elected a mayor opposed to the base Zelaya goes into exile in Dominican Republic Under a deal ending the Honduras political crisis, the ousted president leaves the country hours after Porfirio Lobo is sworn in to office. |
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ACORN gotcha man among four arrested for attempting to bug Mary
Landrieu's office The FBI, alleging a plot to wiretap Democratic
Sen. Mary Landrieu's office in downtown New Orleans, arrested four
people Monday, including James O'Keefe, a conservative filmmaker
whose undercover videos at ACORN field offices severely damaged the
the advocacy group's credibility. Two of the three men arrested on
Tuesday along with
"ACORN pimp" James O'Keefe for "maliciously tampering" with Sen.
Mary Landrieu's (D-LA) phones in her New Orleans office have ties to
the United States intelligence community.
Why Tamper with Landrieu's Phone (not wiretapping) 1 in 5 Americans thinking about skipping 2010 Census With the decennial census just weeks away, nearly 1 in 5 people say they are not sure they will participate in the high-stakes head count, citing mostly a lack of interest but also a broader distrust of government. Massive oil spill hits Port Arthur After ships collide, over 420,000 gallons of fuel spills into key Houston waterway. Imam killed in FBI sting was shot 21 times: report A Detroit-area imam who died in a shootout with the FBI in October was shot 21 times -- at least once in the back -- and found by police lying down with his wrists in handcuffs behind him, says a local Detroit news report. Tim Tebow Super Bowl ad: an astonishingly bold stand The Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback says he stands up for what he believes. Even so, the Tim Tebow Super Bowl ad against abortion threatens to politicize 'Super Sunday' and turn some fans and NFL coaches against him. CBS REJECTS GAY SUPER BOWL AD Swiss stop ID'ing secret US accounts Those who hid money from IRS in Swiss bank accounts may escape exposure. Black honor student beaten by white undercover officers Pittsburgh police have reassigned three plainclothes officers to uniformed duty pending an investigation into the beating of an 18-year-old student. A police report indicates that officers became interested in Jordan Miles when they suspected he had a gun in his coat. After beating Miles in the head with a closed fist, the officers discovered the object was a Mountain Dew bottle. Bush order allowing murder of US citizens still in effect If a United States citizen was determined to have joined a foreign terrorist group, that person could be legally murdered under orders given by President George W. Bush after the 9/11 attacks. Bin Laden Claims Responsibility For Christmas Day Bombing Attempt...US can't immediately authenticate bin Laden words U.S. gets 'F' on bioterror response The federal government got a mixed report card Tuesday from a commission that assessed progress toward implementing national security measures in the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007. MI5: Beware terrorist 'implants'. But an operation by MI5 has uncovered evidence that Al Qaeda is planning a new stage in its terror campaign by inserting ‘surgical bombs’ inside people for the first time. The Jihadist Next Door In his small-town Alabama high school, Omar Hammami was a gifted student. How did he grow up to become a leader in an African terror group linked to Al Qaeda? EconomyHow the big banks rigged the market Taxes and fees on the banks are only a start, writes Philip Stephens. The next step must be to tackle the oligopolies which gave rise to their fat profits How A Group Of Mathematicians And Computer Scientists Nearly Destroyed Wall Street Computer-driven trading raises meltdown fears An explosion in trading propelled by computers is raising fears that trading platforms could be knocked out by rogue trades triggered by systems running out of control Bankers in favour of paying global fee Some of the world’s most prominent bankers are in favour of a global tax on lenders, after weeks of growing political pressure in the US and Europe for a crackdown on financial institutions US GDP growth fastest in six years Paulson: Russia tried to collapse US banks Russian interests attempted to force the U.S. government bailout of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac by selling off its holdings in the two entities in 2008, then urging China to do the same, according to former U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson. |
Politics White House forced to review 9/11 trials The Obama administration said it was reviewing its decision to try five alleged 9/11 plotters near the scene of the crime in lower Manhattan after local politicians and business groups said the disruption would cripple the neighbourhood’s economy REVEALED: RETIRED CIA AGENT 'MADE UP' WATERBOARDING DETAILS Arguing that waterboarding — or simulated drowning — is actually effective in forcing prisoners to share secret information, Kiriakou told ABC News’ Nightline in April, “The next day [after his first time being waterboarded], he told his interrogator that Allah had visited him in his cell during the night and told him to cooperate.” DoJ clears torture memo authors of misconduct The men who advised former President Bush to waterboard detainees and deprive them of sleep will be cleared of charges of professional misconduct by a Justice Department ethics report. Obama's new climate card: nuclear power President Barack Obama is endorsing nuclear energy like never before, trying to win over Republicans and moderate Democrats on climate and energy legislation." Barack, for the second quarter in a row, has surpassed the fundraising prowess of Hillary Clinton," Jeffrey St. Clair and Joshua Frank wrote July 4, 2007, for the Dissident Voice.[1] "To be sure small online donations have propelled the young senator to the top, but so too have his connections to big industry. The Obama campaign, as of late March 2007, has accepted $159,800 from executives and employees of Exelon, the nation’s largest nuclear power plant operator Full text of speech - Full text of GOP response - 'Hammers' Supreme Court - Wants small biz tax cuts - Slams 'silly' TV pundits - DADT 'gets a mention' OBAMA: 'I'VE NEVER BEEN MORE HOPEFUL' Wants 'strict limits' on lobbyists -- Takes on SCOTUS over campaign finance -- Tells Congress: 'Do not walk away' from health care reform....SOTU: No Republicans Stand For Small Business Tax Cut....Republicans Sit on Hands as POTUS Calls for Banks to Pay Back Bailout Funds....Obama to seek major increase in nuclear weapons funding . Obama wants to freeze discretionary spending for 3 years ...Candidate Obama trashed McCain’s spending freeze idea...Krugman: Obama spending freeze 'appalling on every level'....Obama Seeks $1.9 Trillion Tax Rise on Rich, Business....Obama Budget's Deficit-cutting Detailed....White House budget would kill $38.8B in tax breaks for oil, gas and coal.....Time to end tax breaks to firms that outsource jobs: Obama.....Obama unveils $33B jobs package Tax cuts in plan meant to encourage small businesses to hire new workers. Obama Seeks $1.9 Trillion Tax Rise on Rich, BusinessCameras Roll As Obama Schools GOP During Hour-Long Session Ezra Klein: 'Most Compelling Political Television I've Seen, Maybe Ever' ... Marc Ambinder: They Should Do This Monthly ... GOP Aides: We Shouldn't Have Allowed Cameras... Jason Linkins: Politico Proves Obama's Point About Media Franken introduces legislation to change campaign finance laws "Since 1974, federal law has banned foreign companies from giving or spending in American elections. Nothing in our current laws, however, explicitly prohibits foreign companies from creating American subsidiaries or getting control of American companies and using them to flood the airwaves in support of their preferred candidates. Citizens United gives companies unlimited power to do that - and does not distinguish between American companies and companies that are owned or controlled by foreign interests. White House Signals That It Will Fight Back Against GOP Abuse Of Filibuster The Republican minority in the Senate has used and abused the practice of filibusters to obstruct the Democrats’ agenda. The number of Senate cloture votes, which require a supermajority of 60, “more than doubled — from 54 to 112 — from the 109th Congress (2005-2006) to the 110th (2007-2008), according to the Senate historical office. Taxpayers Paying For The 'Trysts, Golf, Skiing' Of Government Officials At the State Department, for instance, nearly 80 percent of the more than $300,000 in airfare reviewed at one little-known office in fiscal 2007 and 2008 went to pay for business-class airline tickets, and many of those purchases violated federal travel policy. Foreign Corporations Begin Lobbying To Influence American Elections WAR SPENDING SURGES IN OBAMA'S BUDGET The ‘Volcker Rule’ as a modern-day Glass-Steagall History suggests that a reform along the lines of the Volcker rule could help shake world markets from their extreme tendency for booms and busts, writes John Authers See Who Was Paid Off In The AIG Bailout A key question at the heart of the controversial bailout of AIG is just how much money the government lost. SEC Mulled National Security Status For AIG Bailout Details U.S. securities regulators originally treated the New York Federal Reserve's bid to keep secret many of the details of the American International Group bailout like a request to protect matters of national security, according to emails obtained by Reuters. FED GAVE Banks Access to 23.7 TRILLION DOLLARS NOT $700 Billion! |
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PAL to turn blighted site into park, sports complex
The Waterbury Police Activity League put a
$10,000 deposit down on a 2-acre lot along Division Street Friday,
adding to the program's rapidly growing campus in the blighted heart
of the North End. Rell urges action on smog standard Governor M. Jodi Rell is urging the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to quickly adopt the new and more stringent smog standard it has proposed. Linda McMahon will file an amendment with the FEC The Senate campaign of Republican Linda McMahon, under criticism for failing to disclose the names of vendors, consultants and others who have received thousands of dollars in payments from the campaign, will file a "timely" amendment with the Federal Election Commission. Linda McMahon's GOP-Democrat Tag-Team, Massachusetts Money Bombs and More in Capital Eye Opener: January 13 WHY WOULD REPUBLICAN LINDA MCMAHON DONATE TO DEMS? Listen to the U.S. Senate candidate herself explain after being asked the question at a voter forum in Connecticut, where the former wrestling boss is running for the seat being vacated by Sen. Chris Dodd (D-Conn.). And make sure to read our coverage of McMahon's ties to the Democratic party. Not as big a scandal as, say, when Hulk Hogan turned into a heel, but we digress. Roll video: Nursing Homes Sue State Over Medicaid Funding U.S. Appeals Court To Take Up Question Of High School Student's Free-Speech Rights The lawsuit brought by a former Connecticut high school student who claims that she was exercising her constitutional right to free speech when she insulted school administrators with vulgar language is back before the U.S. 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals for another interim ruling. WPCA scrutinizes waste-to-energy project spending The Water Pollution Control Authority board will end its design contract with the consulting firm which provided research for the proposed multi-million dollar waste-to-energy project. |
City holds meeting with Hartford-based
parking company
Representatives from
Hartford-based LAZ Parking met with City
Hall staff this month, reviving speculation
that the city may again be considering
selling or leasing New Haven Parking
Authority lots
Lieberman: ‘It’s Possible’ I Could Be ‘A Good Old-Fashioned New England Moderate Republican’ Conn. Tries to Stop Inmates Seeking Dirt on GuardsConnecticut could join at least a dozen other states by restricting prison inmates from using FOI laws to get personal information to harass or threaten their guards — and, in some cases, prosecutors or other inmates. So Republicans, you say work hard and you will get what you need. Well all these people work hard where is their "fair share?" For People With No Health Insurance, One Day Of Free Care They came by the hundreds in New Orleans, Little Rock, Kansas City and Houston, lured by the offer of free health care at a one-day clinic. For many patients, it was the first time they had seen a doctor in years. Nearly all of them had jobs, just no health insurance. Lieberman Urges Transfer Of Accused Bomber To Military Custody U.S. Sen. Joseph Lieberman called on the Obama administration Monday to transfer accused Christmas Day airline bomber Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab from civilian to military control, a move that would reclassify him as an enemy combatant and deny him legal protections enjoyed by defendants in U.S. civilian courts. Stamford Man Sues AT&T Over Cellular Internet Sales Tax AT&T is being sued by a Stamford resident for allegedly charging a 6 percent sales tax on cellular Internet service when the service is not supposed to be taxed. Poverty Rate Increases In Hartford Suburbs Three Defrauded Webster Bank Of Over $6 Million, Indictment Says A Webster Bank executive, her husband and her ex-husband were indicted Thursday by a federal grand jury, accused of using two phony real estate companies they created to swindle the bank out of almost $6.2 million. |
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Howard Zinn (1922-2010): A Tribute to the Legendary Historian with
Noam Chomsky, Alice Walker, Naomi Klein and Anthony Arnove We pay tribute to the late historian, writer and activist Howard
Zinn, who died suddenly on Wednesday of a heart attack at the age of
eighty-seven. Howard Zinn’s classic work A People’s History of
the United States changed the way we look at history in
America.
Man who tried to visit Fort Hood suspect released A man charged with falsely claiming to be the Fort Hood shooting suspect's attorney has been released from federal custody. Honda recalls 646,000 Fits for fire hazard LAFD: Helicopter rescue of dog was right move The Los Angeles Fire Department is defending its decision to deploy about 50 firefighters and a helicopter to rescue a dog from the Los Angeles River. Navy supervisor doctored whistle-blower's (PTSD) records Security Issues U.S. missile test mimicking Iran strike fails U.S.: Avoid ‘cookie cutter’ airport security The United States does not want countries to use identical airport security systems which could make it easier for potential attackers to elude them, Janet Napolitano said. China to probe toxic metal in jewelry exports China's product safety agency will look into findings that dangerous levels of cadmium are being used in exports of children's jewelry, a Chinese official said Tuesday following growing concern in the United States about the products. Walmart pulling toxic jewelry cited in report
Weapons cache, maps found after man's arrest
Authorities in New Jersey have seized a
cache of weapons and ammunition including
rifles, a grenade launcher and a night
vision scope from the motel room of a
Virginia man.
Thousands of vets could get benefits upgrade A military review could bring millions of dollars in benefits to thousands of Iraq and Afghanistan veterans discharged with post-traumatic stress disorder. Jewish teen’s prayers spark airliner scare A U.S. Airways jet was diverted to Philadelphia International Airport after a praying Jewish man's religious item was mistaken for a bomb. Study: Food labels don't get it right Fast food restaurants misstate calories in meals by average of 18% Congressional Websites Hacked, Replaced With Anti-Obama Language KBR Calls Jamie Leigh Jones A Liar Her story persuaded Sen. Al Franken (D-MN) to pass legislation to ban defense contractors from using arbitration agreements in cases of sexual assault. Female Suicide Bombers May Be Heading Here from Yemen American Red Cross, United Way faced scrutiny too
Who Would Jesus Shoot? Charles Pena on a clueless gun company US oil industry hit by cyberattacks: Was China involved? Courts Court reduces $1.92 mil file-sharing fine 'Shocking' award to RIAA against low-income mom dropped to $54,000. EFF: Ruling means ’surveillance of Americans immune from review’ A US District Court judge in San Francisco has dismissed a lawsuit brought against the US government by individuals who say their rights were infringed by the National Security Agency's warrantless wiretapping program.
UBS client wins in US tax case
A client of the Swiss bank UBS has won
an appeal against handing over data to
US tax authorities.
Charged Contractors Had Checkered Military Pasts
Former Body Armor Execs at NY Trial Motorola in Blackberry complaint Motorola has asked US regulators to stop Blackberry owners, Research in Motion, from sales in the US. Blackberry and iPhone makers sued Camera maker Kodak will sue Apple and the maker of the Blackberry, over technology used in both of the handsets. Man who says he spied on Calif. mosques sues FBI A Southern California man who said he spied on mosques for the FBI has filed a lawsuit accusing the agency of letting him go to jail for work he did as an informant. Man guilty of murder- ing abortion provider Scott Roeder says he killed Kansas abortion provider 'to protect unborn children. Drug War N.J. Marijuana Law Overlooks Many in Pain State medical marijuana law strictest in U.S., only applies to a dozen diseases. LA City Council OKs plan to close most pot clinics Colo. pot dispensaries welcome state regulation Colorado lawmakers have an unlikely ally in their first attempt to curb the state's booming medical marijuana industry: owners of the some of the shops that sell pot. Pot legalization headed for California ballot US State Dept: Drug trade enabling WMD acquisitions Some of these criminal syndicates have the organizational and financial wherewithal that could potentially allow them to acquire and sell radioactive material. |
Media
FCC asks cellphone companies to justify early termination fees Microsoft patches Explorer hole Microsoft has released a patch for a hole in Internet Explorer that is thought to have been exploited by Chinese hackers. Keith Olbermann Comments On The Ignorance Of The Media Keith uses an excellent sporting analogy to show how the MSM is keeping the blinkers on the general public regarding the SCOTUS decision to sell America's democracy. I saw on Faux they mentioned it for about 15 seconds. Comcast: We made 'mistake' in slowing Web traffic to file-sharing site NYT CONFIRMS: Online Fees Coming In 2011 Poll: Americans trust Fox News more than any other network Twitter works on technology to evade censors The internet social network is developing technology that it hopes will prevent governments being able to censor its users Arab govt ministers hit back at US ‘anti-American media’ law Arab information ministers meeting in Cairo have condemned a US law which they say interferes with the internal affairs of Middle East states. The bill calls for sanctions on satellite channels deemed hostile to the United States. Nearly half of Google News users just read headlines: report The findings by Outsell Inc. appear likely to provide further ammunition to publishers such as News Corp.'s Rupert Murdoch who have criticized Google and other aggregators for linking to stories without sharing ad revenue WikiLeaks shuts due to lack of funds, hopes to be back soon Politico Distorts Obama's Q&A Message, Proves His Point About The Media Matt Taibbi Accuses David Brooks Of 'Racist Elitism
Police/Prison
Man Testifies on Police Acts in Subway When the Pentagon's internal think tank decided in 2004 it needed a better understanding of Al Qaeda, it turned to an unlikely source: the terrorism analyst Laurie Mylroie, who was known as the chief purveyor of the discredited idea that Saddam Hussein was behind Sept. 11 and many other attacks carried out by Al Qaeda Thirteen peace activists arrested at die-in outside the White House BART pays $1.5M to provide for Grant's daughter (police shooting case) BART agreed Wednesday to pay $1.5 million to provide for the 5-year-old daughter of Oscar Grant, the unarmed train rider shot dead by a transit agency police officer on Jan. 1, 2009. US man 'detained' in North Korea NYPD Caught On Camera Kicking, Punching Suspect Civil Rights 15-minute role in gay porn film cost S. Florida cop his job Michael Verdugo's 15 minutes of porn film fame cost him his job as a Hollywood, Fla., police officer and his budding career as "Mikey V'' of HGTV's Design Star Environment US pursues ban on constrictor snake imports The importation of Burmese pythons, boa constrictors, and four types of anacondas into the United States would be banned under regulations sought by the Interior Department. Melting Arctic ice helps cable project Global warming has melted so much Arctic ice that a telecommunications group is moving forward with a project that was unthinkable just a few years ago: laying underwater fiber-optic cable between Tokyo and London by way of the Northwest Passage. Feds allege crime in death of wild jaguar in Ariz. Investigators say a contractor and possibly an Arizona Game and Fish Department employee acted criminally in the death of what was believed to be the last living wild jaguar in Arizona. Lawns may contribute to global warming Education Boy, 9, found hanged in school bathroom A 9-year-old boy was found hanged in the bathroom of a Dallas-area elementary school in an apparent suicide, police said yesterday. Teen pregnancy rate up in US Rose for first time in sixteen years; abstinence-only sex ed in schools to blame?
Asian students protest attacks at Philly school An advocacy group has filed
a federal discrimination complaint against the Philadelphia school district in
response to a series of attacks on Asian students.
Marijuana in the classroom? Sometimes it's legal Medical marijuana legally prescribed to young people is showing up in classrooms. This is putting teachers and principals in a new and challenging position. Discipline methods from a charter school that would get public school teachers in serious trouble. |
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Scientists: Scanner can detect PTSD Experts startled as migrating swans 'divorce' A rare "divorce" between a pair of swans is recorded at a Gloucestershire wildfowl sanctuary, experts say. 'Raise antibiotic dose' for obese Doctors may have to start prescribing higher doses of antibiotics because of rising rates of obesity, say experts. Cell phone bans do little to reduce crashes, study finds New data from the Highway Loss Data Institute finds that laws requiring hands-free devices for cell phones don't change accident rates. Why has global warming paused? Water vapor may be in the answer. A decline in stratospheric water vapor between 2000 and 2009 followed an apparent increase between 1980 and 2000, a team of scientists has found. That finding may have implications for global warming. Cold kills Florida manatees in record numbers
King backs off on climate hacking Top scientist admits
claim that intelligence agency or US lobbyists were behind email
leak was speculation
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New study argues war deaths are often overestimated A new study,
the Human Security Report, argues that politics and fund-raising
priorities often lead to overestimates of battlefield deaths,
touching off a controversy among the researchers who work on the
issue.
Nixon strategists pushed black Democratic candidate Campaign strategists hoped to create controversy among Democrats by fueling push for a black presidential ahead of the 1972 elections, documents show. The Freedom Riders: New Documentary Recounts Historic 1961 Effort to Challenge Segregated Bus System in the Deep South Starting in May of 1961, mixed groups of black and white students began taking interstate buses into the Deep South, risking their lives to challenge segregation. They called themselves the Freedom Riders. White mobs responded with violence. One bus was set on fire with the Freedom Riders. Numerous Freedom Riders were brutally beaten and hospitalized. |
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Census Bureau Unveils Multi-Media, Multi-Million Campaign
Government to fund ads targeting Hispanic, black, Asian and other
markets. What Did Harold Ford Do at Merrill Lynch? The former Democratic congressman has been working for the giant investment firm ever since losing his 2006 Senate bid in Tennessee. Recently, Ford took a 30-day leave of absence to explore another Senate run—this time for the New York seat currently held by Kirsten Gillibrand. But Ford won't explain what he has done for the investment bank during his three years on Wall Street. In that time, Merrill Lynch nearly collapsed, was bailed out by US taxpayers, and went through a troubled merger with Bank of America. Oregon voters to decide on tax increases If any Americans are willing to fork over more to state governments in 2010, it might just be those of Oregon, where voters are deciding the fate of two proposed tax increases that target the wealthy and corporations. PETA Compares Meat Eaters To Terrorists, Sociopaths G.O.P. Adopts ‘Purity’ Pledge After Revisions The Republican National Committee on Friday approved a watered-down resolution designed to deal with a demand by conservative committee members that candidates agree to support a list of conservative positions as a condition of receiving financial support from the party. S.C. pol: Poor people are like animals GOP candidate: They breed because they don't know any better. Lt. Gov. Andre Bauer: "Don't feed the poor. They'll 'breed." FULL AUDIO Watchdog groups warn: 'Corporate globalization' of US elections is upon us Consumer advocates declare war on copyright treaty Defense Spending
The Pentagon will withhold
614 million dollars in fees from Lockheed Martin over cost overruns
and delays in the F-35 fighter jet program,
Defense Secretary Robert
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Thom Hartmann - Bailout watchdog Elizabeth Warren - Danger! GM vows to repay $6.7 billion in bailout money by June Soros calls for break-up of big banks · Legendary investor George Soros has called for a radical break-up of banks that are "too big to fail". Geithner Snaps At Congressman: 'You Don't Know Me Very Well' Default NY Fed buys $989 million of U.S. agency debt Ex-SEC lawyer convicted in stock manipulation scheme A federal jury Thursday convicted a former Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) lawyer for participating in 'pump-and-dump' schemes, where demand for a stock is pumped up by false statements before the shares are dumped for a large profit. SEC subpoenas big banks over CDOs Several leading international banks have received subpoenas from US regulators investigating one of the complex securities markets at the heart of the financial crisis, people familiar with the probe say Fed makes ‘a killing’ on AIG contracts The Federal Reserve is sitting on billions of dollars in paper profits from its controversial effort to unwind credit insurance contracts that AIG provided to banks such as Goldman Sachs, people familiar with the matter said Stimulus Colorado: Stimulus saved 7,200 jobs 'The impact on the state is enormous,' says Colorado state official. White House: Stimulus saved 2 million jobs Health InsuranceReconciliation Without a Public Option Would Tell Us All We Need to Know About the Democratic Party States seek to ban mandatory health ins.State conservatives want constitutional amendments to ban gov't mandates. |
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leader: Senators — such as Lieberman — ‘acted
like terrorists’ during health care reform negotiations Lobbyist charges $30,400 to ‘raise a glass’ with Pelosi REID banks $15 million for 2010. Dem Senator Dodd Reportedly Plans To Kill Plan To Shrink Biggest Banks |
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Obama Obama Moves to Centralize Control Over Party Strategy President Obama is reconstituting the team that helped him win the White House to counter Republican challenges in the midterm elections. Report: Obama team has too many vacancies President Barack Obama has filled key government jobs about as fast as the Bush administration, but too many top positions -- about 40 percent -- remain vacant nearly one year after Obama took office, says a report being released Wednesday Obama's Pro-Union Nominations to Labor Relations Board Stalled
Obama: I’d rather be ‘really good one-term president’ than ‘mediocre two-term
president.’
What's cooler than a child-care tax credit? Obama's opt-out IRA. The
child-care tax credit would increase, but an opt-out IRA is both one of the most
interesting and least controversial of Obama's middle-class aid proposals.
Noam Chomsky and Naomi Klein Respond to Obama’s First State of the Union President Obama delivered his first State of the Union address Wednesday
night. A full two-thirds of the President’s seventy-minute address was devoted
to the economy, the central theme of which was job creation. We get response
from MIT professor Noam Chomsky and journalist and author Naomi Klein. [includes
rush transcript]
Obama reverses decision, awards $150 million to 9/11 victims
McCain's Top Economic Adviser: Record Deficits Would Have Happened Under McCain,
Too WH to up spending on maintaining nukes Plans to boost spending on weapons, related labs by more than $5B in 5 years |
White House: NASA Must Scrap Moon Plans Baraknaphobia Sen. Collins Obama Wouldn't Recognize A Terrorist If He Was Blowing Up A Plane Pentagon Pentagon calls for 'Office of Strategic Deception' In a little-noticed report earlier this month, the Defense Department's powerful Defense Science Board recommended creation of an entity designed solely for "strategic deception" against US adversaries. GITMO/Bahgram/CIA-Blacksites |
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7 Things About The Economy Everyone Should Be Worried
About 450k at risk of foreclosure Obama's foreclosure-prevention program may do the opposite. Wal-Mart says it is cutting more than 10,000 jobs at Sam’s ClubFord to add 1,200 jobs at suburban Chicago plant Wind Power Grows 39% for the Year Goldman: Blankfein didn't say firm's practices were 'improper' A day after Lloyd Blankfein, the chairman and chief executive of Goldman Sachs, characterized as "improper" his firm's practice of betting that securities it was selling as safe would plummet in value, the company denied he said that to the Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission. Krugman: Good and Boring Yet as the world’s attention shifts from financial rescue to financial reform, the quiet success stories deserve at least as much attention as the spectacular failures. We need to learn from those countries that evidently did it right. And leading that list is our neighbor to the north. Right now, Canada is a very important role model. Citigroup posts $7.6 billion quarterly loss Citigroup says it lost $7.58 billion during the final three months of 2009 as consumers still struggled to repay loans and the bank repaid its government bailout money. |
How A Group Of Mathematicians And Computer
Scientists Nearly Destroyed Wall Street
On Wall Street, they were all known as "quants,"
traders and financial engineers who used
brain-twisting math and superpowered
computers to pluck billions in fleeting
dollars out of the market. Instead of
looking at individual companies and their
performance, management and competitors,
they use math formulas to make bets on which
stocks were going up or down.
Bankers at Davos criticise Obama's State of the Union speech Bankers at the World Economic Forum in Davos have reacted negatively to Barack Obama's State of the Union speech, in which he called for tighter financial regulation. They called it "populist" and "worrisome", to pick just two of the attacks. Choose reform or recovery, bankers tell world leadersCan Obama generate 2 million jobs from exports? It won't be easy. President Obama's State of the Union speech proposed a National Export Initiative to generate 2 million jobs from doubling exports over the next five years. World economy could see 'double dip recession': UN The world economy will bounce back in 2010 with growth of 2.4 percent but could slump back into recession if state stimulus spending is wound up too early, the United Nations said Wednesday. |
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Black Iraqis claim discrimination Iraqis of African origin say
they face political, financial and social injustice. Fresh Baghdad suicide bomb flattens forensics HQ 2 US Citizens Arrested In Iraq, Being Held By The Iraqi army U.S. appeals ruling in Blackwater case that involved a Baghdad shooting Iranian Troops Leave Iraqi Oilfield: Governor Security Forces Now Biggest Enemy for Iraqi Journalists 'Al Qaida Increasingly Well-educated and Iraqi' Syria Jails Two for Fomenting Unrest in Iraq: Report Sniper Targets Central Baghdad Checkpoint, Kills 1, Wounds 1 |
US Forces hand over
15000 captives to
Iraqis Iraq
Minister of Interior
Jawad Al Bolani
announced that the
Iraqi authorities
were handed over
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detainees including
Arabs and foreigners
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Exon Mobil to sign contract with Iraq Ministry of Oil US accused of 'mismanagement' of Iraq police contract The US state department's gross mismanagement of a multibillion-dollar contract for training Iraqi police has left US funds vulnerable to waste and fraud, a watchdog said today Suicide bombing targets police offices in central Baghdad, killing at least 18 |
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Regression in freedoms across the Middle East U.S. speeds up arms buildup with Gulf allies Initiatives are part of broader push that includes unprecedented coordination with Saudi Arabia, Arab militaries aimed at thwarting Iran attacks. Iran <Click for video and history> Clinton: U.S. on verge of Iran sanctions Iran warns opposition on cell phone, e-mail use Iran's police chief on Friday warned opposition supporters not to use cell phones and e-mail messages to organize protest rallies against the government, saying those who do so will be prosecuted and punished. Iran Dispatches 5th Fleet of Warships to Gulf of Aden The Iranian Navy sent a fifth fleet of warships to the Gulf of Aden on Friday to defend the country's cargo ships and oil tankers against continued attacks by Somali pirates, a senior Iranian commander announced on Saturday.Iranian Cleric: We Should Execute More Of The Opposition....Iran starts trial of 16 post-election protestors China accuses US of online warfare in Iran The United States used "online warfare" to stir up unrest in Iran after last year's elections, the Chinese Communist party newspaper claimed today, hitting back at Hillary Clinton's speech last week about internet freedom.An editorial in the People's Daily accused the US of launching a "hacker brigade" and said it had used social media such as Twitter to spread rumours and create trouble
Iran suspends pilgrimages to Saudi Iran has suspended pilgrimages to the Muslim holy places
until Saudi religious police end their "appalling behaviour" towards
Iranian Shiite pilgrims, an official told AFP on Sunday.
Syria Agriculture and Water: Marlboro, Winston to be Produced in
Saudi Arabia Arab 'TV police' proposal 'disturbing' A proposal to create a pan-Arab television monitor is a "disturbing" move that could lead to censorship of broadcasts critical of Arab governments, a media watchdog said yesterday. The Saudi-Egyptian proposal to establish a regional office to supervise satellite broadcasters is aimed directly at Qatar-based Al Jazeera, the Palestinian Hamas group's Al Aqsa TV and Hizbollah's Al Manar channel, Paris-based Reporters Without Borders said.Yemen Yemen court jails six Shiites over deadly clashes Clashes amid southern Yemen strike Three policemen wounded as general strike is held to protest "government oppression". Gulf Markets Can Absorb 900000 Yemeni Workers- Deputy Minister Suggests Gulf labor markets can absorb about 900000 Yemeni workers and if this happens it would contribute to easing congestions at domestic labor markets and limiting the unemployment rate, Deputy Minister of Planning and International Cooperation for Studies and Economic Forecasts has said.Rebel Leader Issues Tape after Injury Reports The leader of the insurgents in the far north Abdul Malik Al-Houthi issued on Friday an audio tape, saying he is alive and that allegations he was injured by officials were baseless.Yemenis 'bomb militant's house' Yemen bombs a suspected al-Qaeda leader's house, a week after the military said he had been killed, reports say. Yemen police officer shot dead by secessionists Nearly 113 Saudis killed, 9 others lost Saudi Authorities have declared that 113 Saudi troops were killed and nine others were lost since the launching of an offensive against the Houthi rebels ... Saudi Authorities have declared that 113 Saudi troops were killed and nine others were lost since the launching of an offensive against the Houthi rebels .. Al Qaeda military commander reported slain in Yemen airstrike Yemeni Interior Ministry Reports Killing of 'Senior' AQAP Operative A senior official in the Yemeni Ministry of the Interior said that security forces surrounded the house of the wanted terrorist 'Abdallah Al-Mihdar, whom he described as a senior operative in Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula |
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'Abbas: Israel Assassinated Arafat, Wants To Be Rid Of Me Also Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud 'Abbas has said that he advocates peace as did Yasser Arafat, who was not an extremist, and that if Israel wants to assassinate him "as it assassinated Arafat" he puts his trust in God. 'Pentagon refusing Israeli F-35 demands' Officials say Defense Ministry wants to replace 50% of systems in JSF with Israeli-made technology. 'Hamas accepts Israel's right to exist' Senior Hamas official says group ready to nullify charter which calls for Israel's destruction. New York congressman Gary Ackerman in hot water for arranging meeting between US contractor and Israelis Critics are raising questions about whether Ackerman hoped a deal with Israel would help defense contractor Xenonics make money. Haaretz probe: Israel dismantling roadblocks, but Palestinians still can't move Israel claims to have eased Palestinian movement in the West Bank, but the Palestinians insist that more roadblocks have been appearing throughout the area. It turns out both Israel and the Palestinians are telling the truth, Haaretz has learned Israel: No reprimand for white phosphorus The Israel Defense Forces on Monday denied that two of its senior officers had been summoned for disciplinary action after headquarters staff found that the men exceeded their authority in approving the use of phosphorus shells during last year's military campaign in the Gaza Strip, as the Israeli government wrote in a recent report. Saudi says Israeli settlements preventing peace talks France vows to prevent Israeli strike on Lebanon's infrastructure Why Hamas is denying it targeted civilians in Israel Ahead of a Feb. 5 deadline to respond to war crimes charges in the UN-sponsored Goldstone report, Hamas said it had meant to hit military targets last winter. Human Rights Watch disagrees. Palestinian group accuses Israel of assassinating operative Police arrest 10 in raid on West Bank settlement More than 100 Israeli security officers raided the West Bank settlement of Yitzhar before dawn on Sunday. Officers arrested 10 settlers in the crackdown, include five allegedly involved in burning down a nearby Palestinian mosque last month Other 70 Women-only Taxis to Hit Abu Dhabi Roads Soon Lebanon Doomed jet made ‘fast and strange turn’ The pilot of an Ethiopian Airlines jet did not fly in the direction recommended by the control tower before the plane crashed into the sea, Lebanon's transportation minister said. Lebanese media warns of ban if US hits out at Hezbollah TV Egypt11,000 feddans irrigated with sewage in Assiut Eleven thousand feddans of vegetables and fruits are being irrigated with sewage water in the villages of the Qouseya region of Assiut. Sewage water is dumped directly into the canal and agricultural, environmental, and local officials are conspicuously absent. Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood condemns sectarian clashes in Nigeria Jordan Al Qaeda and Hezbollah Top suspects in attack against Israeli diplomats in Jordan An Israeli Official said on Friday that Al Qaeda Organization and Lebanese Hezbollah are top suspects in the attack that aimed Israeli diplomats in Jordan last Thursday. 'Iran ordered attack on Israeli convoy' Last week's bombing response to killing of Iranian nuclear scientist, Jordanian sources reveal. |
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Xe aiming for Afghan police training deal Blackwater Worldwide’s
legal woes haven’t dimmed its prospects in Afghanistan, where the
company is a contender to be a key part of President Barack Obama’s
strategy for stabilizing the country Five soldiers die in Afghanistan 'Loud explosion' in central Kabul A loud explosion has been heard near the German embassy in Afghanistan, witnesses in Kabul say
Afghanistan Corruption: Even Worse Than You Think Kickbacks have become the country's second biggest income
generator. Guess what's the first?
Afghan Tribe Vows to Fight Taliban, for U.S. Aid Afghan civilian deaths in 2009 were most since invasion, U.N. says U.S.-funded power plant too costly for Afghans A $300 million power plant in Afghanistan paid for with U.S. tax dollars was an ill-conceived and mismanaged project that the Afghan government can't afford to switch on now that it's almost finished, a watchdog agency has found. Officials seek to halt Afghan militia use The U.S. ambassador to Afghanistan and senior Afghan officials are resisting a potentially risky initiative to support local militias willing to defend their villages against insurgents, U.S. officials say. Afghan president unlikely to form Cabinet before key international aid conference |
Two Blackwater Guards Arrested by FBI on Murder Charges Two
former Blackwater operatives were arrested by US federal agents on
murder charges, stemming from their alleged involvement in the
shooting deaths of two Afghan civilians in Kabul in May.
Deadly blast hits Afghan market Sixteen civilians, including children, and one police officer dead in explosion in Uruzgan. C.I.A. Deaths Prompt Surge in U.S. Drone Strikes Bin Laden conspiracy theory Why some believe Bin Laden has been dead for years. New tape: Bin Laden deplores climate change, US dollar Afghan warlord 'paid $2m by UK' The UK paid $2m (£1.3m) for the services of an Afghan warlord in the hunt for Osama Bin Laden, a special forces commander tells the BBC. US officers could be punished over Afghan battle: officials To fight deadliest Taliban threat in Afghanistan, US troops go low-tech To thwart militants in Afghanistan from planting roadside bombs, or IEDs, US soldiers are pleading with locals to alert them to threats. Air surveillance can be too imprecise and approval for airstrikes too slow in coming. |
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Report: Lashkar-e-Taiba Gets 50 Para-Gliders And May Target India
Pakistan-based militant organization Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) has
acquired over 50 para-gliders and is planning major terror attacks
in India, according to an Urdu-language daily from India. US-PAKISTAN: FATA Aid Programme Largely a Flop, Audit Says A 45-million-dollar programme funded by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) that has been in place for nearly two years in Pakistan's Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) has failed to develop local government agencies to ensure delivery of basic services, according to an audit by USAID's inspector general. Pakistan's former spymaster: U.S. must talk to Mullah Omar The U.S. must negotiate a political settlement to the Afghanistan war directly with Afghan Taliban leader Mullah Mohammad Omar because any bid to split the insurgency through defections will fail, said the Pakistani former intelligence officer who trained the insurgent chief. |
US drone 'kills Filipino militant' A Filipino militant wanted by
the US is believed killed in a drone strike in Pakistan near the
Afghan border, officials say. Pakistan 'denying US men lawyer' Pakistan is accused of denying lawyers access to five US men suspected of plotting terror attacks. Report: Pakistan Army Test Anti-Drone Technology Pakistan Air Defence Unit Commander Lt.-Gen. Ashraf Saleem revealed that four drones were downed with the help of 35mm radar, laser guns and 127mm guns. He said that the Air Defence Unit is equipped with the latest system that has the capability of downing every kind of drone, according to a report in The Post.
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sweep to curb political killings ahead of May elections. Kashmir mobile phone ban lifted India launches Maoist offensive Indian airports on hijack alert Villagers protest Chinese incinerator About 100 villagers on Monday protested the construction of a garbage incinerator in southern China, alleging several residents have already become sick from pollution from another trash-burning facility in the area. China 'overtakes US' in car sales China says it overtook the United States to become the world's biggest car and van market in 2009. |
Shooting near Freeport mine in Indonesia wounds 7 Indonesian
police say gunmen have attacked a convoy of buses near the world's
largest gold mine in Papua, wounding seven people including one
foreigner.
Pig Heads Left at Malaysian Mosque Amid Tensions Want to rile Google as well as China? Create a fake YouTube site. As the Google-China face-off spirals and even entangles President Obama, one Chinese computer whiz adds to the fray by creating a fake version of YouTube. That simultaneously violates Google’s intellectual property and China’s strict censorship. |
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Jail terms for Georgian 'mutineers' More than a dozen soldiers
and civilians sentenced for last year's military uprising. Putin says Caucasus extremists 'vanquished' The new federal district includes Chechnya, Dagestan, Ingushetia, where insurgency violence has picked up in recent months, as well as the neighbouring territories of Kabardino-Balkaria, Karachayevo-Cherkessia, North Ossetia and the Stavropol region. Death of Russian journalist in police detention sparks outrage Russian journalist Konstantin Popov died Wednesday after allegedly being beaten in a Siberian drunk tank, something Russians say is a common occurrence.
Why German public schools now teach
Islam Public schools in Germany must
offer religion classes, and pilot
courses in Islam are now being offered
in addition to established programs in
Judaism, Catholicism, and Protestantism
Italian judges stage walk-out against Berlusconi Hundreds of Italian judges Saturday walked out of nationwide ceremonies held to mark the start of the judicial year in protest at "destructive legislation" introduced by Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi.
Russian Police Break Up Protests, Scores
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UK raises terror threat to 'severe' Witness tells of Ukraine Nazi job A Nazi death camp survivor tells the trial of alleged Nazi guard John Demjanjuk that Ukrainians guarded Sobibor camp. Virgin rolls out packet inspection EU Internet service provider begins rifling through users' Web traffic. Russia Unveils Its First Stealth Fighter Jet President Obama traveled to a House Republican retreat in Baltimore on Friday and delivered a performance that was at once defiant, substantive and engaging. For roughly an hour and a half, Obama lectured GOP leaders and, in a protracted, nationally-televised question-and-answer session, deflected their policy critiques, corrected their misstatements and scolded them for playing petty politics. (Watch the whole session HERE.) London college employs radical Islamist Member of group accused of grooming bombers that attacked 'Mike's Place' teaching at UK university.
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Saudi allegedly posed as pilot in Manila A 19-year-old Saudi man
allegedly posing as a pilot was detained at Manila's airport after
he breached security and spent several hours wandering in the
terminal's restricted area, officials say. Piracy experts: Hijacked ships ignore advice Piracy experts says that most of the ships hijacked off the coast of Somalia ignored safety precautions, and that some ships passing through the Gulf of Aden continue to do so. |
Hutus 'killed Rwanda president' An official report says Hutu
extremists killed Rwanda's president in 1994 sparking the genocide,
contradicting other inquiries. Somali teens prompt al-Qaida fears in Yemen Thousands of teens fleeing chaos in Somalia could become the next generation of al-Qaeda in Yemen, officials say. |
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Gunmen murder 13 'youngsters' in Mexican border town UK 7-year-old raises tens of thousands for Haiti A young British schoolboy has raised more than 100,000 pounds ($160,000) Monday for Haiti's relief effort by cycling round his local park. Environmental efforts in Haiti squashed Much has been said about Haiti's poverty. But the country is also one of the most environmentally degraded. Scientists had been making progress until the quake struck. Chavez's new exchange rates may boost inflation: analysts Venezuela will be forced to pour greenbacks into an unofficial "gray" market here to support the national currency, fueling what is already Latin America's highest inflation rate, analysts predicted. Women make up half of new Bolivian cabinet Leftist Bolivian President Evo Morales on Saturday swore in a new cabinet of 20 ministers, half of whom are women -- a first in the macho Andean nation. |
Anti-Chavez channel removed from cable Morales deplores US 'occupation' of Haiti President Evo Morales said Wednesday that Bolivia would seek U.N. condemnation of what he called the U.S. military occupation of earthquake-stricken Haiti. Venezuela Has Leftist-Led Plans To Help Rebuild Haiti Venezuela said Sunday that it and its leftist allies are going to help re-build earthquake-torn Haiti, perhaps challenging similar re-construction plans being largely led by the U.S Honduran elections exposed As the new President is sworn in, we revisit the dubious elections that brought him to power |
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Will faith agencies help Haiti's gays?
Already marginalized, Haiti's GLBTQs face conservative charities.
Teenage Girl Saved 15 Days After Haiti Quake Gaza collects Haiti aid, says it was similarly shaken by Israel Palestinians in Gaza are offering donations and financial support for the victims of Haiti's devastating earthquake at the Strip's Red Cross headquarters, the Palestinian Ma'an news agency reported on Monday US military halts medical flights for wounded Haitians The US military has suspended flights evacuating injured Haitian quake victims in a row over care costs, a report said Saturday, as a new row broke out over "imperialism" in world aid efforts.
After near riots, US Embassy in Haiti asks Haitians to stay away
Haitians Dying Because U.S. Halted Medical Evacuations, Doctor Says Fact Check: Do U.S. food policies contribute to Haiti's poverty? The Rev. Jesse Jackson says U.S policies are partially responsible for Haiti's economic problems. Americans arrested taking children out of Haiti Haitian police have arrested 10 U.S. citizens caught trying to take 33 children out of the earthquake-stricken country in a suspected illicit adoption scheme Lancet blasts aid 'industry' in Haiti chaos The leading medical journal The Lancet on Friday accused major aid organisations of corporate preening and self-interest that had contributed to bedlam in the effort to help Haiti.
US Accuses Former Guatemalan President of Money Laundering
Haitians Storm Food Sites as Hospitals Report Medicine Shortages With plastic and cardboard, Haitians build communities Following the devastating earthquake, Haiti’s government has collapsed. The wealthy have been able to escape Port-au-Prince, leaving poor Haitians to build some sense of community out of refugee camps. US denies 'Haiti occupation'Haiti capital earthquake death toll 'tops 150,000' In Haiti, a foreign mining 'bonanza' Haiti quake victim rescue operation declared 'over' Haiiti's official death toll eclipses 110,000....Haiti to relocate 400,000 homeless Wyclef Jean Admits 'Mistakes,' Foundation Gets New Accountants The finances of The Wyclef Jean Foundation Inc., also known as Yele Haiti Foundation, were questioned last week after it was revealed the charity had paid Jean to perform at fundraising events and bought advertising air time from a television station he co-owns. Wyclef Jean Charity Not the Only One With Dirt American Red Cross, United Way faced scrutiny too Haitian police shoot scavengers indiscriminately Group tackles animal welfare in Haiti after quake Animal welfare groups arrived in Haiti on Saturday to help protect earthquake victims by vaccinating stray dogs and maintaining the health of livestock. |
Hysteria as Haitian hip-hop 'pioneer' laid to rest Evenson
Francis, known to fans on the streets of the Haitian capital
Port-au-Prince as "Shacan Lord", never escaped his recording studio
when Tuesday's earthquake hit, robbing Haiti of a bright young star Earthquakes, HAARP and conspiracy theories The HAARP research facility in Gakona has always attracted more than its share of attention from people who suspect secret government motives in everything. Even some in Venezuela -- which is led by conspiracy-citing President Hugo Chavez -- have added HAARP to their list of theoretical ways the U.S. could have caused the Haiti earthquake.
US soldier born in Haiti asks to leave
Afghanistan Haitian-American Lt. Ramses Brunache was supposed to be the
one in danger in Afghanistan. Now his sister is dead, his homeland
is devastated, and he's trying to return to help save Haiti.
Gang members in Haitian slum profit from disaster "If you don't kill the criminals, they will all come back," a Haitian police officer shouts over a loudspeaker in the country's most notorious slum, imploring citizens to take justice into their own hands. AP: Haiti govt gets 1 penny of US quake aid dollar Less than a penny of each dollar the U.S. is spending on earthquake relief in Haiti is going in the form of cash to the Haitian government, according to an Associated Press review of relief efforts Women-only’ aid handed out in Haiti Relief workers in Haiti began handing out women-only food coupons to help ensure that families and the weak get supplies following the country's devastating earthquake. Proposal to send trailers to Haiti stirs criticism The trailer industry and lawmakers are pressing the government to send Haiti thousands of potentially formaldehyde-laced trailers left over from Hurricane Katrina. Haiti and the 'Devil's Curse' Mainstream news attributes Haitian poverty to the supernatural, avoiding history of foreign intervention Danny Glover, Peter Hallward, and Anthony Fenton contribute to breaking down the media avoidance of Haiti's history of foreign intervention. According to Hallward, Haiti's poverty can be explained as a series of foreign responses to the independence and strength of the Haitian people, but since the media doesn't acknowledge this, they are forced to propose weakness and bad luck as the sources of Haiti's poverty. Ex-NBA Player Slams Haitians: 'Maybe Use A Condom' Man Rescued From Rubble In Haiti 14 Days After Quake
Haiti children target of organ
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Haiti Postpones Parliamentary Vote, Suspends Orphan Flights Photos of drinking, grinning aid mission doctors cause uproar DISEASE spreads in ravaged Haiti. African nations offer cash, land and solidarity to stricken Haiti The sums may be small but the gestures are big: African nations, among them some of the world’s poorest, have promised Haiti cash, aid and even land as it struggles to cope after the Jan. 12 quake. Wachovia's Take Of Haiti Donation Leads Student To Create Facebook Page Against Bank |
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