admin @ February 22, 2008 # No Comment Yet
The debate between Sens. Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama tonight in Texas began too politely and got progressively rougher, but ended on the most gracious of notes from Clinton that scored more points than her attacks.
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admin @ February 22, 2008 # No Comment Yet
The New Statesman’s political editor, Martin Bright, on his personal news blog on the magazine’s Web site, and the British daily the Guardian, in a series of related articles published yesterday, reported that the British government had attempted to cover up some remarks that someone in its high ranks in the pre-Iraq-war period had written […]
admin @ February 22, 2008 # No Comment Yet
Father Christmas visited Baghdad’s fortified Green Zone on Saturday evening.
Flanked by Mother Christmas, a reindeer and a couple of elves, he dropped by the American Embassy compound to spread some festive cheer among a few dozen US soldiers and diplomats as well as a smattering of officials from other countries.“We appreciate all your hard […]
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Daw Aung San Suu Kyi exerting efforts for Confrontation, Utter Devastation, and Imposing All Kinds of Sanctions including Economic Sanctions against Myanmar - If she declares to give them up, the Senior General will personally meet her.
Headline in The New Light of Myanmar, the government-controlled newspaper, 5th October 2007.
The Ogre does what ogres can,
Deeds […]
admin @ February 22, 2008 # No Comment Yet
A blood-drenched tyrant to some, an anti-imperialist icon to others, Fidel Castro’s announcement today that he is to resign as President of Cuba after almost half a century in office was always bound to draw mixed reactions. The news has been greeted in some quarters as a welcome first step towards democratic change, while in […]
admin @ February 22, 2008 # No Comment Yet
Hasta la semana pasada, Mark Malloy era uno de muchos latinos que se apartaban del Partido Republicano. El maestro de escuela intermedia, de padre estadounidense y madre nicaragüense, hacia parte del grupo de votantes latinos conservadores que, motivados por la asociación de los republicanos con una dura posición ante la inmigración, se inclinaban aparentemente hacia […]
admin @ February 22, 2008 # No Comment Yet
A front-page story in The Post last week suggested that the Bush administration has no backup plan in case the surge in Iraq doesn’t work. I wonder if The Post and other newspapers have a backup plan in case it does.
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admin @ February 22, 2008 # No Comment Yet
Other people’s violence is not a deep concern for most of us, particularly if it occurs in remote Africa or overpopulated Asia. But the outbreak of tribal killings and widespread rioting in Kenya hits me where I live.
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admin @ February 22, 2008 # No Comment Yet
Two Americans interested in the stigma that AIDS patients face in China started out on a filmmaking journey with goodwill and naivete and ended up with a haunting, award-winning documentary.
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admin @ February 22, 2008 # No Comment Yet
MOSCOW, Feb. 22 — A rampaging crowd of several hundred Serb demonstrators, incensed by the U.S. recognition of Kosovo’s independence, overran and burned part of the American Embassy in the Serbian capital of Belgrade on Thursday. The assault drew fierce protests from Washington and illustrated the rage in Serbia over the loss of its historic […]
admin @ February 22, 2008 # No Comment Yet
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, Feb. 21 — Pakistan’s victorious opposition parties agreed Thursday to form a governing coalition in the newly elected Parliament, signaling a break from past political rivalries and imposing a fresh challenge to President Pervez Musharraf, a U.S. ally.
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admin @ February 22, 2008 # No Comment Yet
The Rio Bravo makes a big, lazy turn through the cornfields, half its channel in Mexico, half in the United States. At the bend, the wind picks up speed and whips through the ebony trees, trees so hard and strong that their wood resembles polished stone.
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admin @ February 22, 2008 # No Comment Yet
EL ALTO, Bolivia — Tattered dummies look down on this city from street poles in barren squares, like scarecrows for anyone with bad intentions.
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admin @ February 22, 2008 # No Comment Yet
Defying Congress, the Department of Homeland Security is pushing to tighten identification requirements at U.S. land borders starting Jan. 31, when it no longer will allow Americans or Canadians to enter the country by presenting a driver’s license or declaring their citizenship.
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admin @ February 22, 2008 # No Comment Yet
NAIROBI, Feb. 21 — In his tour of Africa, President Bush steered clear of countries where stability, human rights and progress toward democracy have degenerated during his tenure, among them Somalia, Ethiopia, Sudan, Chad, Uganda and Kenya.
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admin @ February 22, 2008 # No Comment Yet
BAGHDAD — The Mahdi Army fighters recalled dragging the 25-year-old man into a dark house where, while verses were chanted from the Koran, he was hanged from a hook in the ceiling.
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admin @ February 22, 2008 # No Comment Yet
JIDDAH, Saudi Arabia — For many years, the members of the Saudi hip-hop group Dark2Men performed mostly in living rooms for their friends. They hid their pastime from relatives who view singing and dancing as shameful in this strict Muslim kingdom where concerts, theaters and movies are banned.
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admin @ February 22, 2008 # No Comment Yet
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan’s two main opposition parties will step up efforts on Friday to form a government after their election win, raising the prospect of a coalition that could drive President Pervez Musharraf from power.
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admin @ February 22, 2008 # No Comment Yet
BELGRADE (Reuters) - Serb protesters ransacked and set fire to the U.S. embassy in Belgrade on Thursday, venting anger at U.S. support for Kosovo’s declaration of independence.
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admin @ February 22, 2008 # No Comment Yet
Several other embassies were also attacked by crowds. There are reports of various businesses and restaurants being attacked.
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