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Those who are most and still overwrought about David Letterman’s joke about Sarah Palin’s daughter have suggested the typical response on the political left — yes, it was in bad taste, but not that big a deal — would be vastly angrier and more indignant if Palin were a Democrat. Read more
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The Iranian people shame us no end. They go out and protest dispite the danger they are in. And here we are. We so-called brave Brits with a “prime minister” who has never been elected. A lying government who promised us an EU referendum, steals off us, spies on us, bullys [...]
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Apprentice winner Yasmina Siadatan has given an interview about her love life alongside partner Jack Patey. Read more
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Gunfire from a compound used by pro-government militia killed one demonstrator Monday after hundreds of thousands of opponents of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad massed in central Tehran to cheer their pro-reform leader in his first public appearance since he lost elections that he alleges were marred by fraud. Read full story from www.msnbc.msn.com Read more
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Social networking service Twitter delayed a planned upgrade to avoid cutting daytime service to Iranians who have been using it to coordinate protests against a disputed presidential election. Read more
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The Congressional Budget Office, described as the judge, jury and final arbiter on health care reform, cut the legs out from Sen. Kennedy’s health reform plan, one of two that will begin moving through… Read more
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It is jokingly dubbed ‘the most expensive B&B in the world’. Then again the trailer camp is the only ‘bed and breakfast’ that also provides lunch, dinner, a gym, 24-hour Internet access and a relatively secure place to stay in Basra.Situated within the newly-acquired American military base in this southern-Iraqi province, the B&B provides private [...]
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Not to Royal taste It’s not often that the heir to the throne comes in for a public ticking-off, but that’s exactly what the Prince of Wales has received from Lord Rogers of Riverside. The esteemed architect is furious that Charles, in his words, “used his power to break a constitutional understanding” after his [...]
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Jesús Antonio Soriano habÃa querido hacer algo por Chalatenango, un departamento al norte de El Salvador devastado por el conflicto civil en los 80. Asà que hace cuatro años, junto con tres socios nacidos como él en ese departamento, desarrollaron un plan para mejorar el valor de la tierra y generar empleo por medio de [...]
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UNITED NATIONS, June 15– Russia on Monday vetoed a U.N. resolution authorizing the continued presence of nearly 150 U.N. peacekeepers in Georgia, abruptly ending a 15-year long U.N. effort to monitor Georgia’s fragile border with the separatist territory of Abkhazia. Read more
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KABUL, June 15 — Gen. Stanley A. McChrystal, who took over Monday as the top commander in Afghanistan, said he will launch a broad assessment of how U.S. and NATO troops are arrayed in the country to ensure his forces are focused on safeguarding key population centers and not hunting down Taliban fighters. Read more
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EL ARENAL, Mexico — When Jesus Barrera Lopez had a sweet job laying tile floors in Phoenix, he did what every migrant from his home town in central Mexico does: He sent home money, bundles of it. Read more
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SHAIKH SHAHZAID CAMP, Pakistan — U.S. envoy Richard C. Holbrooke, red-faced and sweaty, sat on the dirt floor of a stifling tent as Aslam Khan, a 38-year-old laborer, spoke haltingly of his family’s panicked flight from a Pakistani army offensive against Taliban forces in their mountain village, three hours north of here. Read more
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TEHRAN (Reuters) – Seven people were killed near a rally held by supporters of defeated presidential candidate Mirhossein Mousavi, state television said on Tuesday, as they prepared for more protests against a poll they say was rigged. Read more
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TEHRAN (Reuters) – Iranians planned more protests on Tuesday against a presidential election they say was rigged but the focus of their anger, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, left the country to attend an international meeting. Read more
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US President Barack Obama says he is “deeply troubled” by violence in Iran following last week’s disputed presidential elections. Read more
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DETROIT, Michigan (AFP) – The global economy is seeing signs of stability but is unlikely to return to a system that created an “illusion” of profits, Citigroup chief executive Vikram Pandit said Monday. Read more
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TEHRAN, Iran – In a massive outpouring reminiscent of the Islamic Revolution three decades ago, hundreds of thousands of Iranians streamed through the capital Monday, and the fist-waving protesters denounced President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s claim to victory in a disputed election. Standing on a roof, gunmen opened fire on a group of protesters who had tried [...]
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A person has died of swine flu at a hospital in Scotland in the first death from the illness reported in Britain, health officials confirmed last night. Read more