Al-Shabaab
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Al-Shabaab (“The Youth”) is a Somali Islamist group with loose ties to al-Qaida and a goal of overthrowing the transitional government and establishing sharia. Read more
Stepfather Tweets News of Soldier’s Death in Afghanistan
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News of a fallen soldier still arrives at the front door of grief-stricken family members in the form of a knock at the door, but the stepdad of one soldier killed on the Fourth of July turned to Twitter not only as a way to share the news, but to vent his grief. From the [...]
Summer songs, dreaded foods, Michael Jackson, Sarah Palin & Lisa Madigan’s surprise
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About “Change of Subject.” “Change of Subject” by Chicago Tribune metro columnist Eric Zorn contains observations, reports, tips, referrals and tirades, though not necessarily in that order. Links will tend to expire, so seize the day. For an archive of Zorn’s latest Tribune columns click here. An explanation of the title of this blog [...]
China Warns Riot Killers ‘Will Be Executed’
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1:34pm UK, Wednesday July 08, 2009 China will execute anyone found to be behind the 156 riot killings in the north west city of Urumqi, a top Beijing official has warned. Ethnic [...]
Karly: ‘Marcus will be evicted’
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WENN Karly has told Sophie that she is sure that Marcus will be evicted on Friday. The girls were in the kitchen discussing who they think will be voted out when Sophie said that she was worried it could be her. “You’re not going to go,” stated Karly. “I dreamt last night I went,” replied [...]
Palm to Launch on O2, Movistar in Europe “in Time for the Holidays”
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On Tuesday Palm officially announced plans to launch the Palm Pre in the U.K. and Europe “in time for the holidays.” First to get the nascent smartphone will be the UK, Ireland and Germany (exclusively on O2), and Spain (exclusively on Movistar). Read full story from technologyexpert.blogspot.com Read more
US BOOSTS HONDU PREZ
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By ANDY SOLTIS, with AP and Reuters TODAY’S HOT TOPICS BERNARD MADOFF KATE HUDSON FARRAH FAWCETT more topics SACHA BARON COHEN JANET JACKSON ELLE MAGAZINE MEGAN FOX LISA MARIE PRESLEY MICHAEL JACKSON ELIZABETH TAYLOR hide topics THIS WEEK’S HOT [...]
New ad says pot smokers “happy to be taxed” — can they help with CA’s budget crunch?
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So could legalized pot keep California from closing parks and cutting school funding in the state’s current budget crunch? Folks at the Marijuana Policy Project say yes — and they’ve launched a statewide… Read more
Staying at the Basra ‘B&B’
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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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Another school very evident at Chelsea Flower show was Writhlington School. Pupils embarked in March 2009 on a trip to Sikkim in the Himalayas to take part in the Gangtok Schools’ Orchid project. This has furthered the work of the botanical team at the school and resulted in a stand in the Continuous Learning area [...]
Gray Matter vs. Raw Materials
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WASHINGTON — Latin America is entering the sixth year of its longest growth period in decades. Foreign investments and cash reserves are at historic highs, and governments are making inroads on reducing poverty and unemployment. The high price of commodities — oil, natural gas, soybeans, copper and sugar — has driven this boom. Read more
Treaty Conveys Little Power to Break Swiss Bank Secrecy
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A new treaty touted as helping U.S. law enforcement crack Swiss bank secrecy may do little to help authorities achieve a prime objective: exposing tax evaders. Read more
Donation to Charity Might Change South Korean President’s Image
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TOKYO, July 6 — South Korean President Lee Myung-bak has good reason not to be in a charitable mood. Read more
Secretary Clinton Agrees to Meet Deposed Honduran Leader
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Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton has agreed to meet with ousted Honduran president Manuel Zelaya, as U.S. and other diplomats intensify their efforts to solve a crisis that has turned into a showdown with coup leaders and threatens to produce more bloodshed. Read more
U.S. Enlists Costa Rican President to Try to Broker Peace in Honduras
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TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras, July 7 — Costa Rican President Oscar Arias, who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1987 for helping resolve Central America’s civil wars, will mediate the increasingly volatile confrontation between deposed Honduran president Manuel Zelaya and the de facto government that ousted him, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton announced in Washington on [...]
As Unrest Spreads in China, President Hu Skips Summit
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URUMQI, China, July 8 — Chinese President Hu Jintao canceled plans to attend a major summit in Italy and flew home early Wednesday after reports that chaos and panic had spread throughout the capital of China’s far western region of Xinjiang. Read more
China’s Hu skips G8 to deal with Xinjiang riots
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URUMQI, China (Reuters) – Chinese President Hu Jintao abandoned plans to attend a G8 summit in Italy on Wednesday, returning home early to deal with ethnic violence that has left at least 156 dead in China’s northwestern region of Xinjiang. Read more
Economic crisis to dominate opening of G8 summit
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ROME (Reuters) – Leaders from the Group of Eight major industrial nations will warn against complacency over economic recovery when they begin an annual summit on Wednesday. Read more
Hu leaves G8 amid Chinese rioting
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Chinese President Hu Jintao has cut short a visit to Italy for the G8 summit amid ongoing unrest in Xinjiang. Read more
G8 plus G5 agree to conclude Doha in 2010 – draft (Reuters)
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(Reuters) – G8 leaders plus Brazil, India, China, Mexico and South Africa will agree at a summit on Thursday to conclude the Doha round of world trade talks successfully in 2010, according to a draft communique seen by Reuters. Read more