Clinton’s Iran Indiscretion
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I love writing about control freaks. They cannot resist responding in ways that prove my point. Read more
China, Uighur Groups Present Conflicting Accounts of Unrest
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BEIJING — Three weeks after the riots that left nearly 200 people dead and more than 1,700 injured in the capital of the far western Xinjiang region, the Chinese government and Uighur exile groups have been circulating dueling versions of what happened, in an emotional global propaganda war with geopolitical implications. Read more
Bonds Without Borders: Global Funds Can Take Your Portfolio Anywhere
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The concept of the global stock fund is well accepted. If U.S. bank stocks scare fund managers, maybe they can find banks with better risk-return profiles in Brazil or India. There’s not much to buy in Detroit, but perhaps managers spot value in Toyota or BMW. Coca-Cola, McDonald’s and Philip Morris International are world leaders. [...]
Shortages of Capable Afghan Forces in South Complicates U.S. Mission
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GARMSIR, Afghanistan — “Six, you’ve got six,” Marine 1st Lt. Justin Grieco told his military police training team, counting the handful of Afghan police officers present for a patrol in this volatile region of southern Afghanistan. Read more
Iraqi Kurds end voting as feud with Baghdad looms
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ARBIL, Iraq (Reuters) – Iraqi Kurds ended voting on Saturday in elections expected to keep President Masoud Barzani in power in Kurdistan and unlikely to allay voters’ worries about corruption or end a feud with Baghdad over land and oil. Read more
Obama touts healthcare plan for small businesses
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama said Saturday that Democratic plans to revamp the U.S. healthcare system would benefit small businesses, an argument that quickly drew criticism from his Republican opponents. Read more
Suicide bombers hit Afghan city
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Taliban militants, including several suicide bombers, have attacked government buildings in the south-eastern Afghan city of Khost. Read more
IMF approves $2.6 billion loan to Sri Lanka (AP)
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COLOMBO, Sri Lanka – The International Monetary Fund has given final approval for a $2.6 billion loan for Sri Lanka despite calls from human rights groups that the island nation should first address concerns over its human rights record. Read more
Protesters call for end to Iranian rights abuses (AP)
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Reuters – Protesters attend a demonstration on the Global Day of Solidarity with Iran, in Berlin July 25, 2009. … Play Video Iran Video:Raw Video: Iran plane skids off runway AP Play Video Iran Video:Second plane smash in Iran Reuters Play Video Iran Video:We Need Iran? Huge Oil Supply Found In Kern County CBS 2 / KCAL 9 [...]
Tomb tale could be final nail in Berlusconi’s coffin
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IT WAS tax evasion rather than racketeering that eventually led to the downfall of Al Capone. Read more
Family Learns of Son’s Death on Internet
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The FBI said Jamal Bana\’s death is part of a sweeping federal investigation into a recruiting effort in the United States by a Somali terrorist group called Al-Shabaab, which has ties to al Qaeda. More than a dozen young men of Somali descent have disappeared from the Minneapolis area in recent months. At least three, [...]
Bloody siege of Calais: The violent new breed of migrants who will let nothing stop them coming to Britain
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Some still try to get through by clinging to the undercarriage of lorries. Others have been found hidden in ‘coffins’ - plastic containers with tiny air vents - close to death. Read more
Copter crash victim told son of ‘foul weather’
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Copter crash victim told son of ‘foul weather’ Page 1 of 2 View as a single page 11:45AM Saturday Jul 25, 2009 Videos Helicopter crash in Maryland UNITED STATES – One of four people killed when a helicopter crashed on a Maryland highway told his son he was delaying his flight home because of [...]
France's Worst Serial Killers?
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The trial of Michel Fourniret — who reportedly enlisted his wife’s help to seize virgin girls to rape and kill — began March 27, 2008, with Fourniet refusing to speak unless court went into closed session and refusing to let the press take his photograph. The Times of London reported the gory details: “The couple [...]
France's Worst Serial Killers?
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The trial of Michel Fourniret — who reportedly enlisted his wife’s help to seize virgin girls to rape and kill — began March 27, 2008, with Fourniet refusing to speak unless court went into closed session and refusing to let the press take his photograph. The Times of London reported the gory details: “The couple [...]
Rosenbaum to Jon `Stewart’ : Revert!
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I want you to change your name. Back to (your birth name of) Leibowitz. Stewart is just so 20th-century, a relic of that dark age when Jews in show biz changed their names because they feared “real Americans” wouldn’t accept the originals…. Don’t you think it’s about time for Jews to reject the rejection of [...]
Obama Determined To Reform US Health System
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10:52pm UK, Friday July 24, 2009 Greg Milam, US correspondent Barack Obama says controversial healthcare reforms will happen by the end of the year – even as it takes a toll on his own popularity. [...]
Corrie Video: Joe loses his temper
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Coronation Street‘s devious David Platt (Jack P Shepherd) steps up his plot to push Joe McIntrye (Reece Dinsdale) to the edge of desperation during Monday night’s episode. Armed with the knowledge that Joe’s become reliant on painkillers, David discovers a pot of pills in his van. Pocketing the tablets, David throws the empty pot on [...]
Tweet Your Prayers to the Western Wall
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A new service allows people to pray at the Western Wall (AKAk, the Wailing Wall or The Kotel) remotely, via Twitter. The service’s website can be found at Tweet Your Prayers, and its Twitter feed can be found at http://twitter.com/TheKotel. The service itself is free, but the site does accept donations. Read full story from [...]
OUSTED HONDURAN LEADER STEPS BRIEFLY INTO HOMELAND
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Ousted President Manuel Zelaya took a symbolic step into his homeland Friday, vowing to reclaim his post a month after soldiers flew him into exile. Read more