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200 people taking over Antwerpen's Centraal Station in Belgium
Seeded on Tue Apr 14, 2009 12:24 PM EDT (The Huffington Post)
A video of almost 200 people taking over Antwerpen's Centraal Station in Belgium and doing a carefully choreographed dance to the Do Re Mi song (aka Maria's Dance aka Maria's Song) from "Sound of Music" has garnered almost a million views on YouTube, and continues to grow, sprout …
Winds of change swirl in Pakistan
Seeded on Sat Mar 7, 2009 10:36 AM EST (atimes.com)
KARACHI - Pakistan's deteriorating political situation has activated the previously very low profile Chief of Army Staff, General Ashfaq Parvez Kiani.
'Israel pursuing annexation of e. J'lem'
Seeded on Sat Mar 7, 2009 10:30 AM EST (JPost.com)
An EU report accuses Israel of attempting to annex east Jerusalem by expanding Jewish settlements, demolishing Arab homes, implementing discriminatory housing policies and exploiting the West Bank security fence, The Guardian reported Saturday morning.
Challenge of Israeli settlements
Seeded on Sat Mar 7, 2009 10:14 AM EST (BBC News)
Israel's Prime Minister designate, Benjamin Netanyahu, will not openly commit to a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. But the US insists it's the only way forward, and Hillary Clinton is visiting the region for the first time as secretary of state.
Is the US heading for a depression?
Seeded on Sat Mar 7, 2009 9:53 AM EST (BBC News)
The sharp contraction of the US economy accelerated in the last three months of 2008, with official figures showing GDP shrinking at an annualised rate of 3.8%.
Worst Jobless Rate since 1983, the Reality of an Economy in Freefall
Seeded on Sat Mar 7, 2009 9:48 AM EST (BBC News)
The US jobless rate jumped in February to 8.1%, according to official figures from the Labor Department. The number of people out of work rose by 651,000 during the month. Both figures were bigger than expected.
Israel's death squads: A soldier's story
Seeded on Thu Mar 5, 2009 12:47 PM EST (Independent.co.uk)
The Israeli military's policy of targeted killings has been described from the inside for the first time.
Obama supports Israel. Period.
Seeded on Thu Mar 5, 2009 12:20 PM EST (Haaretz.com)
Barack Obama's big speech on Israel is now over, and as expected, the candidate made no secret of his support and dedication to the special relationship between the U.S. and Israel.
Karl Rove and Harriet Miers WILL TESTIFY in Attorneys' Firings
Seeded on Thu Mar 5, 2009 8:56 AM EST (The New York Times)
WASHINGTON — Karl Rove and Harriet E. Miers, top former aides to President George W. Bush, will testify under oath to a House committee investigating the firings of nine United States attorneys in 2007, under an agreement announced Wednesday by the panel.
If Obama abandons Israel, what then?
Seeded on Thu Mar 5, 2009 8:42 AM EST (American Thinker)
. . . . On that August day, the Jews of Gaza began to be driven from their homes by Israeli soldiers and police acting on the orders of their Prime Minister. The tragedy ended one week later, known now by its euphemism -- disengagement.
China 'ready to talk' to Taiwan
Seeded on Thu Mar 5, 2009 8:31 AM EST (The Times)
The spectre of war between China and the island of Taiwan, which it claims as a renegade province, receded a step further today when the Chinese Premier underscored Beijing's readiness to reach a peace agreement to end six decades of hostility.
Bulldozer driver rams police car in Jerusalem 'terror attack'
Seeded on Thu Mar 5, 2009 8:25 AM EST (The Times)
A bulldozer driver has been shot after slamming his vehicle into a police car and bus in Jerusalem, injuring two officers, in what Israeli police said appeared to be an attempted terrorist attack.
Hugo Chavez orders army to take American Cargill rice mills along with others.
Seeded on Thu Mar 5, 2009 8:19 AM EST (The Times)
President Hugo Chávez has ordered the military to seize control of Venezuela's rice mills, in his first major broadside against the private sector since a decisive referendum win boosted his power two weeks ago.
Kissing Rush Limbaugh's WHAT????: How Michael Steele Showed Who's in Charge of the Asylum that Has Become the GOP
Seeded on Wed Mar 4, 2009 8:39 AM EST (Political Animal)
KISSING THE BOSS' RING.... The irony is, when RNC Chairman Michael Steele described Rush Limbaugh as an "incendiary" and "ugly" entertainer, his intended goal was to prove that the radio host isn't the "de facto leader of the Republican Party."
Clinton Calls Palestinian Authority a 'Partner'
Seeded on Wed Mar 4, 2009 8:28 AM EST (The New York Times)
RAMALLAH, West Bank — Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, on her first visit to the West Bank since taking office, pledged support Wednesday for the Palestinian Authority as "the only legitimate government of the Palestinian people."
Obama appoints Rush Limbaugh leader of the opposition
Seeded on Wed Mar 4, 2009 8:16 AM EST (American Thinker)
Rush Limbaugh 'just an entertainer?" Well, Mark Twain was an entertainer. But he was also one of the finest satirical voices in our history, a searing mocker of our national conscience at the time of slavery.
Will Israel Play Ball . . . . with US and Syria?
Seeded on Wed Mar 4, 2009 8:04 AM EST (TIME)
For a disputed border crossing between two warring nations, the snowy hillside town of Majdal Shams is pretty quiet.
Report: Nearly One in Five Owe More Than Their Homes Are Worth
Seeded on Wed Mar 4, 2009 7:57 AM EST (TIME)
How's this for odds: If you have a house in Las Vegas, there's a 58% chance you owe more on your mortgage than the place is worth. Nevada, of course, is ground zero for the real estate bust — but it's hardly alone in having truckloads of "underwater" homeowners.
Blackwater USA/Worldwide Rebrands Itself Xe to Sweep A Bad Reputation Under the Rug
Seeded on Mon Mar 2, 2009 8:39 AM EST (Guardian Unlimited)
Blackwater Worldwide is abandoning its tarnished brand name as it tries to shake a reputation battered by oft-criticised work in Iraq, renaming its family of two dozen businesses under the name Xe. The parent company's new name is pronounced like the letter z.
Truth of Obama's Stimulus plan and Socialism
Fri Feb 13, 2009 3:56 AM EST
I had this thrown at me in a comment thread last night and I wrote the following as my reply to it.
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Facing down Iran and working for a 2 State Solution in the Middle East
Seeded on Sat Feb 7, 2009 10:28 AM EST (JPost.com)
From the article: In a sweeping speech to international leaders and security at a meeting of world leaders at the Munich Security Conference, Biden noted that it was time for a just and safe resolution of the conflict.
Senate Reaches Tenative Stimulus Plan
Seeded on Fri Feb 6, 2009 6:18 PM EST (The Huffington Post)
UPDATE: Senate Budget Chairman Kent Conrad tells reporters that a bipartisan group of Senators has come up with "a tentative proposal that will be presented to Senate Democrats at a 5:30 p.m. caucus meeting. Their draft cuts about $100 billion in spending from the bill.
Israel and Hamas: Controlling the Message
Seeded on Mon Jan 5, 2009 5:53 PM EST (msnbc.com)
TEL AVIV – Have you noticed that in the TV coverage of the Gaza conflict between Israel and Hamas, all we've seen are missiles, explosions and their sad aftermath? We haven't seen one image of an Israeli firing a gun. Same thing goes for Hamas.
Microsoft seeks new way to profit from PC Users in "Pay as you Go" Business Model
Seeded on Mon Dec 29, 2008 7:39 PM EST (Computerworld)
December 29, 2008 (Computerworld) Microsoft Corp. last week applied for a patent that spells out a "pay as you go" concept under which users would be charged for both the software they run and the computing horsepower they use.
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