Monthly Archives: September 2009

The dirtiest war

It was a cold, wet February morning when Zaidi Bibi received the headless body of her husband. The details are seared into her brain—how could she forget? “His hands were tied behind his back,” she recalls, telling her story from … Continue reading

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Israeli PM blasts Iranian leader at U.N. summit

UNITED NATIONS (CNN) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu took aim Thursday at President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and the “terrorist” Iranian regime, deploring Ahmadinejad’s “anti-Semitic rants” and his repeated claims that the “Holocaust is a lie.” Speaking at the U.N. General … Continue reading

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Stéphane Dion deserves better

Fastidious voters who hope to retain a shred of faith in the democratic system should probably avoid too close a study of the internal machinations of political parties. They are seldom less than ruthless and never pretty. But even by … Continue reading

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World Sept. 25th, 2009 (10)

#1 — BBC | Iran ‘has second enrichment site’ Iran has revealed to the UN nuclear watchdog the existence of a second uranium enrichment plant, reports say. [...] #2 — BBC | US charges suspect in ‘bomb plot’ An Afghan-born US man … Continue reading

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Canada Sept. 25th, 2009 (10)

#1 — CBC | Pollster’s use of gun registry details to be reviewed The federal government has asked Canada’s privacy commissioner to look into whether the RCMP should have passed on personal information from the national gun registry to a … Continue reading

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ACORN on Uncertain Ground (1)

The Treasury Department’s inspector general agreed on Thursday to conduct a review of community organizer ACORN and IRS oversight of nonprofit organizations as a whole, the latest fallout over the release of five hidden camera recordings of ACORN staffers giving … Continue reading

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UN trashes nukes (1)

Without singling out Iran or North Korea, the U.N. Security Council on Thursday unanimously approved a U.S.-sponsored resolution aimed at ridding the world of nuclear weapons. The resolution calls for stepped up efforts to prevent the spread of nuclear weapons, … Continue reading

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Oil Industry Sets a Brisk Pace of New Discoveries (1)

The oil industry has been on a hot streak this year, thanks to a series of major discoveries that have rekindled a sense of excitement across the petroleum sector, despite falling prices and a tough economy. These discoveries, spanning five … Continue reading

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On the road again! October 25 – November 11 (1)

All throughout the recent Tea Party Express national tour we kept receiving emails and phone calls from people around the nation who lived far away from the route our buses took across America.  We vowed at the time to keep … Continue reading

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Will Turkey's EU membership dream come true?

Burying the grievances bequeathed by history lies at the heart of the European ideal. The enmities of living memory, particularly the fratricidal struggle between France and Germany, no longer haunt the European Union, yet one far older and deeper fear … Continue reading

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There's No Free Health Care

Give President Obama credit for persistence. And stubbornness. And lack of imagination. He declared again last week that his health care plan “will slow the growth of health care costs for our families and our businesses and our government.” And … Continue reading

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World Sept. 24th, 2009 (10)

#1 — BBC | Trial HIV vaccine cuts infection An experimental HIV vaccine has for the first time cut the risk of infection, researchers say. [...] #2 — BBC | Lada carmaker to cut 27,600 jobs Russia’s largest carmaker, Avtovaz, is … Continue reading

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