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Is a pirate a pirate?
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independent.co.uk — In 1991, the government of Somalia collapsed. Its nine million people have been teetering on starvation ever since - and the ugliest forces in the Western world have seen this as a great opportunity to steal the country's food supply and... More Could there be more to the pirate story than we are hearing in the news?
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Is the west thwarting Arab plans for reform? media.ft.com
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Is the west thwarting Arab plans for reform?
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ft.com — The Hashemite monarch, descended from the family of the Prophet Mohammed and the Sharifs of Mecca, exuded total confidence in his legitimacy. Yet, this most open of Arab autocrats, this elegant and charming authoritarian, relied on the... More Can Islam and democracy co-exist?
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Is Carbon Tax is Better Than Cap-and-Trade
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nytimes.com — Last week, House Democrats, with administration support, introduced a 600-page draft bill on energy and climate. At the center of it is a plan to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions through a complicated cap-and-trade system. These people have... More Carbon Tax vs. Cap-and-Trade?
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Israeli Military Investigation Finds No Misconduct in Gaza War newsimg.bbc.co.uk
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Israeli Military Investigation Finds No Misconduct in Gaza War
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news.bbc.co.uk — Israeli military police have closed an investigation into soldiers' accounts of abuses committed in Gaza, saying they were based on hearsay. An Israeli military college published the accounts, which included claims that soldiers fired on... More Can the fox guard the henhouse?
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Obama Sees 'Signs of Progress' on the Economy graphics8.nytimes...
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Obama Sees 'Signs of Progress' on the Economy
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nytimes.com — President Obama tried to rally the nation behind his ambitious agenda Tuesday night, hoping to channel outrage at Wall Street excess into support for changes in tax, health care and energy policy that face skepticism even within his own... More How compelling was President Obama's message to shore up support for his economic agenda?
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The United States Of Ponzi
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forbes.com — A reporter contacted me recently with the following question: "I am a reporter, and I am doing a story on Bernard Madoff's life after pleading guilty. As part of this, I was wondering if you could comment on what significance he will have... More Rename the Charles Ponzi scheme to Madoff?
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Obama Justice Dept. defends Rumsfeld in torture case i1.ytimg.com
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Obama Justice Dept. defends Rumsfeld in torture case
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rawstory.com — In a brief filed Thursday evening, Obama Justice Department lawyers extended many of the same arguments made by Bush attorneys - that top government officials have qualified immunity from prosecution and that Guantanamo detainees do not... More Have you been let down by President Obama for not prosecuting criminal activity by the Bush Administration?
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Iraq court jails Bush shoe-thrower for three years a.abcnews.com
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Iraq court jails Bush shoe-thrower for three years
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abcnews.go.com — The Iraqi journalist who shot to fame for hurling his shoes at former US president George W. Bush was jailed for three years on Thursday, stirring outrage from his family and supporters. Muntazer al-Zaidi, a 30-year-old television... More Iraq court jails Bush shoe-thrower for three years...
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Hersh: 'Executive assassination ring' reported directly to Cheney rawstory.com
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Hersh: 'Executive assassination ring' reported directly to Cheney
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rawstory.com — Investigative reporter Seymour Hersh dropped a bombshell on Tuesday when he told an audience at the University of Minnesota that the military was running an "executive assassination ring" throughout the Bush years which reported directly... More Fiction or non-fiction story?
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Meghan McCain calls Ann Coulter 'offensive' and 'insulting' No image available
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Meghan McCain calls Ann Coulter 'offensive' and 'insulting'
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politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com — Fresh off public complaints about her own love life, Meghan McCain has a new target for her most recent gripes: conservative commentator Ann Coulter. In a new blog post for the Daily Beast as Ann Coulter and HBO host Bill Maher are kicking... More Is Meghan McCain's observation correct in your eyes?
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