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Which Tymoshenko do you get?
This morning at the Center for American Progress, a panel of veteran American Ukraine hands briefed a group of Ukrainian political leaders and think tankers via satellite on the implications of this Sunday's presidential election on U.S.-Ukrainian...
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Tue, Feb 02 2010 9:49 AM
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Eastern Europe
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Somali insurgents announce their allegiance to al Qaeda
Al Shabaab, the Islamist militia wreaking havoc in Somalia, has long been rumored to be harboring al Qaeda ties. Some of the group's main leaders -- including several killed by U.S. drone strikes -- probably trained with the organization abroad. And...
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Mon, Feb 01 2010 2:19 PM
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Where no Iranian turtles, rats, or worms have gone before
In case you just thought that Iran launched a rocket today just to remind everyone about their rockets, they also sent up some unfortunate animals on a scientific mission: On Wednesday, Press TV said, the Iranian Aerospace Organization said live video...
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Wed, Feb 03 2010 9:52 AM
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Science & Technology
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Iran
Pakistani ambassador rejected because his name is NSFW in Arabic
Despite having served for years as a distinguished Pakistani diplomat, Akbar Zeb reportedly cannot receive accreditation as Pakistan's ambassador to Saudi Arabia. The reason, apparently, has nothing to do with his credentials, and everything to do...
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Wed, Feb 03 2010 1:48 PM
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Middle East
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Fun Stuff
DIY deportation: Amazingly easy
It turns out that deporting someone from the United States, even if you're not a federal official or law enforcement officer, is not all that hard: Wearing a fake badge and a shirt imprinted with "U.S. Federal Agent," Gregory Denny, 37,...
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Thu, Feb 04 2010 11:12 AM
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Stephen Colbert wags his finger at Foreign Policy
For FP contributor Jeff Stein spoiling a surprise in former CIA operative John Kiriakou's upcoming book. Our bad, Colbert. The Colbert Report Mon - Thurs 11:30pm / 10:30c Tip/Wag - Waterboarding & Canada's History www.colbertnation.com Colbert...
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Fri, Feb 05 2010 7:17 AM
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Requiem for Le Journal Hebdomadaire
The slow death of one of Morocco's sole independent publications, Le Journal Hebdomadaire , came to its inevitable conclusion this past week. The proximate cause for the magazine's closure was financial: A Moroccan court declared the magazine's...
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Fri, Feb 05 2010 1:00 PM
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Morning Brief: Yanukovych Wins Ukraine Election
Yanukovych Wins Ukraine Election Top Story: Viktor Yanukovych has appeared to beat his rival, Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko, in Ukraine's run-off presidential election held this weekend. His lead is now just 2.4 points, with 96 percent of votes...
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Mon, Feb 08 2010 6:03 AM
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The senate's 290 problems
The Senate: Washington's cooling saucer or Washington's walk-in freezer with a sticky door that's hard to open from the inside? It's a question FP's excellent researcher Andrew Young and I asked when he sent me this Hill article on...
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Tue, Feb 23 2010 12:04 PM
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Quiz: How many ambassadors to the United States are women?
For those of you who don't subscribe to the bimonthly print edition of Foreign Policy , you're missing a great feature: the FP Quiz. It has eight intriguing questions about how the world works. The question I'd like to highlight this week...
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Wed, Feb 24 2010 9:27 AM
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Where China is investing
The Heritage Foundation has pulled together a fascinating study of Chinese investment -- showing (with really nice charts and maps!) just where all of those yuan are heading overseas. A few things to note, plus one question.... Sub-Saharan Africa is the...
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Wed, Feb 24 2010 2:18 PM
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East Asia
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China
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Nicholas Sarkozy's apology tour
French President Nicholas Sarkozy has, in the past, shown little interest in discussing the darker periods of French history. His summed up his attitude while visiting former colony Algeria two years ago, saying : "Young people on either side of...
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Thu, Feb 25 2010 10:47 AM
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Qaddafi declares jihad against Switzerland
This is getting ridiculous : "Any Muslim in any part of the world who works with Switzerland is an apostate, is against (the Prophet) Mohammad, God and the Koran," Gaddafi said during a meeting in the eastern Libyan city of Benghazi to mark...
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Thu, Feb 25 2010 1:52 PM
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Baroness Ashton taking heat
Theres seems to be more trouble at the top in the Europe's strange new leadership structure with NATO defense ministers blasting the EU High Representative Baroness Catherine Ashton for skipping their meeting: “Isn’t it rich that this morning, to...
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Fri, Feb 26 2010 8:58 AM
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Do Americans really want to cut foreign aid?
This chart from John Sides at the Monkey Cage made the rounds on the blogosphere yesterday: Several on the Internet noted the inherent contradiction: Most conservatives want a smaller government, yet they also do not want to cut anything -- save for foreign...
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Fri, Feb 26 2010 12:54 PM
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