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A lean to the far right in Greece?
With Greece's national parliamentary election set for May 6, the crisis-ridden country may have a new threat to worry about: the extremist fringe vote. Due to popular frustration with the country's current economic situation, it is " thought...
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Fri, Apr 13 2012 12:00 PM
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The Election 2012 Weekly Report: Sayonara Santo
Santorum drops out Rick Santorum, the last credible rival for the GOP nomination, dropped out of the race on Wednesday leaving a clear path for front-runner and presumptive nominee Mitt Romney. "This game is a long, long, long way from over,"...
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Fri, Apr 13 2012 11:18 AM
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Morning Brief: World reacts to North Korean rocket launch
World reacts to North Korean rocket launch Top story: North Korea launched a rocket on Friday despite warnings by the United States and its allies, who worry that Pyongyang is testing technology for a long-range missile capable of delivering a nuclear...
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Fri, Apr 13 2012 5:04 AM
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Kim Jong Un tries to launch his rocket
North Korea, the world's poorest, most maddeningly opaque nuclear power, has just launched a long-range rocket. Or at least it was supposed to be a long-range rocket. Both the Pentagon and the South Korean defense ministry have confirmed that the...
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Thu, Apr 12 2012 5:30 PM
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Welcome to IKEAville
Swedish furniture giant IKEA has begun work on a 26-acre self-contained neighborhood in Stratford, East London - just in time for the 2012 Olympics. The town will be called Strand East and will contain 1,200 new homes, 480,000 square feet of office space...
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Thu, Apr 12 2012 11:30 AM
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Chinese moviegoers won't get to see Kate Winslet's breasts in 3-D
The 3-D rerelease of James Cameron's Titanic may be breaking box office records in China, but some viewers are upset that one particular scene -- you know the one! -- didn't make it past the censors : Some were upset about missing out on the romantic...
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Thu, Apr 12 2012 11:06 AM
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Canada may launch government-backed bitcoin competitor
Writing last year on the peer-to-peer digital currency Bitcoin, I noted that while "the disruptive power of Bitcoin on banks and central governments has surely been overstated, but these institutions might be better served to take its emergence as...
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Thu, Apr 12 2012 10:52 AM
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Guess who else got their hands on some Libyan weapons?
Christian Caryl wrote yesterday on the possibility that the collapse of Muammar al-Qaddafi's regime in Libya -- and the flood of suddenly available weaponry that resulted -- may be at the root of Mali's current crisis. Not surprisingly, as Reuters...
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Thu, Apr 12 2012 10:31 AM
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Will Israel and Lebanon's new naval partnership last?
Although the Arab Spring hasn't won Israel many friends in the Middle East, Haaretz reported yesterday that its navy "recently strengthened its cooperation with the Lebanese Navy in the Mediterranean." The partnership, Israel hopes, will...
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Thu, Apr 12 2012 9:58 AM
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Morning Brief: North Korea rocket launch nears
North Korea rocket launch nears Top news: North Korea's launch of a new long-range rocket appears imminent, with the country's government announcing that it has begun fueling. The U.S. is preparing a diplomatic response that will include the suspension...
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Thu, Apr 12 2012 5:25 AM
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Putin supports new term limits ... for the next guy
Vladimir Putin says he wouldn't mind amending Russia's constitution to prevent future presidents from doing what he did -- returning to the presidency for a non-consecutive third term: On Wednesday, during a Q&A session in Parliament, Putin...
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Wed, Apr 11 2012 7:51 AM
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Turkmenistan dictator presides over week of (his own) happiness
When Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov took over as president of Turkmenistan in 2005, there were hopes that the reserved former dentist would take steps to loosen his country's autocracy and dismantle the over-the-top personality cult that had surrounded...
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Wed, Apr 11 2012 7:43 AM
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Morning Brief: Mystery surrounding ousted Chinese leader Bo Xilai deepens
Mystery surrounding ousted Chinese leader Bo Xilai deepens Top story: On Tuesday, Chinese authorities made two announcements that only inflated what the New York Times is calling the "biggest political scandal to hit China's Communist Party in...
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Wed, Apr 11 2012 5:16 AM
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Decline Watch: U.S. Army fishes for compliments on Twitter
What exactly are the U.S. Army's Twitter minions thinking here : First of all, "RT if you agree" is only acceptable Twitter usage if you're 14 and shouting out fellow members of Team Jacob. Second, not "strongest" or "most...
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Tue, Apr 10 2012 3:33 PM
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WikiLeaked cable: Invisible Children helped Ugandan security forces arrest government opponent
Just days after releasing its new video , Invisible Children -- the U.S.-based NGO behind the phenomenally successful " Kony 2012 " campaign -- has yet again found itself in the midst of controversy over a U.S. diplomatic cable released last...
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Tue, Apr 10 2012 2:22 PM
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