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Iowa and Texas to OSCE election observers: Stand back or face arrest
Last week we noted Florida Rep. and Senate candidate Connie Mack's freakout over the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe -- which he seemed to confuse with the U.N. -- sending observers to monitor U.S. elections. Now, Politico reports...
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Wed, Oct 31 2012 12:01 PM
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China's expensive love affair with Jeep
Mitt Romney's latest ad in Ohio, which alleges that the president "sold Chrysler to Italians who are going to build Jeeps in China" has been torn apart by fact-checkers. The claim appears to be based largely on a misreading of the lede a...
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Wed, Oct 31 2012 11:21 AM
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Al-Shabab weighs in on Sandy
Somalia's al Qaeda-linked militants are somewhat less generous than Pakistan's Hafiz Saeed : Allah imposes disasters such as hurricanes, earthquakes & volcanic eruptions so as to punish the Kuffar who have rejected the call of Islam. — HSM...
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Wed, Oct 31 2012 9:59 AM
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Don't forget the storm's other victims
One certainly shouldn't downplay the damage wrought by Hurricane Sandy in the United States, where at least 33 people were killed and the property damage is likely in the tens of billions of dollars . But the storm's worst impact is likely still...
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Wed, Oct 31 2012 7:46 AM
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Bolivia asks Sean Penn to help get its coast back
Worth a shot , I guess: Evo Morales, the socialist president of the arid nation high in the Andes, on Tuesday asked the US actor to help its campaign to press Chile to overhaul treaties that ended a 19th-century war that cost Bolivia its coast and gave...
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Wed, Oct 31 2012 7:08 AM
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Morning Brief: Syrian rebels assassinate air force commander as fighting resumes
Syrian rebels assassinate air force commander as fighting resumes Top news: Syrian state television reported that rebel fighters assassinated Gen. Abdullah Mahmud al-Khalidi, a top air force commander, on Monday in Damascus. The Free Syrian Army claimed...
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Wed, Oct 31 2012 5:53 AM
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Could China use the Singapore strategy on the New York Times?
In February, 2010, the International Herald Tribune published an article by then columnist Philip Bowring about Asian political dynasties in Asia, in which he included Singapore. A month later The New York Times , which owns the IHT , published a very...
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Tue, Oct 30 2012 12:43 PM
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Swiss army prepares for euro unrest
Switzerland is evidently planning for the worst, staging military drills last month to prepare for anarchy unleashed by the euro crisis. EUObserver reports : “It's not excluded that the consequences of the financial crisis in Switzerland can lead...
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Tue, Oct 30 2012 10:52 AM
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Militant wanted by U.S. offers hurricane aid
Hafiz Saeed, the founder of the militant group Lashkar-e-Taiba who is wanted by India and the Untied States for his alleged role in the 2008 Mumbai attacks, last attracted international attention in April when the State Department put a $10 million bounty...
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Tue, Oct 30 2012 9:05 AM
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PressTV uses 'Day After Tomorrow' photo for Sandy article
Things are pretty bad in lower Manhattan right now, but the image of New Yorkers fleeing a massive tsunami on this article from Iran's PressTV still didn't look quite right. Likely, because it's a still from the 2004 eco-disaster move The...
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Tue, Oct 30 2012 8:32 AM
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Morning Brief: Sandy batters eastern United States
Sandy batters eastern United States Top news: Hurricane Sandy made landfall on Monday night as a downgraded storm, claiming at least 16 lives across the United States and leaving more than seven million people without power in 10 U.S. states and the District...
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Tue, Oct 30 2012 5:34 AM
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On Sandy and climate change
As seawater floods into lower Manhattan, seeping into subway stops and tunnels, many are talking up the link between climate change and severe storms. But this is a tricky link to make. As Brad Plumer notes over at WonkBlog , "trying to attribute...
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Mon, Oct 29 2012 6:43 PM
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Iraq's youngest casualties of war
The U.S. military departed Iraq 10 months ago, but a recent study suggest that its old war may be causing new casualties among Iraqi children. The Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology published a study in September titled "Metal...
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Mon, Oct 29 2012 6:56 AM
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Morning Brief: Ceasefire in Syria collapses
Ceasefire in Syria collapses Top news: Syrians are reporting air raids by military jets outside Damascus while Syrian state television is reporting a deadly car bomb in the capital -- on the fourth day of a nominal ceasefire arranged by U.N. and Arab...
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Mon, Oct 29 2012 5:11 AM
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New poll: Israeli Jews prefer Romney by large margin
As a recent BBC World Service poll suggested, Barack Obama would cruise to victory if countries ranging from France to Kenya to Canada could vote in the U.S. presidential election. But a new Peace Index poll reveals that Mitt Romney has a sizable advantage...
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Sun, Oct 28 2012 10:00 AM
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