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Morning Brief: Libyan Prime Minister Briefly Kidnapped By Angry Militiamen
Libyan Prime Minister Briefly Kidnapped By Angry Militiamen Top news: Militiamen briefly abducted Libyan Prime Minister Ali Zeidan on Thursday, apparently in retaliation for consenting to an American Special Forces operation aimed at capturing a suspected...
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Thu, Oct 10 2013 6:05 AM
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Yes, Movies 'Can Tell Truths' -- but Does 'Captain Phillips'?
"Movies are not journalism. They're not history. But I really do believe that movies can tell truths. They can tell you what it was like to be there. Or something of what it was like to be there. Something of what the experience felt like. Something...
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Fri, Oct 11 2013 10:11 AM
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'Reincarnated' Taiwanese Politician Takes Chinese Censors to Court
When it comes to censorship, "Chinese Internet users can do little," wrote Taiwanese politician and senior opposition party member Hung Chih-kune on Facebook on Oct. 19. "But messing with a Taiwanese like me? [They're] in for some bad...
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Wed, Oct 23 2013 8:43 AM
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South Korea Lures Tourists With Nude Beaches, Nip-Tucks, and K-Pop Cops
The lure of K-pop and the easy availability of cosmetic surgery have nearly doubled the number of tourists to South Korea in the past few years. But soon discerning travelers may flock to the country's shores for a new reason: nude beaches. Officials...
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Thu, Oct 24 2013 9:52 AM
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Team Putin Says They Don't Mind The Latest NSA Scandal One Bit
While the rest of the world is bubbling with (subdued) rage against the United States over reports that the NSA has been spying on their leaders, Russia is quietly rubbing its hands. On Thursday, The Guardian reported that the U.S. had been listening...
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Fri, Oct 25 2013 10:13 AM
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Horrific Day for Tiananmen Tourists Is Banner Day for Chinese Censors
On Oct. 28, a Jeep drove into a crowd in Tiananmen Square in Beijing, killing five people and injuring 38. While the story is still breaking and details remain sparse, the response by both police and censors has been swift. On Sina Weibo, China's...
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Mon, Oct 28 2013 9:09 AM
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Peru's Air Force Opens a UFO Office, and It's Twitter-Friendly
Mulder and Scully never made it to South America during their decade-long search for extraterrestial life, but if they had, they would have certainly found an ally in Peru. Indeed, the Peruvian Air Force is reviving their own version of the X-files: an...
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Tue, Oct 29 2013 10:27 AM
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Why Do Smugglers Keep Hiding Gold in Airplane Toilets?
A Bangladeshi cleaning crew found nearly $2 million in gold bars the other day in an airplane toilet. An unknown culprit, who fled the Dhaka airport, the flydubai plane, and the 65+ pounds in gold before he could be apprehended, tried to smuggle 280 bars...
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Wed, Oct 30 2013 10:21 AM
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Chinese Netizens on U.S. Government Shutdown: We Want One of Our Own
This is a guest post from Liz Carter, a senior contributor to FP 's Tea Leaf Nation. As the U.S. federal government hurtles into shutdown mode, many in the United States have responded with anger or shame; here at FP , for instance, Gordon Adams compares...
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Tue, Oct 01 2013 3:08 PM
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Good News: The United States Still Isn't a Failed State
Yes, the U.S. government shutdown is equal parts embarrassing and infuriating. Yes, it is putting the kibosh on services as basic as food programs and flu shots . But no, the United States is still not a failed state, much as many people seem to be enjoying...
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Wed, Oct 02 2013 3:20 PM
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This is the Fifth 'Attack' at the Capitol in 40 Years
The U.S. Capitol complex is no stranger to violence. The latest evidence of that came on Thursday afternoon, when a woman was shot after leading police on a car chase from the White House to the Capitol. But the car chase and shooting wasn't an isolated...
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Thu, Oct 03 2013 1:20 PM
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Just How Free Is Shanghai's New Free Trade Zone?
This is a guest post from Lotus Yuen, a China-based writer and a regular contributor to FP 's Tea Leaf Nation. Two weeks after taking office in March 2013, China's Premier Li Keqiang announced that Shanghai, the country's financial capital...
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Fri, Oct 04 2013 9:30 AM
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Banksy Spoofs Syrian Rebels, Al Jazeera, and Disney
The British graffiti artist who goes by the pseudonym Banksy has delved into the world of Middle Eastern politics, posting a video on his website that spoofs both the Syrian rebels and a beloved animated Disney character. The fabricated video, which features...
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Mon, Oct 07 2013 9:46 AM
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Morning Brief: Raid on al Qaeda Suspect Brings Controversy in Libya as al-Libi Held at Sea
Raid on al Qaeda Suspect Brings Controversy in Libya as al-Libi Held at Sea Top News: The raid on Saturday in Tripoli that captured Nazih Abdul-Hamed al-Ruqai, better known by his al Qaeda alias, Abu Anas al-Libi, is generating controversy in Libya. Jihadists...
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Tue, Oct 08 2013 4:30 AM
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World Markets to Congress: You're Not Being Serious, Right?!
There's no end in sight to the standoff on Capitol Hill, and that had markets reacting with something of a nervous laugh on Tuesday. If market graphs could speak, they might be asking lawmakers in Washington something like the following: "You...
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Tue, Oct 08 2013 5:34 PM
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