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Pakistan advertises for web censor

Any of our tech-savvy readers looking for work ? How about censoring free expression in Pakistan? Few nations have so publicly revealed their plans to censor the Web as Pakistan is doing, however. Last month, the government took out newspaper and Web...

Published Fri, Mar 09 2012 11:50 AM by FP Passport

The Election 2012 Weekly Report: Romney pulls away

Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE Super Tuesday shakeout Mitt Romney solidified his front-runner status in the all-important Super Tuesday contests this week, narrowly eking out a crucial win in Ohio, as well as Alaska, Idaho, Vermont, his...

Published Fri, Mar 09 2012 11:33 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Election 2012, 2012 Report

The return of World Leader March Madness

It's back! Last year's March Madness: Democrats vs. Dictators tournament of champions ended with a dramatic knife fight on the edge of an active Icelandic volcano between Barack Obama and Vladimir Putin. The tournament will return next week, setting...

Published Fri, Mar 09 2012 11:26 AM by FP Passport

Morning Brief: Syrian opposition rejects Annan's call for talks

Syrian opposition rejects Annan's call for talks Top news: The leader of Syria's main opposition group rejected U.N. envoy Kofi Annan's suggestion that the country's conflict could be solved through mediated talks. In Cario on Thursday...

Published Fri, Mar 09 2012 5:30 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Morning Brief

Introducing 'Iran Watch'

These days, news about the international crisis over Iran's nuclear program is coming at us at a rapid and often bewildering pace. In the last month alone, Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has called Israel a "cancer tumor"...

Published Thu, Mar 08 2012 4:41 PM by FP Passport

Filed under: Iran

Chinese state media thanks women for being hot

Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE In an attempt to highlight the role of women in Beijing's annual National People's Congress, China's party newspaper the People's Daily published " Beautiful female journalists at two...

Published Thu, Mar 08 2012 12:28 PM by FP Passport

Nation of Kiribati considers relocation

The Sydney Morning Herald reports : The Pacific nation of Kiribati is negotiating to buy land in Fiji so it can move islanders under threat from rising sea levels, in what could be the first climate-induced relocation of a country. Anote Tong, the Kiribati...

Published Thu, Mar 08 2012 9:52 AM by FP Passport

Bibi for president?

This Jerusalem Post headline might strike a bit too close to home, both for Republicans unhappy with their slate of candidates and those critical with U.S. politicians' chumminess with the Israeli right: "GOP to nominate [Netanyahu] as US presidential...

Published Thu, Mar 08 2012 8:08 AM by FP Passport

Invisible Children responds to critics

First, a brief housekeeping note: Yesterday's guest post on the Kony 2012 campaign was written by Michael Wilkerson, not me. If you link to it from your blog, Facebook page, or Twitter, (thanks!) please give Michael full credit. Second, Invisible...

Published Thu, Mar 08 2012 7:19 AM by FP Passport

Morning Brief: Syrian official defects to the opposition

Syrian official defects to the opposition Top story: Syrian deputy oil minister Abdo Hussameddin announced his resignation from the Syrian government in a YouTube video , becoming the highest-ranking civilian official to join the revolt against President...

Published Thu, Mar 08 2012 5:09 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Morning Brief

Guest post: Joseph Kony is not in Uganda (and other complicated things)

Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE Thanks to an incredibly effective social media effort, #StopKony is trending on Twitter today. The campaign coincides with a new awareness-raising documentary by the group, Invisible Children. Former FP intern...

Published Wed, Mar 07 2012 2:18 PM by FP Passport

Sarkozy endorses Obama

The French president, facing his own reelection battle, dropped a subtle endorsement into a discussion of U.S. rold in the Mideast peace process: "There is also a presidential election in the United States. President Obama, who is a very great president...

Published Wed, Mar 07 2012 9:50 AM by FP Passport

Asia overtakes Europe in military spending

This seems like a pretty significant shift : Asian defence spending is this year set to exceed that of Europe for the first time in modern history as European Union nations slash their military budgets and Chinese expenditure accelerates, a leading think...

Published Wed, Mar 07 2012 9:34 AM by FP Passport

Morning Brief: World powers agree to restart nuclear talks with Iran

World powers agree to restart nuclear talks with Iran Top news: For the first time in more than a year, the world powers dealing with Iran's nuclear program have agreed to resume talks with Tehran. The announcement from EU Foreign Affairs chief Catherine...

Published Wed, Mar 07 2012 5:19 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Morning Brief

Romney fuzzy on presidential 'first trip' etiquette

Romney gets his pander on at AIPAC: As President, peace will be my solemn goal. A peace based not on empty assurances, but on true security and defensible borders. This will require American strength, and a demonstration of our resolve. That’s why, as...

Published Tue, Mar 06 2012 2:47 PM by FP Passport

Filed under: Election 2012, Mitt Romney, 2012 Election Poster 4

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Pakistan advertises for web censor

The Election 2012 Weekly Report: Romney pulls away

The return of World Leader March Madness

Morning Brief: Syrian opposition rejects Annan's call for talks

Introducing 'Iran Watch'

Chinese state media thanks women for being hot

Nation of Kiribati considers relocation

Bibi for president?

Invisible Children responds to critics

Morning Brief: Syrian official defects to the opposition

Guest post: Joseph Kony is not in Uganda (and other complicated things)

Sarkozy endorses Obama

Asia overtakes Europe in military spending

Morning Brief: World powers agree to restart nuclear talks with Iran

Romney fuzzy on presidential 'first trip' etiquette