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Evergreen shifts work to China
Little more than a year after cutting the ribbon at a new factory in Devens built with more than $58 million in ...via NewsRack -
Ft. Hood shooting suspect endured work pressure and ethnic taunts, his uncle says
When Rafik Ismail Hamad last traveled from the West Bank to visit relatives in America, he was struck by the ...Posted by Derek Hawkins -
Suspect in Fort Hood shooting, a Muslim, asked Army to discharge him, aunt said
He prayed every day at the Muslim Community Center in Silver Spring, a devout Muslim who, despite asking to be ...via Washington Post -
Nidal Malik Hasan case: Are Army psychiatrists overwhelmed?
The case of Nidal Malik Hasan, the Army psychiatrist who is the primary suspect in the Fort Hood shooting spree ...Posted by Derek Hawkins -
Neighbor: Fort Hood suspect emptied his apartment
An Army psychiatrist suspected of opening fire on fellow soldiers at Fort Hood cleaned out his apartment in the ...Posted by Derek Hawkins -
Britain rules out climate treaty at summit
Although there are various stumbling blocks, there is no doubt that the continued lack of a serious American offer ...Posted by Chris Finnie
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Mahmoud Abbas Threatens to Step Down in Light of Ongoing Israeli Colonization of West Bank
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Afghanistan Is About More Than The War
(Blog Post) Troop levels and insurgency strategies have dominated the discussion about Afghanistan, but there may be an ...Posted by Dan Fejes -
Teran again sees protests and violence
Iran’s opposition movement showed it may have staying power Wednesday as thousands of opposition protesters took ...via GlobalPost -
The St. Petersburg Times - News - Gorbachev, Bush, Kohl Remember Cold War
Helmut Kohl, George Bush, and Mikhail Gorbachev hailed their excellent relations at a Berlin cabaret on Saturday, ...Posted by Glenn LaBauve
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UN workers fear huge impact of relocation
The UN has said that it will temporarily relocate 600 of its international staff based in Afghanistan. Here, UN ...Posted by Derek Hawkins -
With tax break, a big carbon footprint
ENVIRONMENTALISTS who are worried about global warming should pay attention to the congressional debate about ...via AllTop -
memeorandum: AP sources: Authorities had concerns about suspected Fort Hood … (Associated Press)
Associated Press: AP sources: Authorities had concerns about suspected Fort Hood shooter, reviewed Web postings? ?? ...via Memeorandum -
The Generals' Revolt
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The Story of 'Operation Orchard': How Israel Destroyed Syria's Al Kibar Nuclear Reactor - SPIEGEL ONLINE - News - International
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Afghanistan: Now what?
In the first round of balloting, Afghan President Hamid Karzai received 1 million "ghost votes" from people who ...Posted by Derek Hawkins
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Israeli and Palestinian youth use video to understand the conflict
(Blog Post) Two different organizations in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories are using video tools to help both ...via Global Voices -
Jamal Dajani: Don't Ask Me About Hasan
Seven messages and counting on my voice mail from different Bay Area reporters, all wanting to know the Muslim ...Posted by John Debois -
Too Big to Fail - Too Big to Exist -
Senator Bernie Sanders introduced legislation that would break up financial institutions that are too big to fail. ...Posted by Glenn LaBauve -
The Liberty Affair and the Problem with the Truth of History
Text of the San Diego Union Tribune’s op-ed Forty years ago this week, I was asked to investigate the heaviest ...Posted by Patricia Blochowiak
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Karzai Rival Says He Is Withdrawing From Runoff
Abdullah Abdullah announced on Sunday that he would not participate in the Nov. 7 Afghan runoff election, ...via NewsRack -
Karzai win complicates White House strategy for Afghanistan
Afghan President Hamid Karzai's election by default Monday confirms at least a week earlier than expected that the ...via Washington Post -
Iran's Nuclear Response Creates a Quandary for Obama
If the Obama Administration had hoped to get the bulk of Iran's current stockpile of enriched uranium out of the ...Posted by Derek Hawkins -
Opponents of same-sex marriage lead Maine vote
Voters in Maine on Tuesday overturned a law allowing same-sex couples to wed, dealing a fresh setback to the U.S. ...Posted by Samuel W. Velsor IV -
Gay-rights support stops at Cascades
The lopsided results over expansion of the state's domestic-partnership law, which voters overall were approving, ...Posted by Glenn LaBauve -
Memo reveals commander's fears
The most senior British soldier to die in Afghanistan foreshadowed his own death by warning that a shortage of ...via The Guardian
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Mahmoud Abbas Threatens to Step Down in Light of Ongoing Israeli Colonization of West Bank
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The St. Petersburg Times - News - Gorbachev, Bush, Kohl Remember Cold War
Helmut Kohl, George Bush, and Mikhail Gorbachev hailed their excellent relations at a Berlin cabaret on Saturday, ...Posted by Glenn LaBauve
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The Generals' Revolt
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Afghanistan: Now what?
In the first round of balloting, Afghan President Hamid Karzai received 1 million "ghost votes" from people who ...Posted by Derek Hawkins
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Kipling Haunts Obama's Afghan War
The White Man's Burden, a phrase immortalized by English poet Rudyard Kipling as an excuse for European-American ...Posted by Cynthia Gilbert
