Barack Obama has responded to Dobson's criticism by saying he is "making stuff up." This incident highlights the challenge that Obama presents to the Conservative Christian right political movement, which has gone...
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"The royal titular head of a Malaysian state has criticized an Islamic opposition party for opposing a planned music concert, dismissing the protest as "hypocritical" and "trivial" in a rare outburst, a news report said Wednesday. The Selangor state sultan's criticism was...
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More and more teachers are taking legal action against students who dis them on Facebook and MySpace...We think of our teachers as "old", but they are the age we are now, teaching our kids, who are the same age we...
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"Alisa Miller, head of Public Radio International, talks about why -- though we want to know more about the world than ever -- the US media is actually showing less. Eye-opening stats and graphs."This quote is an extremely brief intro to this video of a speech by Ms. Miller...
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After last week's devastating elevtion results, Labour is in a bad spot. party insiders are increasingly saying that the party needs a fresh start, and as predicted, the Labour loss on Thursday has spurred...
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The fortunes of British prime minister Gordon Brown continue to slide as news comes that Tony Blair reportedly doesn't think Brown can beat David Cameron. With the London mayor elections coming up on Thursday,...
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"An eloquent argument about the upcoming Olympics in Beijing As nearly everyone who even occasionally watches the news, listens to the radio, or glances at a newspaper knows, there is quite a bit of...
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This is a must read investigation by the New York Times- a short excerpt. Find out about the Trojan Horse.I do not know how long this lengthy article will be posted. Read it as soon as you can."By DAVID BARSTOWIn...
The two directors of British Airways that were responsible for the airline's disastrous opening week at Heathrow's Terminal 5 have been fired for their efforts."They are operations director GarethKirkwood — seen...
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"The Chinese Ambassador has walked out of the Green Party convention after criticism by John Gormley of China's role in Tibet.The ambassador, Liu Biwei, walked out as Mr Gormley delivered his leader's speech shortly before 9pm.Mr Gormley told delegates that human rights must...
A Chinese made film about the the Yahukuni shrine in Tokyo is being shunned in Japan and is accused of being anti-Japanese."From a scabbard he pulls a long ceremonial sword. Calmly and with precision, he carves an...
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" A court ruled on Thursday that the country's Serious Fraud Office (SFO) acted unlawfully in ending investigations into allegations of bribery and corruption in arms deals with Saudi Arabia. Two judges allowed a challenge brought by...
"HONG KONG - In the free-trade Olympics, China has scored its first major individual gold medal.Seeking to catch up with the U.S. in forming its own club of bilateral trade partners, China on Monday inked a pact with New Zealand that is its first comprehensive free-trade...
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"Through the Justice and Human Rights Minister, the government had banned Dutch right-wing populist MP Geert Wilders from visiting Indonesia, President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said in a press conference here...
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"Balkenende spoke shortly after the film, Fitna - in which Wilders draws links between terrorist acts by Muslim extremists and the words of the Koran - was posted on the www.liveleak.com website Thursday evening. In the run-up to the film's release, Wilders had described the...
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