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Cheney bashes Russia for 'brutality' in Georgia
OH sure, what does Cheney care? He's leaving office and moving to Europe. What does he care if he starts a US war with Russia? Even McCain in his acceptance speech said things to indicate he will take on Russia AND Iran as well."(CNN) -- Vice President Dick Cheney harshly... Laypeople to decide death penalty in Japan
Starting next May, jury duty in Japan will become an even heavier responsibility, as the country's new "lay-judge" program will sometimes empower ordinary citizens to deliver death sentences.The ethics of the death penalty aside, I find it fascinating--and terrible,... Doping Agency Lifts Alcohol Ban for Pétanque
As an avid and competitive Petanque player who also enjoys our great New Zealand wines, this is good news for me. Petanque is the only sport I know of that allows you to play with one hand, and hold a glass of the... Bush Announces New Myanmar Sanctions
"President Bush announced new sanctions Tuesday against the military dictatorship in Myanmar, accusing it of imposing ''a 19-year reign of fear'' that denies basic freedoms of speech, assembly and worship.... Kenyan Diaspora Shouldering Foreign Investment & Poverty Reduction
"The agenda was an ambitious program covering a wide range of topics from defining and mapping the Kenyan Diaspora, Kenya government’s policies initiatives for facilitating Diasporas participation in national development, exploring the emerging investment climate and...Terror suspects 'face execution over hearsay'
"Terror suspects could be jailed for life and even executed on the basis of hearsay or coerced testimony under new rules put forward by the US. The Pentagon has drawn up a draft manual ahead of trials at Guantanamo Bay, which are expected to begin soon."Iranian expat asks, "what to do about Iran"
"There is no shortage of proposals regarding what to do about the present Iran conundrum. Some proposals are authored by experts such as Henry Kissinger, while others are put forward by a variety of lesser luminaries. I am one of the lesser luminaries. I have been observing...Apocalypto - Gibson's stunning vision of the end
"Mel Gibson's epic about a refugee from the savagery and cruelty at the end of Mayan civilization. Rated R for sequences of graphic violence and disturbing images. Opened Friday in area theaters. You might as well...
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