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New York Times Op-Ed: Israel Will Attack Iran
"Yes, you read my title correctly. Today's New York Times includes an op-ed piece by Benny Morris, a Professor of Middle Eastern history at Ben Gurion University. He claims Israel will most certainly attack Iran...North America's 1st carbon tax rolls out under fire
"VANCOUVER, British Columbia (Reuters) - Civic leader Scott Nelson says he is as worried as anyone about global warming, but that does not make him happy to be one of the first North Americans to pay a carbon tax to curb climate change. Nelson, mayor of Williams Lake, British...Valentine's Day economics
They're saying the average person will spend about 120 bucks on Valentine's Day this year, for a cumulative total of $17 billion. Perhaps it's better to be a non-practicing romantic."Valentine’s Day, the...Violence Against Women Is Still a Problem in Saudi Arabia
" Abeer Mishkhas, abeermishkhas@arabnews.com Last Sunday, along with the rest of the world, Saudi Arabia celebrated a day dedicated to Eliminating Violence Against Women. Newspapers carried articles and editorials on the importance of the day and TV naturally gave the day a...
Crosshairs on Iran: Putin in Tehran
The already complex chessboard of the Middle East get's a lot more interesting this week as Russian President Vladimir Putin visits Iran, the first such visit since Joseph Stalin's wartime stopover in Tehran in... Lollapalooza: A NowPublic blog roundup
So it goes: 2007's Lollapalooza, the last of the great summer fests (give or take) went out this weekend, not with a whimper, but a bang. A stellar lineup and the accomodating people of Chicago's Grant Park nearly... Update: The 'DC Madam' Makes her Records Available for Download
Take a listen. It's a gas. - The Angryindian--------------------"And you can find them here.
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I have reason to believe the disk - containing a full set of the telephone records for the... Push Towards Pay-As-You-Go Roads
Tony Blair has a lot to be remembered for, one will be having to pay an extra tax to travel by car, van, or lorry, and for ignoring the 79% of voters who are against road pricing..Presumably the other 21% in favor... Labour Calls Halt To NHS Changes
"First Minister Rhodri Morgan has said he intends to call a temporary halt to changes to Welsh hospital services. It follows objections to Labour's proposals for health "reconfiguration," a big issue in the assembly election. But campaigners at Llandudno Hospital, which would...The Price of Delaying the Inevitable
"Good intentions frequently lead to unintended bad consequences. Tough choices, doing what is right, often leads to unanticipated good results. The growing demand by the American people for us to leave Iraq prompts the nay-sayers to predict disaster in the Middle East if we...Baghdad's Fissures and Mistrust Keep Political Goals Out of Reach
"BAGHDAD, April 25 -- U.S. military commanders say a key goal of the ongoing security offensive is to buy time for Iraq's leaders to reach political benchmarks that can unite its fractured coalition government and persuade insurgents to stop fighting. But in pressuring the...The last thing the Middle East's main players want is US troops to leave Iraq
"Across the region, ordinary people want the Americans out. But from Israel to al-Qaida, political groups and states have other ideas Hussein Agha Wednesday April 25, 2007 The Guardian Overt political debate in the Middle East is hostile to the American occupation of Iraq and...The truth about Eugenio Pacelli
Diogenes at Catholic World News's Off the Record on the continuing effort to defame Pope Pius XII.Cops Charge Niece in Craigslist-Fuelled House Ransack
UPDATE:"Police have accused Nichole M. Blackwell, age 28, of placing the ad in craigslist. The specific charges are: second degree burglary, first degree malicious mischief, first degree criminal...Tire Reef Off Florida Proves a Disaster
Another example of the Law of Unintended Consequences -- good intentions one awry"FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) - A mile offshore from this city's high-rise condos and spring-break bars lie as many as 2 million old...
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