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21 May 2010 11:29

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World: Sri Lanka may have violated human rights in Tamil Tigers conflict

  • Two human rights groups reportedly have the goods on them. A year after the end of a longstanding civil war in Sri Lanka, both Human Rights Watch and the International Crisis Group are suggesting there’s evidence that the Sri Lankan army brutalized men, women, and children in an attempt to end a 30-year war. In HRW’s case, they have photos that we don’t want to see. Sri Lanka’s government dismisses the claims. source
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14 Apr 2010 11:00

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U.S.: Most building materials don’t have homecomings. This steel is different.

  • 1969 Large amounts of steel leave a Pennsylvania factory, to be used in a massive New York City building.
  • 2010 Those chunks of steel, remnants of the World Trade Center, return to the factory today. Sigh. source
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11 Apr 2010 09:18

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World: Thailand’s escalating violence left many killed, hundreds injured

  • 20 number of people killed in Thailand’s Red Shirt-related violence yesterday
  • 834 number hurt in the attacks, which escalated the month-long, mostly peaceful, conflict
  • 48 number killed in Thailand’s last major protest violence outbreak
    in 1992 source
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09 Apr 2010 21:17

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Politics: Are threats to politicians up due to the health care law? Uh, yeah.

  • 15 number of threats made against congressmen in the first three months of 2009
  • 42 number of threats made in the
    same period in 2010; wonder what
    changed source
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07 Apr 2010 10:30

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World: State of emergency No. 1: Kyrgyzstan in dire straits today

At least 17 people were killed after riot police clashed with protesters. Protesters want President Kurmanbek Bakiyev to step down. source
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29 Mar 2010 10:03

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World: Moscow train attacks: Timed for the most damage

  • It was a terrorist act carried out by the female suicide bombers. They were specifically timed – for … the train was nearing the station – to make the most damage.
  • Moscow Mayor Yury Luzhkov • Regarding the Moscow terror attack that killed at least 38. The attack was reportedly perpetrated by two female Chechen suicide bombers at two separate stations. Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin promised vengeance, saying they “will be destroyed.” “I am sure that law enforcement agencies will do everything to find and punish the criminals,” Putin said. source
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25 Mar 2010 20:24

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Politics: Eric Cantor’s attack on Democrats feels kinda tasteless

  • When Eric Cantor gets up in the morning, does he get out of a pod? Is he covered in slime? Because, seriously, he sounds very slimy in this clip, where he suggests Democrats are trying to leverage attacks on them for political gain. Mr. Cantor, where did anyone suggest that a GOP leader led to these attacks? The bullet that Cantor’s referring to, by the way, appears to be a stray bullet shot into the air, according to the Richmond, Va. police department. source
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07 Mar 2010 11:23

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World: Iraq’s election over, despite the terror attacks that peppered it

  • 19M number of people who were eligible to vote in Iraq’s second parliamentary election since 2003
  • 10 number of hours the polls were open in Iraq today; 6,200 candidates ran for 325 parliamentary seats up for grabs
  • 38+ number of people
    who died terrorist in attacks today designed to scare people away from voting source
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03 Mar 2010 11:08

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World: Suicide bombers in Baquba, Iraq kick victims when they’re down

  • bad Baquba, Iraq suffered two suicide bombing attacks that killed dozens days before a major election.
  • worse A third attack took place in a hospital emergency ward full of victims of the other attacks. source
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19 Jan 2010 20:55

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World: Muslims vs. Christians: Many dead after religious fight in Nigeria

  • 300 (or so) killed in three days of religious clashes source
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