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11 Feb 2009 10:52

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World: Zimbabwe’s new PM: “culture of impunity” must end

  • I can assure that the culture of impunity and violation of human rights must end, and it must end today.
  • Morgan Tsvangirai • Who was sworn in as Zimbabwe’s new Prime Minister today. Tsvangirai should have a challenging time in office, considering he’ll be up against President Robert Mugabe, who’s perhaps most famous for his third-world country’s ever-inflating dollar. • source
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10 Feb 2009 11:00

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World: Israeli PM candidates want you to vote for them today

  • I have just done what I want every citizen in Israel to do — first of all to get out of the house, rain or no rain, cold or hot, go out, go to the polling station, go into the booth, close your eyes, and vote.
  • Tzipi Livni • Israeli’s acting prime minister. Livni and her Kadima Party are behind the leading Likud Party, headed by former PM Benjamin Netanyahu, but have closed the gap in recent days. • source
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28 Jan 2009 15:41

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Sports: More on the contract David Beckham wants to bend

  • $250 million the financial windfall the soccer superstar agreed to in 2007 source
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28 Jan 2009 15:38

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Sports: David Beckham prefers having fun to tons of money

  • I am under contract and I have a lot of respect for Galaxy. But the possibility to play at Milan is something special. I knew I would have fun but I didn’t expect to have so much fun.
  • David Beckham • on staying with AC Milan as opposed to coming back for another season with Major League Soccer’s Los Angeles Galaxy. He’s under contract with the Galaxy and is supposed to be back in the Pacific time zone in March. What, is the U.S. not good enough for you, Mr. Posh Spice? • source
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16 Jan 2009 11:08

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World: Israel takes more heat for their Gaza attack

  • My grandmother did not die to provide cover for Israeli soldiers murdering Palestinian grandmothers in Gaza.
  • Gerald Kaufman • a U.K. politician (Labour party) whose family suffered under the fate of the Nazi regime. Kaufman, an Orthodox Jew, claims that Israeli soldiers in Gaza are acting similarly to German soldiers during World War II. • source
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09 Jan 2009 15:00

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Culture: Producer to movie companies: “Let Watchmen come out!”

  • Infighting over a big-time movie. The anticipated release of the comic-book movie “Watchmen” has been gummed up a little by lawyers for 20th Century Fox and Warner Bros. The $130 million movie is supposed to come out in March, but Fox claims the Warners never secured property rights to make it. Producer Lloyd Levin released a statement asking Fox to relent, noting they repeatedly passed on the film. source
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02 Jan 2009 16:48

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World: The death toll on the Gaza Strip so far

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02 Jan 2009 16:44

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World: Israel vs. Hamas: The conflict continues

  • 7th day of attacks on the Gaza Strip against Hamas militants source
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