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16 Feb 2010 09:36

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World: The state of the Taliban in Marjah, told using dots and stuff

  • Here’s a graphic of the state of the Taliban in Marjah. Each dot represents roughly 25 of the 400 fighters who were reportedly in Marjah when the offensive began on Friday, according to the allies. As you can see, they’re not doing so well, but still have some fight in them. source

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still fighting

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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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02 Jan 2010 10:53

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World: Iraq’s 2009 civilian death toll way down, still really high

  • 9,226 civilians died due to violence in 2008 – the biggest year yet
  • 4,497 died in 2009 – the lowest since the war began in 2003 source
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11 Nov 2009 11:11

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U.S., World: Veterans Day is today; don’t forget to honor the fallen

Today’s Veterans Day. 11/11. Obama celebrated at a ceremony at Arlingtion National Cemetery. How did you celebrate? source
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06 Nov 2009 13:04

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World: British PM Gordon Brown takes a stand against Afghan leadership

  • Sadly, the government of Afghanistan had become a byword for corruption. And I am not prepared to put the lives of British men and women in harm’s way for a government that does not stand up against corruption.
  • British Prime Minister Gordon Brown • Discussing his plans for Afghanistan in fairly harsh terms. Considering Brown’s talking about Afghanistan right as Obama’s trying to figure out his own plans for sending troops to the country, his words carry extra weight. • source
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30 Oct 2009 10:13

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U.S., World: The risks of U.S. military presence in Afghanistan are pretty high

Reuters uses a pretty stark example of how a nothing mission quickly turned deadly. Obama, pay heed as you decide to add more troops. source
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29 Oct 2009 01:08

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Offbeat: Great idea, idiots: A mistaken phone number leads to a shooting

  • accident A guy tried to get a hold of someone via text. He had the wrong number. Honest mistake, right? Whoops. My bad.
  • argument The two men started fighting via text, and it got so bad that they met near a CVS, and one shot the other. Idiots. source
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23 Oct 2009 13:54

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Offbeat: Humpback whales fighting: like an oceanic version of “Roadhouse”

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  • A chick comes into the bar brings attention to herself. A bunch of males, who had been pre-occupied with a round or two of pool or nursing their Yuenglings, come over and try to win some attention. All of a sudden, it turns into this massive fight for the lady’s attention. In the end, the hotshot stud who looks like a whale wins out. And this, friends, is why nature programming is awesome. source
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21 Oct 2009 09:34

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World: Pakistan has suffered big tolls from the Taliban attacks already

  • 185 people have died in the month of carnage in the country
  • 120,000 civilians have escaped the war zone in Pakistan already source
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17 Oct 2009 16:14

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World: Pakistan’s trying to weed out Taliban militants en masse

  • 28,000 soldiers are on the case in South Waziristan source
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