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24 May 2009 13:42

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Politics: Colin Powell fights back against Cheney, Limbaugh criticism

  • I would like to point out that in the course of my 50 years of voting for presidents, I have voted for the person I thought was best qualified at that time to lead the nation. Last year, I thought it was President Barack Obama. For the previous 20 years, I voted solidly for Republican candidates.
  • Colin Powell • Responding to the verbal shouting match between him, former Vice President Dick Cheney and everyone’s favorite loudmouth, Rush Limbaugh. Powell goes further to say that the party needs to be more inclusive if it wants to find its way – which goes against many things Cheney and Limbaugh are arguing for, BTW. • source
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21 May 2009 23:48

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Offbeat, U.S., World: And now, the lighter side of the war on terror: Pink boxers

  • Any soldier who goes into battle against the Taliban in pink boxers and flip-flops has a special kind of courage.
  • Defense Secretary Robert Gates • On a soldier who leapt to his post in Afghanistan wearing pink boxers, leading to a hilariously awesome photo of our boys unashamed to fight in any condition. Normally, we’d be wary of putting this post next to a post like the previous one. But we admit it. The quote is just too awesome. • source
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18 May 2009 09:57

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World: The Tamil Tigers’ leader was killed, Sri Lanka sez

  • Velupillai Prabhakaran founded the Tamil Tigers, who have been the spark point for a lengthy civil war in Sri Lanka. The Tigers are considered a terrorist organization in 32 countries. source
  • Prabhakaran apparently was killed while attempting to run. After 30-plus years, the Tigers agreed to rest their arms this weekend, effectively ending the longest civil war in Asia. source
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17 May 2009 09:01

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World: Pakistan’s working hard to kill al-Qaeda and Taliban militants

  • 1,000 deaths since the beginning of the month source
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14 May 2009 08:51

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Politics, U.S.: Congressional Dems are worried about Obama’s foreign strategy

  • With respect to Afghanistan and Pakistan, I am extremely dubious that the administration will be able to accomplish what it wants to accomplish.
  • Rep. David R. Obey, D-Wisconsin • On the war on terror and the perceived lack of progress inherited from the Bush administration by the Obama administration. Obey, chair of the House Appropriations Committee, compares the situation to Nixon and the Vietnam War, and says Obama has a year to show progress. • source
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11 May 2009 08:40

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World: People are fleeing Taliban-stricken NW Pakistan en masse

  • 350,000 civilians have left the war zone in the last 12 days alone, 900,000 overall source
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11 May 2009 08:31

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World: A designated safe zone in Sri Lanka didn’t prevent civilian deaths

  • 1,000+ civilians got caught in the middle source
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04 May 2009 22:18

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World: Large-scale bloodshed spoils a Turkish wedding

  • 45 were killed in an apparent blood feud between families source
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26 Apr 2009 03:10

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World: The numbers game continues between Sri Lanka and the Tamil Tigers

  • 150,000 number of people the Tamil Tigers claim are near starvation in the Sri Lankan warzone source
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25 Apr 2009 10:32

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World: Today is World Malaria Day. Here’s a PSA from Ashley Judd.

  • Malaria used to be a completely devastating disease; now, thanks to much fighting, it appears the world has turned a corner in fighting it.source
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