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31 Jan 2010 11:04

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World: Is Hakimullah Mehsud dead or alive? Pakistan wants to know

See this dude holding the gun? Word on the street that the new Pakistani Taliban leader, Hakimullah Mehsud, was killed. Pakistan’s military is trying to find out. source
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16 Jan 2010 13:16

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World: Third time a charm? Karzai’s second attempt at a cabinet rejected

  • 7 of Karzai’s 17 minister picks got approved; the rest, failures source
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15 Nov 2009 11:47

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World: Pakistan’s war with the Taliban has wins, losses on both sides

  • 20+ Taliban militants were killed in South Waziristan, Pakistan says source
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31 Oct 2009 09:22

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World: Protip for Hamid Karzai: Abdullah Abdullah needed for a runoff

  • Afghanistan’s leader is currently dealing with an angry challenger. When an election has widespread fraud, and you’re the biggest victim of the fraud, of course you’d be angry, right? Well, Abdullah Abdullah is so angry about it right now that he’s threatening not to be a part of the runoff. A runoff, by the way, that the U.S. had to pressure Hamid Karzai to take part in. In other news, who’s dressing as Hamid Karzai for Halloween this year? source
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30 Oct 2009 10:42

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U.S.: FBI-slain Detroit mosque leader looked just like Dave Chappelle

The FBI is defending its decision to shoot Luqman Ameen Abdullah, but we’re thrown at hello because he looks like he was on Chappelle’s Show. source
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26 Oct 2009 09:55

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Politics: Daily Poll: An absurdly early 2012 GOP presidential straw poll

  • The Washington Post’s Monday Fix got us to thinking this week due to their power list of Republicans in 2012. Sarah Palin is on top of it. And in a minor upset, Tim Pawlenty is in front of Mitt Romney. And Mike “always a bridesmaid, never a bride” Huckabee is standing pat in fourth. Now, we know it’s early and it doesn’t mean anything, but we’d like to know who you’d most likely vote for in 2012, if given the choice. This is obviously unscientific and mostly for fun. And feel free to tell us how much you hate (insert object of scorn here) in the comments.source
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28 Sep 2009 21:09

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World: What the heck happened in Honduras? Things are declining fast

  • Protests are heavy and seem to be getting worse thanks to outed president Manuel Zelaya’s presence. Zelaya’s getting criticized because he got back in, destabilizing everything. The interim government took out major media outlets to limit criticism and the free flow of information. And there was talk of taking away people’s civil liberties. To put it simply, the country’s completely gone down the tubes in three months. How did this happen?source
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26 Aug 2009 10:23

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U.S.: Barack Obama remembers Ted Kennedy as a “great leader”

  • An important chapter in our history has come to an end. Our country has lost a great leader, who picked up the torch of his fallen brothers and became the greatest United States senator of our time.
  • President Barack Obama • In a speech regarding the death of Ted Kennedy. Obama was close to Kennedy, even when the Senator was quickly declining in health. “Even as he waged a valiant struggle with a mortal illness,” he said, “I’ve profited as president from his encouragement and wisdom.” Kennedy’s endorsement of the president was seen as a turning point in last year’s campaign, even if it came at a cost of damaging longstanding relationships with former president Bill Clinton. • source
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18 Aug 2009 10:17

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World: Kim Dae-jung: Yes, you can go from dissident to president

The former South Korean leader, who became an icon of the country’s democratic strength, died today. He was 83. source
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07 Aug 2009 20:13

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World: Taliban leader Baitullah Mehsud may have been killed

  • This is a major setback for the Taliban in Pakistan. He was the leader. The successors are all non-entities.
  • Former Pakistani security leader Mahmood Shah • Discussing the ramifications of the death of Baitullah Mehsud, who was reported killed in a bombing on Wednesday. Friday, two Taliban fighters said he was killed but the U.S. and Pakistan could not confirm this. Mehsud is blamed for much of the instability in the region and Pakistan has been targeting him for months. • source
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