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01 Dec 2009 10:11

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Politics: Amusing: The White House’s war of sevens with Politico

  • seven Politico writes a story called “7 Stories Barack Obama Doesn’t Want Told.” It’s about as dry and harsh as it sounds.
  • seven The White House sends around an internal e-mail with their own, more hilarious, list of seven, which rips on Politico big-time. source
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21 Nov 2009 10:46

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World: Sri Lanka’s ready to let go of thousands of displaced Tamils

  • 130,000 Tamils could be released source
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17 Nov 2009 20:50

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U.S.: U.S. soldiers are committing suicide at a higher rate in 2009

  • 140 the number of suicides in the U.S. Army in 2008; that was an all-time record
  • 140 the number of soldier suicides so far in 2009; we’re on track for a new record 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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26 Oct 2009 21:31

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World: Sri Lanka’s feeling pressure over abuses in Tamil Tiger war

  • 280,000 people are still in camps 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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18 Oct 2009 12:20

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Politics: Daily Poll: The White House vs. Fox News – is it worth fighting?

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15 Oct 2009 10:22

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World: Pakistan is quickly becoming the new Afghanistan, guys

  • 37 dead in four separate bombings in Pakistan today source
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