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29 Apr 2009 09:51

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Biz, U.S.: The incredible shrinking economy shrinks even more

  • -6.1% free-fall in the United States’ GDP O_O source
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16 Apr 2009 21:19

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World: India’s got so many people, a democratic vote is ultra-daunting

  • 714 million people are eligible to vote in India, which sounds like a giant mess waiting to happen. Turnout as high as 86% is expected.
  • 543 seats the number of seats Indian voters are trying to fill over a four-week period. It’s like U.S. elections with even more confusion. source
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11 Apr 2009 10:32

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U.S., World: Obama: The U.S. needs help from other nations

  • These are challenges that no single nation, no matter how powerful, can confront alone. The United States must lead the way. But our best chance to solve these unprecedented problems comes from acting in concert with other nations.
  • President Barack Obama • In his weekly radio/Interweb address. The president just returned from an overseas trip through Europe and Iraq, so his words carry extra significance. • source
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08 Apr 2009 08:41

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World: Moldova’s massive student protest, by the numbers

  • 15,000 people were in the angry crowd that surrounded parliament and later ransacked it
  • 30 people were injured during the protests, including both policemen and protesters source
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28 Mar 2009 13:56

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World: Earth Hour: That’s the night that the lights went out in Indonesia

On the left: The lights were on. On the right: The lights were off in support of “Earth Hour.” Any questions? source
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27 Jan 2009 10:28

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U.S., World: Obama to Muslims: “Americans are not your enemy”

  • My job to the Muslim world is to communicate that the Americans are not your enemy. We sometimes make mistakes. We have not been perfect.
  • Barack Obama • in an interview with Dubai-based television network Al-Arabiya. The president promised during his campaign to improve ties with the Muslim world and will speak at the capital of a Muslim nation during the first 100 days he’s in office. • source
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22 Jan 2009 10:56

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U.S., World: Former Gitmo inmate: “Restore justice for prisoners”

  • He needs to restore justice for prisoners who were persecuted there during investigations. There were innocent people imprisoned there.
  • Mullah Abdul Salam Zaeef • an ex-Taliban ambassador to Pakistan and former Guantanamo Bay prisoner, on Obama’s planned closing of the prison camp • source
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19 Jan 2009 02:42

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World: 1% of everybody’s got a faulty heart

  • 1% of people could be destined for heart disease based on genetics, especially in India.
  • 60 million people carry the bad gene, says a new study published in Natural Genetics. source
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