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Elec­tion 2012: Rus­sia votes, Putin wins
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Odyssey Of Free Iran Super Star Heroes, Re­sponse To Pres­i­dent Obama & Peres Nowruz Mes­sages
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Pa­tron Saint of Ire­land Heart Stolen
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Scores dead in Congo mu­ni­tions depot blasts
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Iran 3 Feb 2012 Is­lam­ic Regime Supreme Lead­er Ali Khamenei's Speech About Par­lia­ment Elec­tions
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A New Era For Kim Jong-Un Be­gins
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Metropoli­tan Jonah: Per­ils of a con­sumerist so­ci­ety
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Mid­west Tor­na­do Af­ter­math: Death Toll Rises
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Elec­tion 2012: Rus­sia votes, Putin wins
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Salmond is Jolly for 'the Weans' (BBC Scot­land's Chil­dren in Need)
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China to Dou­ble Mil­i­tary Bud­get by 2015
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Chi­nese Regime De­fends its Veto of UN Res­o­lu­tion That Con­dems Syria's Vi­o­lence
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Mar­itime Lawyers, Arnold & Itkin, Dis­cuss the Deep­wa­ter Hori­zon Case
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Wash­ing­ton Week | Po­lit­i­cal Land­scape: Ohio
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Dead­ly Train Crash Poland Szczekociny March 3rd 2012.
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Deputies and store security personnel keep crowds under control Friday, Feb. 24, 2012, in Orlando, Fla., one day after a limited number of Nike's Foamposite Galaxy shoes at the Foot Locker store in the Florida Mall sparked a large scale riot involving hundreds of shoppers.
photo: AP / Reinhold Matay
From Heaven's Gate to Corporatocracy's Gate
read more WorldNews.com
Article by WN.com Correspondent Dallas Darling It was infamously apolitical and ahistorical for the new Nike Shoe, Foamposit Galaxy, to have arrived around the same time that the 38 members of Heaven's Gate group committed mass suicide. In America's Corporatocracy, where corporate conglomerates rule internally by brainwashing an individual's mind...

FILE - In this Feb. 24, 2012 file photo, Afghans burn an effigy representing U.S. President Barack Obama during an anti-U.S. protest in Ghani Khail, east of Kabul, Afghanistan over the burning of Qurans at a U.S. military base.
photo: AP / Rahmat Gul, File
‘Mistakes led to Afghan Quran burnings’
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Kabul: A series of mistakes led to the burning of Qurans at a US military base in Afghanistan and at least five American military personnel involved may face a disciplinary review over the issue, a Western official said on Saturday. The official said a joint investigation by senior Afghan and US military officials had convinced them that there was...

President Barack Obama speaks at a fundraiser in New York City, Thursday, March 1, 2012. Obama will be speaking at 4 fundraisers while in New york City.
photo: AP / Susan Walsh
Obama Says Military Option on Iran Not a ‘Bluff’
read more The New York Times
WASHINGTON — President Obama, speaking days before a crucial meeting with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel, rejected suggestions that the West could contain a nuclear-armed Iran, and warned that the United States could take military action to prevent it from acquiring a bomb. Connect With Us on Twitter Follow @nytimesworld for...

Unidentified family members dig through the remains of a house where a woman was killed by a tornado Saturday, March 3, 2012 in Moscow, Ohio.
photo: AP / Tom Uhlman
Tornadoes demolish small towns in Indiana, Kentucky
read more Nashville Tennessean
WEST LIBERTY, KY. — Across the South and Midwest, survivors emerged Saturday to find blue sky and splinters where homes once stood, cars flung into buildings and communications crippled after dozens of tornadoes chainsawed through a region of millions, leveling small towns along the way. At least 38 people were killed in five states, but a...

In this photo released by the Israeli government Press office, Israeli President Shimon Peres, left, meets with U.S President Barack Obama in Washington, Sunday, March 4, 2012.
photo: AP / Moshe Milner, GPO, HO
Obama warns Iran he will use force if needed
read more Al Jazeera
US President Barack Obama has said he prefers to use diplomacy to prevent Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons, but he made clear that he will not "hesitate to use force" when necessary to defend the US and its interests. Obama also said in a speech to a powerful pro-Israel organisation on Sunday that "there is too much loose talk of war" these...

President Barack Obama delivers the 2010 State of the Union address
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Barack Obama says he's not bluffing on Iran
read more The Independent
In his most expansive remarks on the issue thus far, Obama told The Atlantic magazine that Iran and Israel both understand that "a military component" is among a mix of many options for dealing with Iran, along with sanctions and diplomacy. That is the most direct threat he has issued during months of escalating tension with Iran over its...

The iron cage that housed the heart of St. Laurence O'Toole sits broken and empty Sunday, March 4, 2012, inside Christ Church Cathedral in Dublin.
photo: AP / Shawn Pogatchnik
900-year-old saint's heart vanishes from cathedral
read more CNN
By Richard Allen Greene and Peter Taggart, CNN The heart of a 900-year-old saint has vanished from Christ Church Cathedral in Dublin, Ireland, police and the Cathedral said. St. Laurence O'Toole's heart was kept in a heart-shaped wooden box in a cage bolted to a wall in Saint Lauds Chapel, Irish police said. It disappeared between Friday...

An injured man is treated by health workers at a hospital, after multiple explosions occurred at a munitions depot, in Brazzaville, Republic of Congo Sunday, March 4, 2012.
photo: AP / Elie Mbena
Official: 136 killed in Republic of Congo blasts
read more The Guardian
BRAZZAVILLE, Republic of Congo (AP) — A morgue in the capital of the Republic of Congo has taken in 136 bodies of those killed in blasts caused by arms depot fire in the capital. More bodies were coming into the morgue Sunday afternoon. A local hospital reported at least 237 wounded people. Sunday's blasts flattened many buildings in Brazzaville...

A motorist fuels up his truck at a gas station Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2012 in San Francisco.
photo: AP / Marcio Jose Sanche
Worst oil crisis could lie just ahead
read more The Australian
THE threat of an Israeli attack on Iran's nuclear facilities has pushed world oil prices up by 15 per cent in the past month and raised fears that the fissile geopolitics of the Middle East might once again spell global economic havoc. Israel believes Iran's nuclear program is approaching a point of no return beyond which it would be...

Chinese military delegates arrive for a meeting at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, Sunday, March 4, 2012.
photo: AP / Ng Han Guan
China boosts defence budget by 11.2 percent for 2012
read more The Star
BEIJING (Reuters) - China will boost military spending by 11.2 percent this year, the government said on Sunday, unveiling Beijing's first defence budget since President Barack Obama launched a "pivot" to reinforce U.S. influence across the Asia-Pacific. Soldiers of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) march in front of the Great Hall of the...

An employee of Henryville High School examines the remains of the building following severe storms Friday, March 2, 2012, in Henryville, Ind.
photo: AP / Timothy D. Easley
Tornadoes rake Midwest, South; 3 die in hard-hit southern Indiana
read more The Los Angeles Times
At least three people were killed Friday in southern Indiana when tornadoes plowed through the region, officials reported. The deaths were all in Jefferson County, said John Erickson, a spokesman for the Indiana Department of Homeland Security, in a telephone interview. No other details were immediately available. The fatalities occurred...

Conservative talk show host Rush Limbaugh speaks during a news conference at The Queen's Medical Center in Honolulu, Friday, Jan. 1, 2010.
photo: AP / Chris Carlson
Limbaugh Apologizes To Law Student For Insult
read more National Public Radio
WASHINGTON (AP) — Conservative talk show host Rush Limbaugh apologized Saturday to a Georgetown University law student he had branded a "slut" and "prostitute" after fellow Republicans as well as Democrats criticized him and several advertisers left his program. The student, Sandra Fluke, had testified to congressional Democrats in support of their...

Residents of Marysville, Ind., survey the tornado damage to their homes Friday, March 2, 2012 in Marysville.
photo: AP / Brian Bohannon
Deaths As Dozens Of Tornadoes Hit The US
read more Orange News
At least six people have been killed in the US after dozens of tornadoes tore through several states. Indiana's WRTV reported that three people died in Ripley County and another three in nearby Jefferson County in what is the second powerful tornado outbreak in days. Powerful storms stretching from the US Gulf Coast to the Great Lakes flattened...


Russian woman casts her ballot paper as electoral commission staff, left, looks on in the village of Lomakino, Smolensk region, western Russia, Sunday, March 4, 2012.
photo: AP / Sergei Grits
Exit polls: Putin wins Russia's presidential vote
read more STL Today
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin rolled to victory in Russia's presidential election on Sunday, according to exit polls cited by state television, but the vote was tainted by claims of violations, including "carousel voting" in which voters were bused around to cast several ballots. Putin tallied 58 percent, according to a nationwide exit poll...

In this photo released by the Israeli government Press office, Israeli President Shimon Peres, left, meets with U.S President Barack Obama in Washington, Sunday, March 4, 2012.
photo: AP / Moshe Milner, GPO, HO
Obama warns Iran he will use force if needed
read more Al Jazeera
US President Barack Obama has said he prefers to use diplomacy to prevent Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons, but he made clear that he will not "hesitate to use force" when necessary to defend the US and its interests. Obama also said in a speech to a powerful pro-Israel organisation on Sunday that "there is too much loose talk of war" these...

The iron cage that housed the heart of St. Laurence O'Toole sits broken and empty Sunday, March 4, 2012, inside Christ Church Cathedral in Dublin.
photo: AP / Shawn Pogatchnik
900-year-old saint's heart vanishes from cathedral
read more CNN
By Richard Allen Greene and Peter Taggart, CNN The heart of a 900-year-old saint has vanished from Christ Church Cathedral in Dublin, Ireland, police and the Cathedral said. St. Laurence O'Toole's heart was kept in a heart-shaped wooden box in a cage bolted to a wall in Saint Lauds Chapel, Irish police said. It disappeared between Friday...

An injured man is treated by health workers at a hospital, after multiple explosions occurred at a munitions depot, in Brazzaville, Republic of Congo Sunday, March 4, 2012.
photo: AP / Elie Mbena
Official: 136 killed in Republic of Congo blasts
read more The Guardian
BRAZZAVILLE, Republic of Congo (AP) — A morgue in the capital of the Republic of Congo has taken in 136 bodies of those killed in blasts caused by arms depot fire in the capital. More bodies were coming into the morgue Sunday afternoon. A local hospital reported at least 237 wounded people. Sunday's blasts flattened many buildings in Brazzaville...

An Iranian mural artist paints a portrait of supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, looking out from above a major street in Tehran, Iran, Friday, Feb. 24, 2012.
photo: AP / Vahid Salemi
Iran leader consolidates power, vote results suggest
read more CNN
March 4, 2012 -- Updated 1235 GMT (2035 HKT) Iran's election: What it means (CNN) -- Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, appeared to gain ground in his power struggle with President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad as preliminary results came in from parliamentary elections. Candidates from Khamenei's camp look set to capture about three-quarters of...

New North Korean leader Kim Jong Un waves at Kumsusan Memorial Palace in Pyongyang after reviewing a parade of thousands of soldiers and commemorating the 70th birthday of the late Kim Jong Il on Thursday, Feb. 16, 2012.
photo: AP / David Guttenfelder
North Korean Leader Takes a Defiant Stance as He Visits Border
read more The New York Times
SEOUL, South Korea — The North Korean leader, Kim Jong-un, visited the heavily armed border with the South and ordered his troops on higher alert, the North’s state-run media said Sunday, escalating the militaristic rhetoric just a week after Pyongyang agreed to freeze its nuclear efforts in return for badly need food aid....

Deputies and store security personnel keep crowds under control Friday, Feb. 24, 2012, in Orlando, Fla., one day after a limited number of Nike's Foamposite Galaxy shoes at the Foot Locker store in the Florida Mall sparked a large scale riot involving hundreds of shoppers.
photo: AP / Reinhold Matay
From Heaven's Gate to Corporatocracy's Gate
read more WorldNews.com
Article by WN.com Correspondent Dallas Darling It was infamously apolitical and ahistorical for the new Nike Shoe, Foamposit Galaxy, to have arrived around the same time that the 38 members of Heaven's Gate group committed mass suicide. In America's Corporatocracy, where corporate conglomerates rule internally by brainwashing an individual's mind...

Unidentified family members dig through the remains of a house where a woman was killed by a tornado Saturday, March 3, 2012 in Moscow, Ohio.
photo: AP / Tom Uhlman
Tornadoes demolish small towns in Indiana, Kentucky
read more Nashville Tennessean
WEST LIBERTY, KY. — Across the South and Midwest, survivors emerged Saturday to find blue sky and splinters where homes once stood, cars flung into buildings and communications crippled after dozens of tornadoes chainsawed through a region of millions, leveling small towns along the way. At least 38 people were killed in five states, but a...

A Russian woman casts her ballot at a polling station in the village Little Oesh Kolyvansky outside Novosibirsk, Russia, Sunday, March 4, 2012.
photo: AP / (AP Photo/Ilnar Salakhiyev
Putin seeks Kremlin return as Russia votes
read more Jakarta Globe
Russians voted on Sunday in presidential polls expected to return strongman Vladimir Putin to the Kremlin for a record third term, despite a wave of protests against his 12 years of domination. Voters from Vladivostok on the Pacific to the Kaliningrad exclave on the Baltic will cast their ballots in a marathon election stretched over 21 hours in...

Scotland's First Minister Alex Salmond, second left, arrives for a meeting with Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron,at St Andrew's House in Edinburgh, Scotland Thursday, Feb 16, 2012.
photo: AP / Scott Heppell
Scottish independence: May start for 'yes' campaign
read more BBC News
A "yes" campaign for Scottish independence will start soon after the Scottish government's consultation and May local elections, Alex Salmond says. The first minister told the BBC's Sunday Politics that the timing was because his Scottish...

Chinese military delegates arrive for a meeting at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, Sunday, March 4, 2012.
photo: AP / Ng Han Guan
China boosts defence budget by 11.2 percent for 2012
read more The Star
BEIJING (Reuters) - China will boost military spending by 11.2 percent this year, the government said on Sunday, unveiling Beijing's first defence budget since President Barack Obama launched a "pivot" to reinforce U.S. influence across the Asia-Pacific. Soldiers of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) march in front of the Great Hall of the...

Syrian nationals who live in Greece shout slogans and wave the revolutionary Syrian flag during a protest in Athens, Friday, March 2, 2012.
photo: AP / Thanassis Stavrakis
China issues framework for settling Syrian crisis
read more CNN
March 4, 2012 -- Updated 0144 GMT (0944 HKT) Graffitti reading "Thank you, Russia" and "Thank you, China" on the wall of the Russian Embassy in Damascus, February 15. Beijing (CNN) -- China is calling on the Syrian government and others involved to "immediately" stop violence, particularly against innocent civilians, and pursue a political solution...

In this Wednesday, April 21, 2010 aerial file photo taken in the Gulf of Mexico more than 50 miles southeast of Venice on Louisiana's tip, an oil slick is seen as the Deepwater Horizon oil rig burns.
photo: AP / Gerald Herbert, File
US government to continue BP Deepwater Horizon case
read more BBC News
The US government says it will continue its case against BP over the Deepwater Horizon oil rig spill despite a deal the company reached on Friday with the largest group of private claimants. The $7.8bn...

Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney and his wife Ann greet patrons at the Montgomery Inn in Cincinnati, Ohio, Saturday, March 3, 2012. Mitt Romney stepped out to a solid lead over his Republican presidential rivals Saturday night in Washington state caucuses, a quiet prelude to 10 Super Tuesday contests next week in all regions of the country.
photo: AP / Gerald Herbert
Romney wins Wash. state caucuses
read more Newsday
rolled to a double-digit victory in state's presidential caucuses last night, his fourth campaign triumph in a row and a fresh show of strength in the run-up to 10 Super Tuesday contests in all regions of the country. Rick and battled for second place, while ran a distant fourth. Romney said in a statement that his win meant Washington state's...


Singer Lady Gaga arrives at the Billboard Women In Music brunch, where she received the Rising Star award at The Pierre Hotel on Friday, Oct. 2, 2009 in New York.
photo: AP / Evan Agostini
Lady Gaga launches youth foundation
read more The Star
MASSACHUSETTS (AP) - Pop star Lady Gaga descended on Harvard University with some powerful friends Wednesday to launch her new foundation aimed at empowering young people. The singer was joined by Oprah Winfrey, spiritual leader Deepak Chopra, and US Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius to kick off the Born This Way Foundation that...

Disneyland.
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Disneyland celebrates Leap Day with late-night entertainment
read more Daily Press
Disneyland will celebrate Leap Day on Wednesday by offering late-night shows, music, food and character meet-and-greets while keeping the Anaheim theme park open for 24 hours straight. RELATED: 7 tips for tackling Disneyland in a day As part of the One More Disney Day marketing campaign, both Disneyland and the Magic Kingdom in Florida will open at...

Actress Barbra Streisand is seen in the crowd as she listens to President Barack Obama deliver remarks at the Clinton Global Initiative in New York, Wednesday, Sept., 21, 2011. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
photo: AP / Pablo Martinez Monsivais
Barbra Streisand and Seth Rogen's new movie is called 'The Guilt Trip'
read more The Examiner
As this Examiner.com column reported last year, Paramount Pictures has changed the name of the upcoming Barbra Streisand-Seth Rogen comedy "My Mother's Curse" to "The Guilt Trip." The title switch, however, was never official until late last night when the studio updated its slate of films for 2012. It's a minor tweak for Barbra and Seth's...

The home page of the Stratfor website is seen on a computer monitor in London Wendesday Jan 11, 2012. Security analysis firm Stratfor has relaunched its website after hackers brought down its servers and stole thousands of credit card numbers and other personal information belonging to its clients. Stratfor acknowledged Wednesday that the company had not encrypted customer information a major embarrassment for a security company. (AP Photo/Cassandra Vinograd)
photo: AP / Cassandra Vinograd
WikiLeaks Stratfor Emails: A Secret Indictment Against Julian Assange?
read more Rollingstone
On January 26, 2011, Fred Burton, the vice president of Stratfor, a leading private intelligence firm which bills itself as a kind of shadow CIA, sent an excited email to his colleagues. "Text Not for Pub," he wrote. "We" – meaning the U.S. government – "have a sealed indictment on Assange. Pls protect." The news, if true, was a...

Jennifer Hudson performs at the 43rd NAACP Image Awards on Friday, Feb. 17, 2012, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)
photo: AP / Chris Pizzello
Oscar winner Jennifer Hudson on witness list for upcoming trial in family members' deaths
read more Daily Press
CHICAGO (AP) — Oscar winner Jennifer Hudson is on the witness list for the upcoming Chicago trial of the man accused of killing her mother, brother and 7-year-old nephew in 2008, according to court documents. But prosecutors haven't yet disclosed whether Hudson will actually testify at the April 9 trial of William Balfour, who was the...

Ellen DeGeneres
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Sophia Grace and Rosie return to the ‘Ellen DeGeneres Show’ today
read more The Examiner
Pint-sized performers and fan favorites Sophia Grace and Rosie return to the Ellen DeGeneres Show today to share their experiences about interviewing Hollywood’s hottest stars and being treated to a trip to Disneyland, compliments of Ellen. The adorable British duo covered the American Music Awards and the Grammys for Ellen and they’re...

Apple iPhone
photo: WN / Yolanda Leyba
How to: create your own iPhone ringtones
read more Ars Technica
Apple made headlines last week by rolling out a line of iTunes-exclusive ringtones featuring music by The Beatles—a move that excited some Beatles fans and enraged others. As with Apple's other ringtone offerings, the tones are sold separately from the full version of the song for $1.29 apiece and only include a small clip of the...

Campers engaging in arts and crafts activities at the Beach Elementary School C&D for Boys in Gaza City
photo: IRIN / Erica Silverman
Pupils should study arts 'up to 16'
read more The Guardian
It warns that there is a "good deal" of concern about how much the coalition Government values cultural education in schools, adding that this has been partly caused by the introduction of the English Baccalaureate (EBacc). To achieve the EBacc pupils must gain at least a C in English, maths, science, a foreign language and history or...


Real Madrid's coach Jose Mourinho reacts during a press conference in Lyon, central France, Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2011. Real Madrid will face Lyon in Champions League soccer match on Wednesday.
photo: AP / Laurent Cipriani
England job will not go to Jose Mourinho as the Football Association look elsewhere for ...
read more The Daily Telegraph
The Football Association has ruled out a move for Jose Mourinho as it seeks a permanent replacement for Fabio Capello as England manager. Out of running: Jose Mourinho does not want England manager Photo: GETTY IMAGES tag --> By Telegraph staff 7:57PM GMT 04 Mar 2012 Comments...

Argentina's Sergio Aguero, center, celebrates after scoring with teammates Argentina's Lionel Messi, right, and Angel Di Maria during a group A Copa America soccer match against Costa Rica in Cordoba, Argentina, Monday, July 11, 2011.
photo: AP / Felipe Dana
Messi: I would be happy to see Aguero join Real Madrid
read more Goal
The reigning Ballon d'Or winner would be pleased to see his international team-mate return to La Liga even if it was with the Catalan club's biggest rivals Bet: £5 £10 £20 £50 £100 Returns: Real Madrid £11.42 Draw £75.00 Espanyol £170.00 Bet: £5 £10 £20 £50 £100 Returns: Real Madrid...

Liverpool's Glen Johnson, left, celebrates with Stewart Downing, center, and Jordan Henderson, right after scoring during the English Premier League soccer match between Chelsea and Liverpool at Stamford Bridge Stadium in London, Sunday, Nov. 20, 2011.
photo: AP / Kirsty Wigglesworth
Henderson: Liverpool are still in Champions League hunt, despite Arsenal defeat
read more The Daily Mail
midfielder Jordan Henderson insists the players will not give up on their top-four ambitions despite being dealt a potentially decisive blow by . The Gunners' stoppage-time 2-1 win at Anfield on Saturday left Kenny Dalglish's side 10 points off Champions League qualification. And with Stoke only three points behind them it appears holding on to...

Switzerland's Roger Federer makes a backhand return during a practice session at the All England Lawn Tennis Championships at Wimbledon Sunday, June 19, 2011.
photo: AP / Alastair Grant
Federer swats Murray aside to claim 72nd title
read more Taipei Times
Roger Federer swatted aside Andy Murray 7-5, 6-4 to win the Dubai Championships on Saturday, the Swiss maestro’s 72nd ATP Tour title, as he abandoned the baseline to dominate from the net. The 16-time Grand Slam winner may no longer be favorite for the top prizes, but few can match his longevity or dedication on the grueling men’s tour and the...

Ukraine's boxer Wladimir Klitschko celebrates after winning the heavyweight fight against Cuban boxer Eliseo Castillo in the Dortmund Westphalia hall on Saturday night, April 23,2005.
photo: AP / Frank Augstein
Klitschko claims Mormeck as 50th KO
read more Taipei Times
Undisputed world heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko claimed the 50th knock-out and 57th victory of his career when he ended hapless Frenchman Jean-Marc Mormeck’s hopes in the fourth round on Saturday. Klitschko, 35, defended his IBF, IBO, WBO and WBA titles against Mormeck, who stepped up from cruiserweight just over two...

Chelsea manager Andre Villas-Boas
photo: AP / Vincent Yu
Chelsea axe Andre Villas-Boas
read more Al Jazeera
Andre Villas-Boas has been sacked by Chelsea after less than a season in charge at Stamford Bridge, the English Premier League club announced in a statement on their website on Sunday. Former Chelsea midfielder Roberto Di Matteo, who had been working as Villas-Boas's assistant, has been appointed interim manager until the end of the season....

Switzerland's Roger Federer serves to Mardy Fish of the U.S. during their round robin singles match at the ATP World Tour Finals, at the O2 arena in London, Thursday, Nov. 24, 2011.
photo: AP / Alastair Grant
Roger Federer wins fifth Dubai Tennis Championships title
read more Tennis Guru
World No. 3 Roger Federer won his fifth Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships title in the 20th edition of the ATP World Tour 500 hard-court tennis tournament. The Swiss defeated No. 4 Andy Murray 7-5, 6-4 in the final on Saturday evening. The 30-year-old Federer has won the title five times in 10 years, having previously triumphed in 2003-2005 and...

New York Knicks guard Jeremy Lin (17) celebrates with guards Baron Davis, center, and J.R. Smith in the second half of the Knicks' 120-103 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers in an NBA basketball game at New York's Madison Square Garden, Wednesday, Feb. 29, 2012. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)
photo: AP / Kathy Willens
Jeremy Lin's unexpected success shows scouting is an inexact science
read more North Jersey
There are two things a general manager, a scout and a player personnel director want to be, and that’s to be right. And in a quiet moment, they’ll admit they want to be safe. ASSOCIATED PRESS Jeremy Lin, center, celebrates with his Palo Alto, Calif., High School teammates after winning a state championship in 2006....


James Cameron, Oscar-nominated director of the film "Avatar", speaks at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival as he receives the festival's Modern Master Award in Santa Barbara, Calif.
photo: AP / Michael A. Mariant, file
Secret film behind Hollywood director James Cameron's visit to Sydney
read more The Daily Telegraph Australia
WE'VE finally got to the bottom of why one of Hollywood's most successful and powerful directors has been sneaking in and out of Sydney. James Cameron has been working on a top-secret project in the city. Cameron has been...

Actress Janet Jackson attends a special screening of 'For Colored Girls' at the Ziegfeld Theatre on Monday, Oct. 25, 2010 in New York.
photo: AP / Evan Agostini
Janet Jackson says no to X- factor
read more Newstrack India
London, Mar 3 (ANI): Janet Jackson has declined to take up the role of a judge on US X-Factor. Jackson was said...

FILM ACTRESS(R) KULRAJ RANDHAWA & ACTOR PRIYANSHU CHATTERJEE IN A STILL FROM THE MOVIE CHINTUJI IN WESTERN INDIA 05 AUGUST 2009 ---- WN/SUJIT SAHA
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Tushar and Kulraj 'excited' about 'Char Din ki Chandni'
read more Newstrack India
New Delhi, Mar 3 (ANI): Tushar Kapoor and Kulraj Randhawa are apparently quite upbeat about their upcoming release 'Char Din ki Chandni'. Both of them were recently spotted in Moradabad promoting their...

Famous actress of hindi movies Shabana Azmi
photo: WN / Imran Nissar
Azmi Shabana in Bigelow’s film
read more The Times of India
SHARE AND DISCUSSTweetAzmi Shabana The Hurt Locker director Kathryn Bigelow, who is shooting in Chandigarh for her film based on the killing of Osama bin Laden, has no prominent Indian actor's name in the star cast. However, Mumbai...

Double Exploding Blue Ball Fireworks
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2012 Miami International Film Festival
read more The Examiner
Film fanatics and devotees gather today for the start of the Miami International Film Festival. Miami Dade College presents us once again with days worth of the visual art of films from around the world (Spain, Australia, Chile, Greece, China, Palestine, and Uruguay are just to name a few). Although the festival begins tonight, it is not too late...

Bollywood actor Vidya Balan reacts during a press conference to announce
photo: AP / Gautam Singh
Vidya Balan: This is a golden time for Hindi film heroines
read more Bollywood Life
The Kahaani actor is taking up challenging roles and is glad to be in this era of Bollywood Right from the beginning of her career, Vidya Balan has been known to have taken the road less travelled. Her choice of films and the roles she has played has been the envy of all her contemporaries, except for a...

Bollywood actor John Abraham
photo: WN / Bhaskar Mallick
John Abraham to star in political thriller 'Jaffna'?
read more Digital Spy
John Abraham has signed up to a political thriller about Tamil tigers in Sri Lanka. The actor was last seen playing an Oxford graduate-turned-male-stripper in the comedy action film Desi Boyz. Director Shoojit Sircar told Hindustan Times: "John is a politically aware actor. He reads the newspaper every morning, knows what's going on in the world....

Bollywood actress Soha Ali Khan
photo: AP / Gautam Singh
Soha Ali Khan: 'Communication is crucial'
read more Digital Spy
Soha Ali Khan has said that the secret of a good relationship is "communication". The actress is currently dating fellow Bollywood star Kunal Khemu. Khan told DNA India: "The key to any successful relationship is communication. I believe that talking things out solves most of the problems and that's exactly what I do. "Not just with your better...


Election 2012: Russia votes, Putin wins
Election 2012: Russia votes, Putin wins
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Preliminary results show Vladimir Putin securing 63.18 per cent of votes in Russia's presidential election, with his closest rival Gennady Zyuganov taking 17.33 per cent. So far, the Central Election Commission has counted some 25 per cent of the ballots. Vladimir Zhirinovsky and Mikhail Prokhorov are waging a real political battle for third place, with both winning the support of roughly 7.35 per cent of voters. Sergey Mironov is running fifth, with some 3.67 per cent of votes cast. RT on Twitter twitter.com RT on Facebook www.facebook.com
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Odyssey Of Free Iran Super Star Heroes, Response To President Obama & Peres Nowruz Messages
Odyssey Of Free Iran Super Star Heroes, Response To President Obama & Peres Nowruz Messages
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Odyssey Of Free Iran Super Star Heroes Is Announcing The Birth Of New Free Iran Super Star Hero OMID In Evin Prison On March 19, 2009 Response To President Obama positive Nowruz message to Iranain People, Iranian-American community and praising non-Islamic features of Iranian civilization, innovations and their pre Islamic contributions to history of mankind. ... 67 Active Petitions By FREE Iran Communities Against Islamist Mullahs Invaders and Occupiers Of Iran (Taazi) Which Are Supported By ActivistChat Might Be Considered As The Best Detail Response to The President Obama's Nowruz Message For Iranian People ....
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Patron Saint of Ireland Heart Stolen
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The Patron Saint of Ireland Laurence O'Toole who's heart has been enshrined in a wooden box for centuries has been stolen from the Church many people make a pilgrimage to visit.
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Scores dead in Congo munitions depot blasts
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At least 100 people have died and the death toll may double after explosions at a weapons depot in the Republic of Congo. It is not yet clear what caused the blasts, but an accidental fire is suspected. Al Jazeera's Omar Al Saleh reports.
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Iran 3 Feb 2012 Islamic Regime Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei's Speech About Parliament Elections
Iran 3 Feb 2012 Islamic Regime Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei's Speech About Parliament Elections
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A New Era For Kim Jong-Un Begins
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Follow us on TWITTER: twitter.com Like us on FACEBOOK: www.facebook.com The funeral of Kim Jon-iI, the North Korean dictator, signaled the end of his 17 years iron-fist rule since the Cold War days. At his memorial service on Dec. 29, his son Kim Jong-un was declared the new military and political "supreme leader". The "Kim Jong-un era" has officially begun. And so have new diplomatic efforts for the Korean peninsula. Around 100000 military personnel and civilians attended Kim Jong-il's memorial service in Pyongyang on Dec. 29th. Kim Yong Nam, the Chairman of the North Korean Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly, declared Kim Jong-un as "the top leader of the party, the state and the military". Kim Jong-un was seen walking next to his late father's hearse during the funeral procession of December 28th. Official media Labor News reported the leadership's new pledges of loyalty to successor Kim Jong-un. And the UN headquarters flew its flag half-mast according to protocol. The 40 km funeral procession paraded under snow whether and to the cries of hundreds of thousands of attendees. A retired professor of Shandong University, Sun Wenguang, says the scene reminded him of Mao Zedong's funeral, the former Chinese Communist Party dictator of the 70's. Sun Wenguang: "In their propaganda, Kim Jong-il has been called "the great leader, the savior of the people ". Such kind of education and infusion made a lot of people grieve deeply, thinking that his death pulled the <b>...</b>
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Metropolitan Jonah: Perils of a consumerist society
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Mo' Money, Mo' Problems: Faith in a Consumerist Society
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Midwest Tornado Aftermath: Death Toll Rises
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More: abcn.ws | At least 12 people are dead after 15 tornadoes blew through the Midwest.
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Election 2012: Russia votes, Putin wins
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Preliminary results show Vladimir Putin securing 63.18 per cent of votes in Russia's presidential election, with his closest rival Gennady Zyuganov taking 17.33 per cent. So far, the Central Election Commission has counted some 25 per cent of the ballots. Vladimir Zhirinovsky and Mikhail Prokhorov are waging a real political battle for third place, with both winning the support of roughly 7.35 per cent of voters. Sergey Mironov is running fifth, with some 3.67 per cent of votes cast. RT on Twitter twitter.com RT on Facebook www.facebook.com
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Salmond is Jolly for 'the Weans' (BBC Scotland's Children in Need)
Salmond is Jolly for 'the Weans' (BBC Scotland's Children in Need)
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First Minister Alex Salmond appeared on BBC Scotland's Children in Need in the guise of famous comic misanthrope the Reverend IM Jolly. The dour minister created by the late Rikki Fulton was a popular fixture in the Hogmanay TV schedules with his catchphrase "Ah've had a helluva year". Mr Salmond said his evangelical crusades went down well in Glasgow East - slightly less well in Glenrothes. He said: "I preached 'yes we can', the people replied, 'nah we didnae'." Addressing the nation from his armchair, the first minister said: "Dearly beloved fellow Scots - and Gordon Brown. "It is at times of great fiscal strain and hardship that we turn to the Bible for words of comfort and solace. "Take Genesis: And God said 'Let there be sky - and those who can afford Sky can watch the best fitba'. "And the Lord also said 'Let there be light' - but he changed his mind when the leccy bill came in." Mr Salmond also poked fun at his predecessor as first minister, Jack McConnell. The SNP leader said: "I'd also like to thank him for the present of fish he left for me in Bute House - under the floorboards. "Moira and I had a great time to replacing all the light bulbs he'd taken with him." The first minister concluded his message: "Please dig deep, it's for the weans."
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China to Double Military Budget by 2015
China to Double Military Budget by 2015
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The People's Republic of China will double its military budget extremely quickly, especially for a nation at peace, because it may not be at peace for long as it tries to assert its dominance over the South China Sea. The Chinese are currently in a territorial dispute with several other nations in Southeast Asia over areas containing vast oil and natural gas reserves. Read the full story here: ywtv.tv Add TDC to your circles on Google+ plus.google.com Join the conversation on Facebook www.facebook.com Follow The Daily Conversation on Twitter www.twitter.com Territorial disputes in the South China Sea en.wikipedia.org US to open Marine base in Australia www.voanews.com Map: South China Sea hwebb.freeservers.com
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Chinese Regime Defends its Veto of UN Resolution That Condems Syria's Violence
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For more news and videos visit ➡ ‪english.ntdtv.com‬ Follow us on Twitter ➡ ‪http Add us on Facebook ➡ ‪on.fb.me The Chinese regime is defending its rejection of a UN resolution that condemns the Syrian government's violent crackdown on dissenters and presses Syrian President Bashar al-Assad Syrian to step down. The move has been sharply criticized by other countries on the UN Security Council, including the US Secretary of State and Japan's Chief Cabinet Secretary. Content: The Chinese regime defended its highly controversial veto of a UN resolution that would have called for Syrian President Bashar al Assad to leave power—even as other countries on the UN Security Council denounced the veto. A spokesman for the Chinese regime's Foreign Ministry, Liu Weimin, told reporters that China chose to veto the resolution because it did not think it would resolve the violence in Syria. He said, "The vote on the resolution was pushed through when different parties still had serious disagreements. Doing it this way is not conducive to maintaining the unity and authority of the Security Council, and not conducive to a proper resolution to the problem. This is why China vetoed this resolution." But the other members of the UN Security Council—save Russia who also vetoed the resolution—were livid. US Secretary of State Hilary Clinton called the veto a "travesty" and suggested that China and Russia now have blood on their hands as the civilian death toll in Syria continues to rise <b>...</b>
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Maritime Lawyers, Arnold & Itkin, Discuss the Deepwater Horizon Case
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Experienced Maritime Attorneys, Jason Itkin & Kurt Arnold discuss representing 27 crew members from the Deepwater Horizon explosion and their experiences with the clients. To learn more: www.offshoreinjuryfirm.com
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Washington Week | Political Landscape: Ohio
Washington Week | Political Landscape: Ohio
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Of the states holding primaries on Super Tuesday, among most closely watched is Ohio. Ohio has 66 of the 419 delegates awarded next week and has seen a slew of negative advertising by candidates and Super PACs. Rick Santorum is leading in the polls, but Mitt Romney has scored some key endorsements from local politicians. Karen Kasler of Ohio Public Television previews the primary.
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Deadly Train Crash Poland Szczekociny March 3rd 2012.
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Deadly Train Crash Poland Szczekociny March 3rd 2012. At least 14 people died, and many more injured. Two trains have collided in southern Poland, leaving 14 people dead, local officials say, and 50 hurt. The accident occurred on Saturday evening on the Warsaw-Krakow mainline at the small town of Szczekociny, according to Polish TV. Two express trains, one of which was on the wrong track, collided head-on, a senior railway official said. Prime Minister Donald Tusk is on his way to the site of the crash, along with three other cabinet ministers. "This appears to be one of the most serious railway accidents in recent years," Transport Minister Slawomir Nowak told the TVN24 news channel. "There are fatalities, there are many injured people," he said, as he travelled to the scene with Prime Minister Tusk. Some passengers remain trapped in the wreckage, police say. Helicopter ambulances from Warsaw and Wroclaw are helping to take the injured to hospitals. The accident occurred at 21:15 (20:15 GMT), when a train travelling north from Przemysl to Warsaw collided with a southbound train from Warsaw to Krakow.
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Bo Xilai, center, party secretary of the western city of Chongqing, is surrounded by members of the media upon arrival for a Chongqing delegation meeting of the National People's Congress at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, Saturday, March 6, 2010. Bangladesh's bowler Suhrawardi Shuvo, left, celebrates with fellow team members after dismissing Netherlands batsman Alexei Kervezee, unseen, for 18 runs during the Cricket World Cup Group B match at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chittagong, Bangladesh, Monday, March 14, 2011. A truck drives past a pair of oil pumps, Friday, Aug. 12, 2005, in Van, Texas. Crude oil prices remained in record territory after soaring to new highs Friday past $66 a barrel as reports of new U.S. refinery outages rekindled fears that gasoline supplies in the world's biggest consumer would struggle to meet rising de Rooster - Chicken - Bird Flu - Health

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Mourners pray at a mass funeral Saturday, Dec. 24, 2011 for 44 people killed in twin suicide bombings that targeted intelligence agency compounds in Damascus, Syria. Iranian woman walk past an anti-American mural outside the former U.S. embassy in Tehran, Monday, Nov. 3, 3008, during a protest to mark the 29th anniversary of Nov. 4, 1979, the start of the Iranian hostage crisis when militants stormed the United States Embassy in Tehran, seizing its occupants. The students, who believed the embassy was a center of plots against Iran, held 52 Americans hostage 444 days. The takeover led to the U.S. to cut diplomatic ties with Iran. Since then the two countries have had no diplomatic relations. Doha Sooq - Qatar- Shoppers - Economy - People - Markets FILE - In this Nov. 11, 2010 file photo, Saudi woman with cellphones smoke tobacco from a waterpipe as they drink coffee in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Saudi King Abdullah has given the kingdom's women the right to vote for first time in nationwide local elections, due in 2015. The king said in an annual speech on Sunday before his advisory assembly, or Shura Council, that Saudi women will be able to run and cast ballots in the 2015 municipal elections.

In this photo released on Feb. 4, 2012 by the state media website Cubadebate, Cuba's leader Fidel Castro holds two copies of his book 'Guerrillero del Tiempo,' or 'Time Warrior' during its presentation in Havana, Cuba, Friday, Feb. 3, 2012. Australia's captain Ricky Ponting smiles during a training session in Nagpur, India Thursday, Feb. 24, 2011. Australia will play New Zealand in Nagpur on Friday, Feb. 25 in an ICC Cricket World Cup Group A match. Smartphone - Nokia Fresh carrots - vegetable


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Election 2012: Russia votes, Putin wins; updated 04 Mar 2012; published 04 Mar 2012
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Elec­tion 2012: Rus­sia votes, Putin wins
STL Today 04 Mar 2012, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin rolled to victory in Russia's presidential election on Sunday, according to exit polls cited by state television, but the vote was tainted by claims of violations, including "carousel voting" in which voters were bused around to cast several ballots. Putin tallied 58 percent, according to a nationwide exit poll...

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Odyssey Of Free Iran Super Star Heroes, Response To President Obama & Peres Nowruz Messages; updated 21 Jun 2011; published 22 Mar 2009
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Odyssey Of Free Iran Super Star Heroes, Re­sponse To Pres­i­dent Obama & Peres Nowruz Mes­sages
Al Jazeera 04 Mar 2012, US President Barack Obama has said he prefers to use diplomacy to prevent Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons, but he made clear that he will not "hesitate to use force" when necessary to defend the US and its interests. Obama also said in a speech to a powerful pro-Israel organisation on Sunday that "there is too much loose talk of war" these...

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Patron Saint of Ireland Heart Stolen; updated 03 Mar 2012; published 03 Mar 2012
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Pa­tron Saint of Ire­land Heart Stolen
CNN 04 Mar 2012, By Richard Allen Greene and Peter Taggart, CNN The heart of a 900-year-old saint has vanished from Christ Church Cathedral in Dublin, Ireland, police and the Cathedral said. St. Laurence O'Toole's heart was kept in a heart-shaped wooden box in a cage bolted to a wall in Saint Lauds Chapel, Irish police said. It disappeared between Friday...

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Scores dead in Congo munitions depot blasts; updated 04 Mar 2012; published 04 Mar 2012
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Scores dead in Congo mu­ni­tions depot blasts
The Guardian 04 Mar 2012, BRAZZAVILLE, Republic of Congo (AP) — A morgue in the capital of the Republic of Congo has taken in 136 bodies of those killed in blasts caused by arms depot fire in the capital. More bodies were coming into the morgue Sunday afternoon. A local hospital reported at least 237 wounded people. Sunday's blasts flattened many buildings in Brazzaville...

Iran 3 Feb 2012 Islamic Regime Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei's Speech About Parliament Elections; updated 27 Feb 2012; published 03 Feb 2012
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Iran 3 Feb 2012 Is­lam­ic Regime Supreme Lead­er Ali Khamenei's Speech About Par­lia­ment Elec­tions
CNN 04 Mar 2012, March 4, 2012 -- Updated 1235 GMT (2035 HKT) Iran's election: What it means (CNN) -- Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, appeared to gain ground in his power struggle with President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad as preliminary results came in from parliamentary elections. Candidates from Khamenei's camp look set to capture about three-quarters of...

A New Era For Kim Jong-Un Begins; updated 16 Feb 2012; published 30 Dec 2011
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A New Era For Kim Jong-Un Be­gins
The New York Times 04 Mar 2012, SEOUL, South Korea — The North Korean leader, Kim Jong-un, visited the heavily armed border with the South and ordered his troops on higher alert, the North’s state-run media said Sunday, escalating the militaristic rhetoric just a week after Pyongyang agreed to freeze its nuclear efforts in return for badly need food aid....

Metropolitan Jonah: Perils of a consumerist society; updated 10 Jan 2012; published 07 Dec 2011
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Midwest Tornado Aftermath: Death Toll Rises; updated 01 Mar 2012; published 01 Mar 2012
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Election 2012: Russia votes, Putin wins; updated 04 Mar 2012; published 04 Mar 2012
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Salmond is Jolly for 'the Weans' (BBC Scotland's Children in Need); updated 18 Feb 2012; published 15 Nov 2008
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China to Double Military Budget by 2015; updated 29 Feb 2012; published 15 Feb 2012
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Chinese Regime Defends its Veto of UN Resolution That Condems Syria's Violence; updated 09 Feb 2012; published 07 Feb 2012
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CNN 04 Mar 2012, March 4, 2012 -- Updated 0144 GMT (0944 HKT) Graffitti reading "Thank you, Russia" and "Thank you, China" on the wall of the Russian Embassy in Damascus, February 15. Beijing (CNN) -- China is calling on the Syrian government and others involved to "immediately" stop violence, particularly against innocent civilians, and pursue a political solution...

Maritime Lawyers, Arnold & Itkin, Discuss the Deepwater Horizon Case; updated 02 Feb 2012; published 02 Feb 2012
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Washington Week | Political Landscape: Ohio; updated 02 Mar 2012; published 02 Mar 2012
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