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Saturday, 07 April 2012

Zardari visit signals slow progress in India-Pakistan ties

With Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari making a rare visit to India, the BBC's Delhi correspondent Andrew North looks at the fraught state of relations between the rival neighbours. Last time it was cricket, now it is religious...

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President Barack Obama wishes all Christian and Jewish persons a blessed holiday The Examiner

This weekend, President Barack Obama took a hiatus from his political, policy-related, and campaign-styled talks to wish all Christian and Jewish families a celebrated holiday weekend during his weekly address. He wished Christians a blessed Easter, and he wished persons of the Jewish faith a...

Connecticut official pushes for prison nursery for new moms Fox News

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Sarkozy dangles "empty chair" threat over Europe Yahoo Daily News

PARIS (Reuters) - French President Nicolas Sarkozy told a Sunday newspaper he is serious about pushing for more trade protectionism in Europe and tighter external border controls, hinting he could take a stand as tough as Charles de Gaulle's 1965 "empty chair" policy. The conservative leader told...

‘Moneyball’ goes to state prison Ohio

Listen long enough to Gary Mohr, and Billy Beane comes to mind. Mohr is the director of the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction. Beane, the general manager and minority owner of the Oakland Athletics, is the centerpiece of Moneyball, the 2003 book by Michael Lewis, made into a 2011...

US extends condolences after death of Malawi president Yahoo Daily News

The White House on Saturday sent condolences to the people of Malawi following the death of President Bingu wa Mutharika. "The United States extends its condolences to the people of Malawi and the family of President...

Brussels metro and buses halted after inspector killed Yahoo Daily News

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Bus, tram and metro drivers in Brussels walked out in protest on Saturday and vowed not to return to work until Tuesday after one of their colleagues was beaten to death. The...

Adam Bink Of Courage Campaign: Freedom To Marry's Gay Marriage Efforts Are 'Misplaced' Huffington Post

The Courage Campaign, the California-based LGBT online organizing network which has been a force in the battle against Prop 8 and other initiatives, jumped into the controversy surrounding Freedom to Marry, the group leading the fight nationally for marriage equality, calling the focus of Freedom to...

The Israel Firster Brouhaha & Why I Left Media Matters Huffington Post

A day after leaving Media Matters For America, I feel a need for an explanation beyond what I posted at the MMFA site. It was provoked by all the right-wing "pro-Israel" types who don't believe I quit and insist I was fired because I attacked the dual holy of holies: Israeli government policies and...

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