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The New Gestapo Politics
Full Article WorldNews.com
28 Oct 2012

Article by WN.com Correspondent Dallas Darling Even though Maine's Governor, Paul LePage, apologized for making comments for comparing the Affordable Health Care Act and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to the new "Gestapo," it was more than just a subconscious Freudian Slip. Declaring a universal health care act-one that will save tens of thousands...
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In this May 6, 2012 file photo, Gov. Paul LePage speaks at the Maine Republican Convention in Augusta, Maine. LePage met with representatives from two Jewish groups on Friday, July 13, 2012, following comments he has made comparing the Internal Revenue Service to the Gestapo
photo: AP / Robert F. Bukaty

updated 21 Oct 2012; published 13 Jun 2012
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What Can People Do To Stop the TSA and the Gestapo, The Department of Homeland Security DHS?
updated 23 Oct 2012; published 27 Aug 2009
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Obama's National Socialists and Communists with Brown Shirts SS Youth Gestapo
updated 22 Oct 2012; published 28 Aug 2012
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Judgment At Nuremberg Part 1 of 2
updated 26 Oct 2012; published 24 Jun 2012
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Supressed Minds- www.SuppressedMinds.com
updated 02 Oct 2012; published 22 May 2009
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Godless Liberals singing the same old song: "Please give Hitler (Obama) a chance"
updated 08 Oct 2012; published 29 Sep 2012
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17 Instantes de una Primavera (17 Moments of Spring) PART 7
UN Says 22,000 Displaced By Myanmar Communal Unrest
Full Article Jakarta Globe
28 Oct 2012

More than 22,000 people from mainly Muslim communities have been forced to flee their homes in western Myanmar, the UN said Sunday, after a fresh wave of violence and arson that left dozens dead. Whole neighborhoods were razed in last week’s clashes between Buddhists and Muslims in Rakhine state, which has cast a shadow over the country’s reforms...
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Muslim refugees prepare for a meal at Thechaung refugee camp upon arrival in Sittwe, Rakhine State, western Myanmar, Sunday, Oct. 28, 2012.
photo: AP / Khin Maung Win

updated 01 Oct 2012; published 15 Jun 2012
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Myanmar Police Arrest 29 After Violent Clash
updated 25 Oct 2012; published 16 Jun 2012
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Something's Happening in Myanmar
updated 27 Oct 2012; published 17 Oct 2012
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Myanmar tells the Organization of islamic Cooperation to pound sand
updated 11 Aug 2012; published 06 Aug 2012
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Human rights, Burma's(Myanmar) great challenge.Kill Them when you see them
updated 10 Oct 2012; published 30 Jul 2012
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Muslims killings in Burma. Raise your voice!
updated 05 Oct 2012; published 18 Jul 2012
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'UN fails Myanmar human rights test'
Hurricane Sandy: Storm threat to key US election week
Full Article BBC News
28 Oct 2012

Hurricane Sandy is swirling towards the US, forcing presidential candidates to adjust schedules and cancel events. President Barack Obama has held a conference call with emergency chiefs to discuss preparations for the storm, which could hit as early as Monday. Its sustained winds of 75mph (120km/h) are set to intensify as it merges with a wintry...
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President Barack Obama has a phone call with FEMA Administrator Craig Fugate and John Brennan, Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism, regarding Hurricane Sandy, in the Oval Oval Office, Oct. 26, 2012.
photo: White House / Pete Souza

updated 28 Oct 2012; published 28 Oct 2012
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Hurricane Sandy Driven To Upper USA (DESCRIPTION HAS RELATED VIDEOS)
updated 02 Sep 2012; published 27 Aug 2012
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Tropical Storm Isaac Hits Florida Coast
updated 27 Oct 2012; published 26 Apr 2012
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What is NLP Now?
updated 28 Oct 2012; published 14 Oct 2012
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"I give them the method to change... by thinking" but they continue to repeat behaviors
updated 01 Mar 2012; published 02 Jun 2011
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House Session 2011-05-11 (16:35:31-17:39:37)
updated 22 Sep 2012; published 21 Mar 2012
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The 700 Club - March 5, 2012 - CBN.com
Marco Rubio Daughter Hospitalized After Accident
Full Article Yahoo Daily News
28 Oct 2012

The 12-year-old daughter of Florida Sen. Marco Rubio has been airlifted to Miami Children's Hospital after a Saturday motor vehicle accident. The Republican senator was notified of the accident while coming off stage after a rally with GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney Saturday afternoon. A Rubio spokesman reports that the girl is in stable...
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Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., who is traveling with Republican presidential candidate and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, uses a phone as he stands alongside Interstate 4 in Lakewood Crest, Fla., Saturday, Oct. 27, 2012 after the motorcade was stopped.
photo: AP / Charles Dharapak

updated 26 Oct 2012; published 11 Aug 2012
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Watch Mitt Romney Announce Paul Ryan as Running Mate
updated 18 Oct 2012; published 30 Jul 2012
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Chuck Henson, Bay News 9, Your Evening News. July 29, 2012
updated 14 Sep 2012; published 29 Sep 2011
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As Filing Deadlines Loom, Will Chris Christie Make Bid for Presidency?
updated 19 Oct 2012; published 14 Mar 2012
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The 700 Club - March 14, 2012 - CBN.com
updated 28 Oct 2012; published 27 Jan 2012
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CNN/RPOF/HLN Republican Presidential Debate @ University of N. FL - Jacksonville - January 26, 2012
updated 25 Oct 2012; published 24 Oct 2012
56:57
Whitehouse, Hinckley Do Battle in US Senate Debate
Indonesia Arrests 11 It Says Were Plotting Attack on U.S. Embassy
Full Article The New York Times
27 Oct 2012

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia’s antiterrorism squad has arrested 11 people suspected of planning a range of attacks on domestic and foreign targets including the United States and Australian Embassies, the police said Saturday. Related Times Topics: Terrorism | Indonesia Connect With Us on Twitter Follow @nytimesworld for...
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Indonesian police officer stand guard outside the house of a suspected terrorist after a raid in Jakarta, Indonesia, Saturday, Oct. 27, 2012.
photo: AP / Jefta

updated 29 Sep 2012; published 17 Sep 2012
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Protesters in Indonesia attack US Embassy
updated 22 Sep 2012; published 17 Sep 2012
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Anti US Protests gain Momentum Around The World. Police use TearGas in Indonesia
updated 13 Oct 2012; published 13 Oct 2012
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Bali Bombings Marked 10 Years After Attack
updated 17 Oct 2012; published 17 Sep 2012
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New ATTACKS on EMBASSIES in wake of anti Islam movie
updated 18 Sep 2012; published 15 Sep 2012
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US marines rejected by Sudan and Yemen
updated 12 Oct 2012; published 12 Oct 2012
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2002 Sari Club bombings- Thousands gather for memorial services
Obama warns GOP not to undo Wall Street law
Full Article WPXI
27 Oct 2012

President Barack Obama is warning congressional Republicans not to undo financial regulations he signed two years ago, taking specific note of the work of a consumer agency created by the new law. In his Internet and radio address Saturday, Obama drew attention to the Consumer...
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President Barack Obama speaks at a campaign event at Chicago Cultural Center, Friday, June 1, 2012, in Chicago.
photo: AP / Carolyn Kaster

updated 07 Oct 2012; published 02 Sep 2012
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Black Report: Majority of Wall St. Money Now Goes to Romney
updated 28 Oct 2012; published 21 Jul 2011
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How Wall Street Reform Is Working for You
updated 04 Oct 2012; published 08 Dec 2010
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Obama Explains The Dodd Frank Wall Street Reform Act to Jon Stewart
updated 28 Oct 2012; published 13 Mar 2009
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The Obama Deception HQ Full length version
updated 28 Aug 2012; published 04 Jan 2011
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Obama Seeks Brother of "Chicago Mob Boss" for Top White House Post - Alex Jones Tv
updated 23 Jun 2012; published 18 Jul 2011
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President Obama Nominates Director of Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
150 killed on first day of Syria truce: Watchdog
Full Article The Times of India
27 Oct 2012

BEIRUT: Almost 150 people died on the first day of a barely-observed truce between the warring parties in Syria, a watchdog said, adding that a fresh clashes on Saturday claimed more lives. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said of the 146 people killed in bombings, artillery fire and fighting on Friday, 53...
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In this Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2012 photo, rebel fighters belonging to the Liwa Al Tawhid group shoot towards government troops during clashes at the Moaskar front line, one of the battlefields in Karmal Jabl neighborhood, in Aleppo Syria.
photo: AP / Narciso Contreras

updated 09 Jul 2012; published 10 Apr 2012
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Syria - Assad Punks Kofi Annan pt9 Bombs Jouret Shiyah on "Truce Day" 10-April-12 Homs City
updated 25 Apr 2012; published 25 Apr 2012
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4 Shot Dead in Syrian Bus Attack, 13 Days After Shaky Cease Fire [WARNING: GRAPHIC]
updated 26 Jul 2012; published 10 Apr 2012
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18+ Syria "Truce" Assad Style - Dictator Torture Kills Captured Civilian - 10-April-12 Daraa
updated 21 Sep 2012; published 10 Apr 2012
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Syria - Assad Punks Kofi Annan pt5 - Bombs Homs City on "Truce Day" 10-April-12 Jouret Shiah
updated 09 Jul 2012; published 10 Apr 2012
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Syria - Assad Punks Kofi Annan pt7 Tanks Attack Homs City on "Truce Day" 10-April-12
updated 28 Oct 2012; published 28 Oct 2012
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Air raids rock Syria leaving Eid truce in tatters - NewsX
Slow-moving Hurricane Sandy marches toward East Coast
Full Article CNBC
27 Oct 2012

MIAMI (Reuters) - Hurricane Sandy pulled away from the Bahamas on Saturday after killing at least 41 people in the Caribbean, beginning a slow march toward the U.S. East Coast where it threatens to hit as one of the worst storms in decades. The late-season storm has been dubbed "Frankenstorm" by some weather watchers because it will combine...
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Hurricane Sandy makes landfall at Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, October 24, 2012.
photo: US Navy / MCS2 Justin Ailes

updated 27 Oct 2012; published 27 Oct 2012
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Slow-moving Hurricane Sandy heads toward East Coast
updated 28 Oct 2012; published 27 Oct 2012
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Hurricane Sandy The Storm of the Century
updated 27 Oct 2012; published 26 Oct 2012
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Hurricane Sandy due to hit US East coast
updated 26 Oct 2012; published 26 Oct 2012
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Hurricane Sandy - When Storms Collide
updated 27 Oct 2012; published 27 Oct 2012
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Hurricane Sandy- Eastern US braces for 'Frankenstorm'
updated 07 Sep 2012; published 07 Sep 2012
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GWC Storm Footage--September 6, 2012--Rough Surf At Sandy Hook From Hurricane Leslie
China launches probe into Bo Xilai’s alleged offences
Full Article The Hindu
27 Oct 2012

China on Saturday launched a criminal investigation into disgraced Communist Party leader Bo Xilai’s alleged offences, a day after he was stripped of his legal immunity and expelled from the country’s Parliament. “The Supreme People’s Procuratorate has decided...
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In this Jan. 17, 2007 file photo, Gu Kailai, left, wife of then Chinese Commerce Minister Bo Xilai, right, attends a memorial ceremony for Bo's father Bo Yibo, a late revolutionary leader considered one of communist China's founding fathers, at a military hospital in Beijing.
photo: AP / Alexander F. Yuan

updated 07 Oct 2012; published 03 Oct 2012
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Will CCP Extradite Bo Xilai's Only Son, Bo Guagua?
updated 01 Oct 2012; published 30 Sep 2012
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Internet Has Dismissed "Bo Xilai"
updated 28 Sep 2012; published 28 Sep 2012
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Bo Xilai to go on trial over alleged link with Neil Heywood murder
updated 30 Sep 2012; published 30 Sep 2012
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Bo Guagua speaks up for disgraced father Bo Xilai
updated 26 Aug 2012; published 21 Aug 2012
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Gu Kailai's Sentencing Creates Far-Reaching Speculation
updated 24 Sep 2012; published 21 Sep 2012
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Wang Lijun's Unmentioned Crimes
Burma: HRW satellite images 'show Rakhine destruction'
Full Article BBC News
27 Oct 2012

A human rights group has released pictures showing what appears to be the destruction of a western Burmese district riven by ethnic unrest. Human Rights Watch says more than 800 buildings and houseboats were burned. Satellite images show a 35-acre area burned to the ground in Kyaukpyu, a coastal town in Rakhine state, it says. The US-based group...
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A Rakhine refugee lies on a bed under medical treatment at Sittwe hospital in Sittwe, Rakhine State, western Myanmar, Friday, Oct. 26, 2012.
photo: AP / Khin Maung Win

updated 27 Oct 2012; published 27 Oct 2012
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Burma: Satellite Images Show 'Destruction'
updated 27 Oct 2012; published 27 Oct 2012
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Exodus Of Thousands After Myanmar Unrest
updated 27 Oct 2012; published 27 Oct 2012
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Burma satellite images show destruction in Rakhine state
updated 27 Oct 2012; published 27 Oct 2012
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Satellite images show destruction in Rakhine state of Burma.
updated 28 Oct 2012; published 25 Oct 2012
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Scores killed in new Myanmar violence
updated 28 Oct 2012; published 26 Oct 2012
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Burma Rakhine clashes death toll at 56

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By Fareed Zakaria There was a blockbuster article in the New York Times yesterday that details the extent of the private wealth amassed by the family of Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao....
Is pro-life and pro-death penalty a contradiction? (Video)
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Tens of thousands displaced in Burma unrest more
Tens of thousands displaced in Burma unrest
The Australian
MORE than 22,000 people from mainly Muslim communities have been displaced in western Burma, the UN said yesterday, after a fresh wave of violence and arson that has left dozens dead. Whole neighbourhoods were razed in unrest in Rakhine state this...
photo: UN / Jean-Marc Ferré
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Combatting roadside bombs in Afghanistan more
Combatting roadside bombs in Afghanistan
Al Jazeera
Roadside bombs are responsible for almost half of the casualties among international forces in Afghanistan. Now explosives experts are using the latest technology to protect against such attacks. That technology will be shared with Afghan forces as...
photo: US DoD / Lance Cpl. Cesar Contreras
Afghanistan   Bombs   Photos   Troops   Wikipedia: Afghanistan
New Afghan War Phase, With No Decisive End Seen more
New Afghan War Phase, With No Decisive End Seen
Jakarta Globe
Kabul, Afghanistan. A new chapter of the Afghanistan war is opening with a slimmed-down Western force doing more advising than fighting, a resilient Taliban showing little interest in peace talks, and Americans tempted to pull the plug on a conflict...
photo: US Army / Brendan Mackie
Afghanistan   Fighting   Photos   Taliban   Wikipedia: Afghanistan
Japan says four Chinese ships in disputed waters more
Taketomi (竹富町, Taketomi-chō?, Yaeyama: Teedun, Okinawan: Dakidun) is a town located in Yaeyama District, Okinawa, Japan. The town includes all of the islands in the Yaeyama District excluding Ishigaki, Yonaguni, and the Senkaku Islands.
The Star
TOKYO: Four Chinese maritime surveillance ships were spotted in territorial waters around disputed Tokyo-controlled islands on Sunday, Japan's coastguard said. The ships...
photo: Creative Commons / Si-take
Conflict   Japan   Photos   Ships   Tokyo   Wikipedia: Senkaku Islands dispute
7.7-magnitude quake hits Queen Charlotte Islands, Canada region: USGS more
Fort Christian on the NRHP since May 5, 1977. At Saint Thomas Harbor, Charlotte Amalie, US Virgin Islands. The Danish fort is the oldest structure in the U.S. Virgin Islands
CNTV
WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake of 7.7 magnitude jolted Queen Charlotte Islands, Canada region at 03:04:10 GMT on Sunday, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) said. The epicenter, with a depth of 17.5 km, was initially determined to be at...
photo: Creative Commons / Smallbones
Charlotte   Islands   Photos   Quake   Wikipedia: Earthquakes in 2012
Seven Tibetans burn themselves in anti-Beijing protests: group more
Exiled Tibetans hold candle light vigil for self-immolated martyrs in Dharamshala, India, April 2012.
CNBC
BEIJING (Reuters) - A total of seven Tibetans have set fire to themselves in the past week in protest against what they claim is heavy-handed Chinese rule in the Himalayan region, a human rights group said in a statement issued late on Saturday....
photo: WN / Yeshe Choesang
Beijing   China   Photos   Protests   Tibet   Wikipedia: Self-immolation protests by Tibetans in China
Spy who saved President Roosevelt's life during WWII honored with monument more
Col Theodore Roosevelt stands triumphant on San Juan Hill, Cuba after his "Rough Riders" captured this hill and its sister Kettle Hill during the Spanish American War.
The Examiner
Related topics RussiaSpySVRRooseveltWWII Advertisement At the quite cemetery of the capital Troekurovsky, was unveiled the opening of a monument to legendary spy of the Soviet Union, Gevork Vartanyan Andreyevich. “Gevork Vartanian was born on...
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updated 23 Oct 2012; published 14 Jul 2012
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IRS = Gestapo Says Maine Governor Paul LePage
The New Gestapo Politics
WorldNews.com 28 Oct 2012, Article by WN.com Correspondent Dallas Darling Even though Maine's Governor, Paul LePage, apologized for making comments for comparing the Affordable Health Care Act and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to the new "Gestapo," it was more than just a subconscious Freudian Slip. Declaring a universal health care act-one that will save tens of thousands...

updated 28 Oct 2012; published 25 Oct 2012
1:53
Scores killed in new Myanmar violence
UN Says 22,000 Displaced By Myanmar Communal Unrest
Jakarta Globe 28 Oct 2012, More than 22,000 people from mainly Muslim communities have been forced to flee their homes in western Myanmar, the UN said Sunday, after a fresh wave of violence and arson that left dozens dead. Whole neighborhoods were razed in last week’s clashes between Buddhists and Muslims in Rakhine state, which has cast a shadow over the country’s reforms...

updated 28 Oct 2012; published 25 Oct 2012
2:24
Hurricane Sandy Hits Jamaica on Path Toward Cuba, Florida
Hurricane Sandy: Storm threat to key US election week
BBC News 28 Oct 2012, Hurricane Sandy is swirling towards the US, forcing presidential candidates to adjust schedules and cancel events. President Barack Obama has held a conference call with emergency chiefs to discuss preparations for the storm, which could hit as early as Monday. Its sustained winds of 75mph (120km/h) are set to intensify as it merges with a wintry...

updated 28 Oct 2012; published 28 Oct 2012
0:43
Senator Marco Rubio's daughter in car accident While he was Campaigning for Mitt Romney
Marco Rubio Daughter Hospitalized After Accident
Yahoo Daily News 28 Oct 2012, The 12-year-old daughter of Florida Sen. Marco Rubio has been airlifted to Miami Children's Hospital after a Saturday motor vehicle accident. The Republican senator was notified of the accident while coming off stage after a rally with GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney Saturday afternoon. A Rubio spokesman reports that the girl is in stable...

updated 08 May 2012; published 13 Sep 2010
2:28
Indonesia's Anti-terror unit deals out own terror
Indonesia Arrests 11 It Says Were Plotting Attack on U.S. Embassy
The New York Times 27 Oct 2012, JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia’s antiterrorism squad has arrested 11 people suspected of planning a range of attacks on domestic and foreign targets including the United States and Australian Embassies, the police said Saturday. Related Times Topics: Terrorism | Indonesia Connect With Us on Twitter Follow @nytimesworld for...

updated 26 Sep 2012; published 05 Jul 2012
11:07
"Zero Accountability": Glenn Greenwald on Obama's Refusal to Prosecute Wall Street Crimes
Obama warns GOP not to undo Wall Street law
WPXI 27 Oct 2012, President Barack Obama is warning congressional Republicans not to undo financial regulations he signed two years ago, taking specific note of the work of a consumer agency created by the new law. In his Internet and radio address Saturday, Obama drew attention to the Consumer...

updated 28 Oct 2012; published 26 Oct 2012
2:55
Deadly violence tests Syria Eid ceasefire
150 killed on first day of Syria truce: Watchdog
The Times of India 27 Oct 2012, BEIRUT: Almost 150 people died on the first day of a barely-observed truce between the warring parties in Syria, a watchdog said, adding that a fresh clashes on Saturday claimed more lives. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said of the 146 people killed in bombings, artillery fire and fighting on Friday, 53...

updated 28 Oct 2012; published 25 Oct 2012
2:24
Hurricane Sandy Hits Jamaica on Path Toward Cuba, Florida
Slow-moving Hurricane Sandy marches toward East Coast
CNBC 27 Oct 2012, MIAMI (Reuters) - Hurricane Sandy pulled away from the Bahamas on Saturday after killing at least 41 people in the Caribbean, beginning a slow march toward the U.S. East Coast where it threatens to hit as one of the worst storms in decades. The late-season storm has been dubbed "Frankenstorm" by some weather watchers because it will combine...

updated 26 Oct 2012; published 12 Apr 2012
6:27
China's Bo Xilai Mess: Why Washington Cares
China launches probe into Bo Xilai’s alleged offences
The Hindu 27 Oct 2012, China on Saturday launched a criminal investigation into disgraced Communist Party leader Bo Xilai’s alleged offences, a day after he was stripped of his legal immunity and expelled from the country’s Parliament. “The Supreme People’s Procuratorate has decided...

updated 28 Oct 2012; published 27 Oct 2012
2:32
Thousands flee renewed Myanmar violence
Burma: HRW satellite images 'show Rakhine destruction'
BBC News 27 Oct 2012, A human rights group has released pictures showing what appears to be the destruction of a western Burmese district riven by ethnic unrest. Human Rights Watch says more than 800 buildings and houseboats were burned. Satellite images show a 35-acre area burned to the ground in Kyaukpyu, a coastal town in Rakhine state, it says. The US-based group...

updated 27 Oct 2012; published 26 Oct 2012
1:02
Berlusconi sentenced to jail for tax fraud
Berlusconi sentenced to jail for tax fraud
The Star 26 Oct 2012, MILAN (Reuters) - An Italian court on Friday sentenced former prime minister Silvio Berlusconi to four years in jail for tax fraud in connection with the purchase of broadcasting rights by his Mediaset television company. Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi waves as he arrives for a debate on a package of economic reforms intended to...

updated 28 Oct 2012; published 27 Oct 2012
2:56
Concerns for Rohingya Muslims after violent clashes in Burma
Burma death toll rises in ethnic clashes
San Francisco Chronicle 26 Oct 2012, Kyauktaw, Burma -- At least 56 people were killed and nearly 2,000 homes destroyed in the latest outbreak of ethnic violence in western Burma, also known as Myanmar, a government official said Thursday. Violence between Buddhist Rakhine and Muslim Rohingya communities re-erupted Sunday. It was unclear how many of the victims were Rohingya people...

updated 21 Oct 2012; published 16 Oct 2012
2:32
Syria envoy calls for Eid ceasefire
Syria Eid al-Adha ceasefire comes into effect
BBC News 26 Oct 2012, A four-day ceasefire to mark the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha has come into effect in Syria, but the army warns it will retaliate against rebel attacks. It was proposed by UN and Arab League envoy Lakhdar Brahimi, who hopes it will lead to a peace process. The truce began at 0600 (0400 GMT), reported Syrian TV. Previous attempts at ceasefires in...

updated 26 Oct 2012; published 12 Apr 2012
6:27
China's Bo Xilai Mess: Why Washington Cares
China strips Bo Xilai of parliamentary seat
Deutsche Welle 26 Oct 2012, The Chinese parliament has stripped former high-ranking Communist party official Bo Xilai of his seat in the body. Bo may now face prosecution on charges of corruption and obstruction of justice. The National People's Congress on Thursday expelled former senior politician Bo Xilai from its ranks, stripping him of his legal immunity and possibly...