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Jury finds Afghan family guilty in honor killings

Seeded on Mon Jan 30, 2012 10:20 PM EST (Yahoo!)
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A jury on Sunday found three members of an Afghan family guilty of killing three teenage sisters and another woman in what the judge described as "cold-blooded, shameful murders" resulting from a "twisted concept of honor," ending a case that shocked and riveted Canadians.Pros …

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Is Politics about Left vs. Right? Or should Goverment Policy Support a Middle Class and Jobs for Workers? Is Huffington spouting an Illusion?

Seeded on Mon Jan 30, 2012 9:42 AM EST (alJazeera Magazine)
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"I don't see American politcs as a left-right game. I think that in fact when we continue to see it as a left-right game we are having a much harder time laying out the choices for the American people.

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Obama does not want out of Iraq: Pentagon prepares for new military talks with Iraq on long-term security relationship - The Washington Post

Seeded on Mon Jan 30, 2012 5:16 AM EST (The Washington Post)
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The Obama administration is preparing to begin talks with Iraq on defining a long-term defense relationship that may include expanded U.S. training help, according to Defense Secretary Leon Panetta’s chief policy aide. The U.S.

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She Dialed 911. The Cop Who Came to Help Raped Her

Seeded on Sun Jan 29, 2012 8:46 PM EST ()
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A young woman in Milwaukee called the cops when someone threw a brick through her window. One of the cops who came to help raped her. Her revulsion in the aftermath was so visceral that she vomited as she ran outside.

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An unusual peace conference - in a West Bank settlement!

Seeded on Sun Jan 29, 2012 8:22 PM EST ()
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Makor Rishon reports on an interesting, if quixotic, conference that took place at Ariel University. They were there to debate "What is the best peace plan?" It was sponsored by an Israeli organization that had already held similar conferences in Tel Aviv, eastern Jerusalem  …

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Romney widens lead over Gingrich in Florida

Seeded on Sat Jan 28, 2012 7:52 PM EST (Reuters)
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White House hopeful Mitt Romney widened his lead over rival Newt Gingrich to 11 percentage points in Florida, according to Reuters/Ipsos online poll results on Saturday, up from 8 points a day earlier, as he cemented his front-runner status in the Republican nomination race …

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When it comes to the UN, Assad has nothing to fear

Seeded on Sat Jan 28, 2012 5:59 PM EST ()
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The Arab League's leadership, which has been foot-dragging for months, understood that no practical proposal for international action similar to that which took place in Libya can pass Russian and Chinese barriers.

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Wall Street, Obama's Friend, provides huge cash for Obama's re-election, the kind of change Banksters believe in

Seeded on Sat Jan 28, 2012 5:00 PM EST (Truthout - All Articles)
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“The 62 bundlers who work in that [investment] industry have raised at least $9.4 million for Obama and the DNC.

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Lego man in space moves the Web

Seeded on Sat Jan 28, 2012 4:12 PM EST (Yahoo! News)
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Two teens from Toronto successfully launched a Lego figure into near space -- and launched a storm of interest on the Web. Mathew Ho and Asad Muhammad, 17-year-old classmates at Agincourt Collegiate Institute, took four months, many Saturdays, and $400 to carry a Lego figuri …

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Gingrich Surge Wipes Out Romney Advantage in Florida While Improving Obama's Numbers

Seeded on Fri Jan 27, 2012 5:43 PM EST ()
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Newt Gingrich’s attacks on Mitt Romney have helped Barack Obama considerably, but have not helped Newt Gingrich—should Gingrich be the Republican nominee for president, according to the latest Quinnipiac University polls released Wednesday and Today. In a head-t …

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