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• Al Jazeera English Puts Healthcare Bill Into Perspective

  
  Brave New Wave - Children of a Lesser Revolution — Authority: 438
  Considering H . R . 3962 received 215 NOES , including 39 Democrats, and bans the public options from providing abortion care , actual Health Care Reform may still be an uphill battle in the United States. As Al Jazeera English points out , with the impending midterm elections and the number of seats in the ...
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• Chinese authors demand Google apology – news video report

  
  dailyQi — Authority: 137
  Chinese authors demand Google apology – 05 Nov 09: “It claims to be the world’s favourite search engine but the Internet giant Google is making few friends among a group of Chinese authors. They say the company has violated international copyright standards by scanning more than 20,000 Chinese books.” ...
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• Video : George H.W. Bush and Mikhail Gorbachev on Fall of Berlin Wall ‘It Wouldn’t Have Been Prudent to Celebrate’

  
  Brave New Wave - Children of a Lesser Revolution — Authority: 438
  Today marks the 30th anniversary of the Fall of the Berlin Wall and Al Jazeera English’s David Frost sat down with former U.S. President George H.W. Bush and former Soviet Premier Mikhail Gorbachev: “ I always thought that History was a very fickle lady “
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• US U-turn on Middle East peace process – 01 Nov 09

  
  Better World Movement — Authority: 138
  The Palestinians are accusing Washington of killing all hope of reviving the peace process with the Israelis. It comes after the US Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton, signaled a U-turn on settlement building. During a visit to Jerusalem, she told the Palestinians – the issue is not now a precondition for ...
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• Video : Indian Deoband Denounces Violence in Islam

  
  Brave New Wave - Children of a Lesser Revolution — Authority: 438
  I’m not entirely certain what Zaid Hamid’s accusations amounted to, especially considering Pakistan’s documented role in creating the Taliban in Afghanistan, but the declarations by the deoband are much needed in the Muslim world. Even if the deoband statements are carefully timed political statements, having ...
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• Dr. Abdullah on Karzai’s Second Term ‘Without the People’s Support’

  
  Brave New Wave - Children of a Lesser Revolution — Authority: 438
  At a press conference today, Dr. Abdullah Abdullah spoke out on Hamid Karzai’s second term as President of Afghanistan. At the press conference, Dr. Abdullah continued to call out the IEC for their pro-Karzai stance and stated that Karzai’s second term in office comes without the support of the Afghan people: ...
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• The Obama presidency one year on – news video report 04 Nov 09

  
  dailyQi — Authority: 137
  It is a year since Barack Obama was elected as the U.S. president. His election – and the end of George Bush’s tenure – was celebrated by many in the United States and around the world. Obama’s message of change had struck a chord at home and abroad but the expectations he raised were high. Reporter Rob ...
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• Nigeria Rebels Threaten to End Ceasefire

  
  shapeshift.net — Authority: 127
  Nigerias main rebel group, the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (Mend), is threatening to call off its ceasefire with the government if foreign oil companies do not leave their land. (3:58 min)
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• Video : Dr. Abdullah Supporters on Election Outcome, Karzai ‘Stole’ Presidency

  
  Brave New Wave - Children of a Lesser Revolution — Authority: 438
  “ The first thing Karzai must do is to clamp down on corruption , restore security and provide jobs for people “
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• Karzai and Taliban on Afghan Election Outcome

  
  Brave New Wave - Children of a Lesser Revolution — Authority: 438
  Hamid Karzai gave a speech today in Kabul about his second term in office as President of Afghanistan: “ I would also call to the Taliban to … join the government … with respect to the Afghan constitution .” “ To make sure that the taxpayers ‘ money coming to us from your countries is spent ...
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• A second term for Hamid Karzai

  
  The Mediavore — Authority: 509
  Here’s a roundup of some of the interesting conversations in public media about the official victory for President Hamid Karzai in Afghanistan. On The Newshour , Margaret Warner reports from Afghanistan on the sudden end to the vote controversy with the withdrawal of Abdullah Abdullah. Here’s another ...
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• Leaking Timor Sea oil rig catches fire – video news report 02 Nov 09

  
  dailyQi — Authority: 137
  Leaking Timor Sea oil rig catches fire – video report 02 Nov 09 “It’s an environmental disaster that’s now taken a dramatic turn for the worse,” reports Azhar Sukri (Al Jazeera News – 02 Nov 09) Specialist fire crews are attempting to stop a massive fire on a leaking oil rig in the Timor Sea off the ...
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• A struggle for peace in Dagestan

  
  The Mediavore — Authority: 509
  As we discuss the counterinsurgency effort in Afghanistan, here’s a report from Dagestan, the Russian republic in the North Caucasus. Russia has been been fighting Muslim insurgents there for more than a decade, and the rebellion shows no sign of ending. Here’s an update from Neave Barker of Al Jazeera English .
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• New railway plans worry rural Cambodians

  
  dailyQi — Authority: 137
  New railway plans worry rural Cambodians -video news report from Steve Chao in Pursat,  Cambodia, for Al Jazeera News (31 Oct 09). In some parts of rural Cambodia, public transport is virtually non-existent, so for years villagers have had their own innovative way of getting around – by what is known as a ...
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• Sunday Open Thread 11-1-2009 | And now for something completely different…

  
  i-bloggers.com | create an independent voice — Authority: 160
  
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• Sunday Open Thread 11-1-2009 | And now for something completely different…

  
  MuslimMatters.org — Authority: 560
  Bismillah-irRahman-irRaheem. As salamu alaykum wa Rahmat Allahi wa Barakatuhu. posted by abu abdAllah Tariq Ahmed Inspired by a response to last weeks open thread , Ive spent some time checking out the world as reported by Al Jazeera English. So this week, less of the New York Times, and more about events in the ...
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• Vietnam Farmers Paid Not to Farm

  
  shapeshift.net — Authority: 127
  Giving money to poor farmers not to cultivate the land may sound a strange way to lift people out of poverty and preserve the environment but a pilot project in Vietnam is aiming to do just that. (2:44 min)
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• Internet web language to go international – ICANN fast tracks Internationalized Domain Names (IDNs)

  
  dailyQi — Authority: 137
  Web language to go international - video news report 30 Oct 09 with Al Jazeera’s Anand Naidoo reporting. The regulatory body overseeing the internet has said it is ready to begin approving web site names written in non-Latin characters. The move is being billed as the biggest change in the 40 year history of the ...
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• Rubbish clogs Manila bay – video news report

  
  dailyQi — Authority: 137
  Rubbish clogs Manila bay – video news report from Al Jazeera News’ Wayne Hay reporting from Manila, 30 Oct 09. What was once a site of pride and beauty, the main waterfront in the Philippine capital, Manila, is today little more than a massive rubbish dump. Manila Bay is clogged and polluted, primarily from the ...
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• China spending worries economists – video news report

  
  dailyQi — Authority: 137
  China spending worries economists – Melissa Chan from Al Jazeera News video report from Beijing, 30 Oct 09. China’s economy has bounced back from the global financial crisis, expanding 8.9 per cent in the third quarter, the envy of the world, leading the global recovery, or so goes conventional thinking. But ...
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