World Politics

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• Obama asks when Afghanistan strategy could start (AP)

  
  Relevant News — Authority: 514
  AP – The White House says President Obama spent more than two hours with his war council talking about how long it would take to implement various strategies he has been presented. See the original post:  (AP)"> (AP)">Obama asks when Afghanistan strategy could start (AP)
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• The War to End All Wars

  
  The Impolitic — Authority: 538
  I admit as lifelong pacifist and a long time anti-war blogger, I have a little trouble "celebrating" Veterans Day. Especially in the US, we seem to focus more on the killing instead of on peace. Most countries in contrast celebrate the moment as Armistice Day, when hostilities ended in the war that was supposed to end ...
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• Aiding Terrorism

  
  Alexandria — Authority: 441
  I have held off writing about the Fort Hood incident as I do not see that much is gained by speculation. I would prefer to discuss causes and prevention after we know all the facts. However, Marc Lynch has a piece up at Foreign Policy that is too good to pass up. He reminds us, again, what the terrorist groups are ...
  23 hours ago

• Barack Obama salutes Fort Hood victims

  
  WagerWeb Entertainment — Authority: 569
  One by one, President Barack Obama spoke the names and told the stories Tuesday of the 13 people slain in the Fort Hood, Texas shooting rampage, honoring their memories even as he denounced the “twisted logic” that led to their deaths. “No faith justifies these murderous and craven acts; no just and loving ...
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• Yahoo Lands on China’s ‘Vulgar Content’ List

  
  China Digital Times (CDT) — Authority: 563
  The Wall Street Journal reports on the latest list of “vulgar” websites released by the China Internet Illegal Information Reporting Center, which included a Yahoo ! site: The list referred to user-generated content on a section of Yahoo China’s Web site called “ Yahoo Space,” which is not ...
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• China’s New Role in Africa

  
  China Digital Times (CDT) — Authority: 563
  Just after the conclusion of the Africa-China summit in Egypt, BBC reports on China- Africa relations beyond the financial deals that get so much attention in the international press: [Wen Jiabao] promised $10bn of new loans as China seeks to secure lucrative contracts for the continent’s considerable natural ...
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• CAN A BOY WEAR A SKIRT TO SCHOOL?

  
  San Francisco Sentinel — Authority: 149
  ACCEPTANCE: From left, Zakary Skinner, Tadeo Valdez-Celaya, Deshan Howell and Desiree Olshaskie, photographed at Rincon High School in Tucson where differences are protected. BY JAN HOFFMAN The New York Times By now, most high school dress codes have just about done away with the guesswork. Girls: no ...
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• IN CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO SANCTUARY FOR ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS PROMPTS TALK OF STONE KILLER EDWIN RAMOS

  
  San Francisco Sentinel — Authority: 149
  BY SUSAN FERRISS The Sacramento Bee In California, the word “sanctuary” prompts talk of Edwin Ramos, a 22-year-old Salvadoran accused of a brutal triple murder last year. Ramos journeyed illegally to San Francisco at 13, did time at juvenile hall for two felonies but was not deported - an oversight city ...
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• PM heads to U.S. under threat of Palestinian statehood declaration

  
  American Buddhist Net - Buddhist News & Forum — Authority: 159
  Concerns are growing in Israels government over the possibility of a unilateral Palestinian declaration of independence within the 1967 borders, a move which could potentially be recognized by the United Nations Security Council. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu recently asked the administration of U.S. President ...
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• Abbas: Palestinian Authority May Disband

  
  Outside The Beltway | OTB — Authority: 661
  Mahmoud Abbas is threatening to resign and disband the Palestinian Authority altogether. The collapse of the Palestinian Authority, Israel’s negotiating partner, was raised as a possibility on Monday, as several aides to its president, Mahmoud Abbas, said that he intended to resign and forecast that others ...
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• Red Cross Attempts Arab Land-Grab

  
  Indisputable — Authority: 127
  Perhaps not surprisingly, the Red Cross was caught red-handed in an attempted land-grab for the Palestinians. The sheer audacity of the incident, compounded with their utter disregard in explaining themselves is absolutely unbelievable. Here’s Arutz Sheva’s report . The last paragraph is the part that really ...
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• Jerusalem, Capital of Israel

  
  Indisputable — Authority: 127
  Senator Sam Brownback (R-KS), a long-time friend of Israel, introduced a bill along with six other senators (none of them Democrats) that would abolish the “security” waiver that American presidents have used to prevent implementing a 1995 law declaring that Jerusalem is the capital of Israel, saying, “it is ...
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• Will President Obama Sabotage the Health Bill in the name of Abortion Rights?

  
  Blogger News Network — Authority: 631
  One of the big blocks against the Health bill in Congress was the possibility of taxpayer money paying for abortion.The Catholic Bishops, who have been on record supporting universal health care for thirty years, declined to support the bill because the clintonsque language in the bill allowed what the bishops to call ...
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• KOREAS CLASH IN NAVAL BATTLE OFF THEIR WEST COAST

  
  San Francisco Sentinel — Authority: 149
  BY SAM KIM Yonhap News Agency SEOUL, Nov. 10 — The divided Koreas clashed Tuesday off their west coast, with no South Korean casualties immediately reported while a North Korean vessel apparently suffered damage, a South Korean defense official said. “No South Korean casualties were immediately ...
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• MEETING BETWEEN NETANYAHU AND OBAMA ENDS AFTER NEARLY TWO HOURS

  
  San Francisco Sentinel — Authority: 149
  BY HAVIV RETTIG GUR The Jerusalem Post A meeting between Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu and US President Barack Obama in Washington ended after nearly two hours on Monday evening, Israel Radio reported. The White House said Obama reaffirmed his country’s strong commitment to Israel’s security, and ...
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• NEW YORK’S VOICE OF DISSENT ON GAY MARRIAGE

  
  San Francisco Sentinel — Authority: 149
  Rubén Díaz Sr., a state senator and Pentecostal minister. BY NICHOLAS CONFESSORE and JEREMY W. PETERS The New York Times ALBANY — Every Sunday morning, the deep, melodious voice of State Senator Rubén Díaz Sr. rumbles across the congregation at his Bronx church. On weekdays, it echoes across the ...
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• NETANYAHU CALLS FOR IMMEDIATE RESUMPTION OF PEACE TALKS WITH PALESTINIANS

  
  San Francisco Sentinel — Authority: 149
  Ahead of Obama Meeting, Israeli Premier Pledges ‘Great Concessions,’ but Arab and Palestinian Leaders React Coolly Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks at the Jewish Federations of North America in Washington. BY JAY SOLOMON The Wall Street Journal WASHINGTON — Israeli Prime ...
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• The fall of the Berlin Wall

  
  Blogger News Network — Authority: 631
  As Ludwig von Mises would remind us, economics is human action.  Twenty years ago today, human action vanquished oppression as the Berlin Wall fell and communism began to fall with it.To celebrate the incredible event that many thought would never happen, I picked up William F. Buckley, Jr.’s The Fall of the Berlin ...
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• Flashback – Video of the Day the Berlin Wall Came Down – How Bitter Sweet for Americans Today

  
  The Lonely Conservative — Authority: 599
  I was watching these videos posted at Breitbart TV and just felt sad. Not that the Berlin Wall fell – what a great day for humanity – just sad that so many of our fellow Americans failed to learn the lesson of that day. Sad that the leftists in America have been biding their time, and now their time has come. ...
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• Be Buddhists of 21st Century, Bring Reform: Dalai

  
  American Buddhist Net - Buddhist News & Forum — Authority: 159
  Asking his followers to be "Buddhists of the 21st century," Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama today asked the community to work for removing evils like superstition and bring "positive change" in the society. Addressing a large number of people at a religious meeting at the Tawang Higher Secondary School, the ...
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