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• He Who Rallies In My Hour of Need Is My Kin; Samoa Head of State Examines Funeral ‘Paraphernalia’

  
  pacificEyeWitness.org — Authority: 443
  O le e lave i tiga, ole ivi, le toto, ma le aanoHe who rallies in my hour of need is my kinThis is a weekly post on the writings of one of Samoa’s last remaining scholars, historians, thought leaders and thinkers: Samoa’s Head of State Tui Atua Tupua Tamasese Ta’isi Efi.  Tui Atua is, [...]
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• Stupid

  
  40 Years In The Desert — Authority: 452
  So, the crew of the HMS Scimitar decided to do target practice on a buoy, which should be no big deal, only before opening fire, they adorned their target the Spanish Flag , and the ambassador to Spain has been forced to apologize: The Royal Navy was accused yesterday of using a Spanish flag as a machine-gun target. ...
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• Obama’s China Trip Announces a ‘World Without Leadership’: Financial Times Deutschland, Germany

  
  The Moderate Voice — Authority: 736
  Now that we’ve gotten some of the Chinese reaction to president Obama’s trip, it’s time to start sampling the reaction of the rest of the world. This article by the great Thomas Klau of Germany’s Financial Times Deutschland is not encouraging – and points out that without the U.S. able to exercise ...
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• Obama Weekly Address: Overseas Trip to Bolster US Economy

  
  CafeSentido.com — Authority: 520
  From WhiteHouse.gov: “In an address recorded in Seoul, South Korea, the President discusses his trip to Asia. He talks about his push to stop nuclear proliferation in North Korea, Iran, and around the world. He talks about promoting America’s principles for an open society in China while making progress on joint ...
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• Can We Expect China’s Cooperation on Cutting Emissions? (discussion)

  
  CafeSentido.com — Authority: 520
  I think this is an interesting question. Can we expect China’s cooperation? It’s clear that China has shifted its energy policy somewhat, to take account for the potential long-term strategic economic benefit of being a major source for green energy technology, know-how and to use green energy to fill out the ...
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• Weekly remarks: Obama on Asia trip, Sen. Mike Crapo on healthcare costs, cuts

  
  Top of the Ticket — Authority: 819
  Weekly Remarks by President Obama, as provided by the White House Hi. I’m recording this message from Seoul, South Korea, as I finish up my first presidential trip to Asia. As we emerge from the worst recession in generations, there is nothing more important than to do everything we can to get our economy moving ...
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• Photos: Final Leg of President Obama’s Asia Tour; Troops Stationed in South Korea

  
  pacificEyeWitness.org — Authority: 443
   OSAN, SOUTH KOREA – NOVEMBER 19: U.S. President Barack Obama attends a press conference at the at Osan Air Force Base on November 19, 2009 in Osan, South Korea. Obama visited South Korea for two days, as the final destination of his first tour of Asia as the U.S. President. (Photo by Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images). ...
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• Back Channel Diplomacy on Kashmir Underway: Mirwaiz

  
  A Pakistan News — Authority: 597
  SRINAGAR: Back channel diplomacy between India and Pakistan regarding the Kashmir issue has already begun, All-Parties Hurriyat Conference (APHC) leader Mirwaiz Omar Farooq has said. “I believe the process of talks is underway,” he said while addressing a congregation at the Jamia Masjid in Srinagar, adding ...
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• A (Partially) Dissenting View on the US “Observing” the ICC Review Conference

  
  Opinio Juris — Authority: 592
  by Kevin Jon Heller When I critique the US’s refusal to join the ICC in my international criminal law class, I make sure to emphasize not only that the US has traditionally played a very positive role in ICL — from Nuremberg to the SCSL — but also that the Rome Statute would be considerably worse but for the ...
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• EU Heads of Government Name 1st Full-time President

  
  CafeSentido.com — Authority: 520
  Despite months, even years, of speculation the job would go to the former 2.5-term British prime minister, Tony Blair, the European Union has named Belgium’s new multilingual, largely unknown Flemish prime minister, Herman Van Rompuy, its first full-time president. Van Rompuy’s role will be daunting and complex, ...
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• The Hidden ‘Arrogance’ Behind Obama’s Royal Bow: Global Geographic Times, China

  
  The Moderate Voice — Authority: 736
  What is the significance of President Obama’s habit of bowing to foreign royalty? Continuing with our coverage of China’s reaction to president Obama’s Asia tour, Diguo Zhunjiang for China’s state-controlled Global Geographic Times asserts that while this results in a great loss of face for the United ...
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• Boring Summits Are Better for Everyone

  
  Foreign Policy — Authority: 750
  Why Barack Obama and Manmohan Singh should say as little as possible when they meet in Washington next week.
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• Khartoums love affair with Scott Gration

  
  FP Passport — Authority: 684
  In the world of diplomacy, it doesnt hurt to be liked by the people you are negotiating with. But in the case of the U.S. special envoy to Sudan Scott Gration, it might not be such good news that the countrys Khartoum government gives him a ringing endorsement. (Ive seen this before myself, in interviews with members ...
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• Addiction to Growth is China’s ‘Berlin Wall’: Global Geographic Times, People’s Republic of China

  
  The Moderate Voice — Authority: 736
  Can President Obama persuade China not to be so dependent on growth, particularly trade-dependent growth? Likening Beijing’s obsession with growth to a Chinese version of the ‘Berlin Wall,’ Feng Mengyun of China’s state-run Global Geographic Times expresses his hope that President Obama can do something to ...
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• Republicans Once Again Blocking Obamas Nominee for Ambassador to Brazil

  
  Alterdestiny — Authority: 484
  A few weeks back, I wondered if the U.S. was about to finally get its ambassador for Brazil, as Jim DeMint had decided to stop his grandstanding and obstruction on one of the most increasingly important ambassador positions for the U.S. It seemed that things would finally get resolved. Well, meet Senator George ...
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• No Change in Climate of Waste at State Department

  
  The Foundry — Authority: 769
  The challenge thrown down this week by the U.S. State Department to the world’s home video makers is an ambitious one — apparently nothing less than changing the climate of the planet. “ Change Your Climate, Change Our World ,” is the title of the State Department’s new public diplomacy campaign in the ...
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• Congress Heal Thyself (Con’t – ad nauseum)

  
  Security Debrief - a blog of homeland security news and analysis — Authority: 513
  Once again it is time to revisit the issue of Congressional meddling into the operations of DHS. As has been well established by many commentators, myself included, the only item from the 9-11 Commission’s Report that has yet to be implemented is the consolidation of congressional oversight of the Department of ...
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• Greek-Macedonian spat splatters Iceland

  
  IceNews - Daily News — Authority: 530
  The ongoing Greek-Macedonian dispute has spilled over to affect Icelanders…in Washington DC and Norway. The issue came up when Hjalmar Hannesson, Iceland’s ambassador to the USA decided to screen the new film by Norway-based Icelander Sigurjon Einarsson. Einarsson’s film is called A Name is a Name and is set ...
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• Take a Bow

  
  Public Diplomacy — Authority: 100
  Now that the big Asia trip is history, it’s natural to judge it on the basis of known results from its biggest portion — Obama’s three days in China.  For the American president, there were no obvious breakthroughs on exchange rates or trade, climate or human rights, so maybe this visit was not the most ...
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• Obama interacts with Cuban blogger

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 715
  Havana, Nov 20 (EFE) US President Barack Omaba has assured Cuban blogger Yoani Sanchez that Washington wants to see “increased respect for human rights and for political and economic freedoms” on the communist-ruled island, the blogger has said.In response to a written questionnaire Sanchez sent him, the US leader ...
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