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An alternate view of the Iranian elections

Tue Jun 16, 2009 1:36 am by Popov

hey,

so the iranian elections are front page news right now, and the struggle for democracy at the moment there is beautiful - 85% voter turnout really says a lot about a people... but - check this article out, apparantly it's not so black and white - even if Moussavi's supporters are the minority though, would be cool to see them oust the incumbent

http://www.washingtonp...

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Russia Could Base Bombers in Cuba and Venezuala

Sat Mar 14, 2009 3:37 pm by Madd Dogg



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Pig flu preparations

Fri May 01, 2009 7:55 pm by Jasmine Grace

Queensland (an Australian state) has told residents to stock pile 14 days worth of food and water (link) and the rest of us are being told to prepare to do the same.

"According to the national "Australian Health Management Plan for
Pandemic Influenza", by this stage the public should be ticking off a
list of precautions such as buying an "emergency pant...

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Irrelevant English Ban Michael Savage from their Irrelevant Island

Tue May 05, 2009 7:11 am by GD2GO

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/16-banned-from-britain-named-and-shamed-1679127.html
















May 5, 2009




Named and shamed: the 16...

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Gordon Brown pins his hopes of recovery on Barack Obama

Sat Feb 28, 2009 12:14 pm by Edwin D Gill

Gordon Brown pins his hopes of recovery on Barack Obama
Leaders to make case for state spending
Tom Baldwin in Washington and Philip Webster, Political Editor

Gordon Brown will seek to make common cause with President Obama next week over the best way to take the world out of recession.

The Prime Minister aims to use a two-day trip to Washington to bond ...


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Gorbachev: Putin worst commie ever

Thu Mar 05, 2009 5:54 pm by namvet

MOSCOW — In some of his strongest criticism of his successors, Mikhail Gorbachev on Thursday likened Vladimir Putin's United Russia party to the worst of the communists he once led and helped bring down, and said Russia is today a country where the parliament and the judiciary are not fully free.

In an interview with The Associated Press some 20 years after the Soviet empire starte...


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After attacks, Europe hurries to tighten gun laws

Wed Mar 11, 2009 6:21 pm by GD2GO

After attacks, Europe hurries to tighten gun laws



By MATTI HUUHTANEN, Associated Press Writer Matti Huuhtanen, Associated Press Writer – Wed Mar 11, 9:36 am ET

HELSINKI – Several European countries have restricted gun laws in the wake of school massacres, gang violence and other gun-related crimes:

_Finland announced plans Wednesday t...

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Thai Bloggers Face Jail Without Bail for Discussing Monarchy

Thu Mar 12, 2009 8:24 am by GD2GO

Thai Bloggers Face Jail Without Bail for Discussing Monarchy


By Daniel Ten Kate

March 12 (Bloomberg) -- Suwicha Thakhor has spent two months in a Thai prison, accused by police of insulting the royal family. He says he should be allowed to express an opinion.

Arrested Jan. 14 and charged in connection with material posted on the Internet, the 3...

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The Mounties

Fri May 23, 2008 9:20 pm by submarinepainter

1873 - The Canadian Parliament establishes the North West Mounted Police, the forerunner of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.

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