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Tue Nov 6, 2007 10:17 AM EST
If you're not familiar with the work of Steven Wright, he's the famous erudite scientist who once said: "I woke up one morning and all of my stuff had been stolen and replaced by exact duplicates." His mind sees things differently than most of us do, to our amazement, and amuse …
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US asks China for help on Iran
Seeded on Tue Nov 6, 2007 6:52 AM EST (al jazeerah)
The US defence secretary has called on China for help in curbing Iran's nuclear programme through tougher sanctions in talks with top officials in Beijing.
Rice sounds optimistic tone as she leaves Mideast
Seeded on Tue Nov 6, 2007 6:49 AM EST (Los Angeles Times)
The plan calls for Palestinians to reform their security forces, round up unauthorized weapons and rein in militant groups.
Can the U.S. Pressure Musharraf?
Seeded on Tue Nov 6, 2007 6:36 AM EST (Time)
President George Bush doesn't have time for Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf these days. The two haven't spoken since the dictator declared a state of emergency across the country Saturday, putting the Bush Doctrine at odds with Bush's War on Terror.
Pakistan's courts in lockdown
Seeded on Tue Nov 6, 2007 6:29 AM EST (cnn)
Baton-wielding police fought with lawyers outside courthouses in Islamabad and Lahore again Tuesday, arresting dozens more as they enforced Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf's crackdown on judicial activism
Iran: Arab Deal Won't Stop Nuke Projects
Seeded on Sun Nov 4, 2007 10:56 AM EST (CBS)
Iran welcomed a recent Arab proposal Saturday to set up a consortium to provide Mideast countries with enriched uranium but said it would not halt its own enrichment activities, the official news agency IRNA reported.
Al Qaeda Claims Link With Libya Terrorists
Seeded on Sun Nov 4, 2007 10:50 AM EST (CBS)
Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi is the latest to feel the verbal wrath of al Qaeda, in a new audio tape from the terror group's number-two man, Ayman al-Zawahri.
Sri Lankan Rebel Leader Vows to Carry on `Struggle'
Seeded on Sun Nov 4, 2007 10:38 AM EST (Bloomberg)
Velupillai Prabhakaran, the leader of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam, said the killing of the group's political chief by the Sri Lankan military has set alight a ``deep yearning for the goal'' of a separate homeland.
Report Gives Hope To Fla. Man's Cancer Killing Machine
Seeded on Sun Nov 4, 2007 10:32 AM EST ()
New research reports posted on the American Cancer Society's Web site late Tuesday suggest that a Florida man with no medical training may have invented a machine that could lead to a cure for cancer.
WHOIS Remains--For Now
Seeded on Sun Nov 4, 2007 10:20 AM EST (Computerworld)
A committee of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) , the organization that manages the Internet domain name system, has decided to leave the WHOIS database as it is, at least for now.
Text Of The Proclamation Of Emergency
Seeded on Sun Nov 4, 2007 9:06 AM EST ()
Whereas there is visible ascendancy in the activities of extremists and incidents of terrorist attacks, including suicide bombings, IED explosions, rocket firing and bomb explosions and the banding together of some militant groups have taken such activities to an unprecedented le …
FACTBOX-Facts about Pakistani leader Pervez Musharraf
Seeded on Sun Nov 4, 2007 8:59 AM EST (reuters)
Police detained hundreds of Pakistani opposition figures and lawyers on Sunday as military ruler President Pervez Musharraf tried to stifle the outcry over the imposition of emergency powers. Here are some facts about Musharraf: * EARLY LIFE:
World Leaders Urge Musharraf to Return Pakistan to Democracy
Seeded on Sun Nov 4, 2007 8:56 AM EST ()
World leaders called Sunday for a swift return to a constitutional government in Pakistan and said military ruler Gen. Pervez Musharraf's declaration of a state of emergency was a setback for democracy.
Musharraf takes on Pakistan's judges
Seeded on Sun Nov 4, 2007 8:53 AM EST ()
The proclamation of emergency in Pakistan has made one big difference. All the nearly 30 TV news channels have gone off the air. And with them has gone all the cacophony about the political, judicial and military crisis in the country.
Why Diplomats Won't Go to Iraq
Seeded on Fri Nov 2, 2007 2:10 PM EDT (Time Magazine)
The U.S. government can address the physical risks of working in Iraq by restricting travel, beefing up security and taking steps to counter rocket attacks.
Nanotubes seen as new weapon in cancer fight
Seeded on Fri Nov 2, 2007 2:19 AM EDT ()
In what a dying Rick Smalley called the most important application from his Nobel Prize-winning discovery, Houston researchers are using nanotubes heated by radio waves to kill cancer cells.
NASA chief will release flight safety data
Seeded on Fri Nov 2, 2007 2:13 AM EDT ()
The head of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration said Wednesday it was a "mistake" to keep under wraps the results of a far-ranging but possibly flawed survey on airline near-collisions and other incidents, and he told lawmakers the agency could release it by the end …
Gates Says Iran Gave Assurances on Explosives
Seeded on Fri Nov 2, 2007 1:48 AM EDT ()
"We have certainly been successful in significantly improving the security situation in Iraq, and I would say that what we need to do is continue this effort and ensure that the economic reconstruction and development follows," Mr. Gates said.
Web 3.0: Will Europe Overtake the U.S.? Part 1
Seeded on Fri Nov 2, 2007 1:45 AM EDT (Cnet)
In the fluid and dynamic World Wide Web arena, it is critical to continually innovate to stay ahead of the competition. Herein, European companies and governments are working feverishly to bring the next generation of internet technology to market, before the U.S.
Why an FTC 'Do Not Track' list is a bad idea
Seeded on Fri Nov 2, 2007 1:36 AM EDT ()
--A first principle of Internet regulation is that what's routinely done in the offline world should be OK when done online.
Resolving the Kurdish Dilemma
Seeded on Fri Nov 2, 2007 1:30 AM EDT (The Wall Street Journal)
Iraq's responsible Kurdish establishment is appealing to Washington for support. Kurdish leaders like Iraqi Deputy Prime Minister Barham Salih see the U.S. as the indispensable player in resolving the crisis.
US program unveils man behind Iraq weapons story
Seeded on Fri Nov 2, 2007 12:59 AM EDT (reuters)
An Iraqi defector made up his claim that Saddam Hussein had biological weapons, a threat cited by the Bush administration as a key reason for the U.S. invasion of Iraq in 2003, the U.S. news program "60 Minutes" said on Thursday.
Diplomats angry over forced posts in Baghdad
Seeded on Thu Nov 1, 2007 8:12 AM EDT (Boston Globe)
The State Department has struggled to find Foreign Service volunteers to fill 48 of the 252 diplomatic posts that will become vacant next summer in Baghdad as well as other Iraqi provinces.
Zimbabwe's Mugabe signs succession bill into law
Seeded on Thu Nov 1, 2007 7:07 AM EDT ()
The Constitutional Amendment Bill -- agreed between Mugabe's ruling ZANU-PF and the opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) in September -- allows Mugabe to choose a successor if he were to retire mid-term by empowering parliament, which is dominated by his party, to vote …
Argentine First Lady Claims Victory
Seeded on Mon Oct 29, 2007 5:47 AM EDT ()
President Nestor Kirchner and first lady Cristina Fernandez are poised to switch jobs in December, with partial results indicating Argentines elected a female president for the first time and launched their country's most powerful political dynasty since Juan and Evita Peron.
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Who Is Steven Wright!?! (and why you should read this)
If you're not familiar with the work of Steven Wright, he's the famous erudite scientist who once said: "I woke up one morning and all of my stuff had been stolen and replaced by exact duplicates." His mind sees things differently than most of us do, to our amazement, and amuse …
US asks China for help on IranThe US defence secretary has called on China for help in curbing Iran's nuclear programme through tougher sanctions in talks with top officials in Beijing.
- Rice sounds optimistic tone as she leaves Mideast
The plan calls for Palestinians to reform their security forces, round up unauthorized weapons and rein in militant groups.
- Can the U.S. Pressure Musharraf?
President George Bush doesn't have time for Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf these days. The two haven't spoken since the dictator declared a state of emergency across the country Saturday, putting the Bush Doctrine at odds with Bush's War on Terror.
- Pakistan's courts in lockdown
Baton-wielding police fought with lawyers outside courthouses in Islamabad and Lahore again Tuesday, arresting dozens more as they enforced Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf's crackdown on judicial activism
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