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2013-09-21, 20:41 | Link #30782 | |
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There's been a mass shooting in Kenya. al-Shabaab-trained gunmen are responsible as retaliation for Operation Linda Nchi. Also the mall is partially owned by Israels.
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2013-09-21, 21:10 | Link #30783 | |
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Iran’s President Rouhani and the New Hopes for Diplomacy
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2013-09-21, 21:16 | Link #30784 | |
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To highlight a few of his words in the following: “You are not special. You are not exceptional,.. Yes, you've been pampered, cosseted, doted upon, helmeted, bubble-wrapped,...I simply don't agree with the idea that just because a message will get a bigger platform even if it comes from a dubious guy, I should agree with it without considering the context behind it.... because the message can be or should be allowed to stand on its own. When that high school teacher spoke in that graduation ceremony, he caught the nation's eye for weeks to follow which sparked many debates and conversation. Compared to that, Putin's "message" is already fading. Anyway, I think I've got everything I could get out of this conversation. You guys have my sincere thanks for those candid thoughts.
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2013-09-21, 21:49 | Link #30785 |
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Health law separates potential GOP 2016 contenders
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories...09-21-22-13-49 Chinese court set to hand down verdict in Bo case http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories...09-21-22-38-16
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2013-09-21, 23:58 | Link #30786 | |
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China Sentences Fallen Politician Bo to Life In Prison I kind of pity him : being betrayed by his wife and a panicking friend, then being sent of in the same way as his father. Some people in the party must really hate his family line. Then again : Could Bo be housed in China's luxury prison?
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2013-09-22, 02:01 | Link #30787 | |
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2013-09-22, 02:03 | Link #30788 |
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Let's face it, in China everyone in high office did something they can be hanged for... But only technically. And people only got their actions prosecuted if thy piss off enough of their peers. Luxury prison is neither here or there, what matters is that they are removed from power. But as long as they don't get executed, there will always be a chance to come back, no matter how "disgraced" they were suppose to be.
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2013-09-22, 06:36 | Link #30789 |
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http://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/22/wo...anted=all&_r=0
Casualties in the Kenya shootings are currently increasing since the AS gunmen are still holding their ground.
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2013-09-22, 06:44 | Link #30790 |
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Attack on Pakistani church kills over 60 people
http://bigstory.ap.org/article/suici...church-25-dead
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2013-09-22, 18:02 | Link #30791 |
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Report: Israelis join Kenyan effort to rescue hostages from terrorists:
"AFP reports Israeli forces enter Nairobi mall to help rescue hostages; another source places Israelis in advisory role." See: http://www.jpost.com/International/R...rorists-326758 ================================================== 'Most of the hostages' rescued from Kenyan mall siege as FBI begins investigating claims of Americans' involvement: "The FBI is investigating whether as many as five Americans were among the small team of terrorists who took over a Kenyan mall and launched a bloodbath that has left at least 68 dead and 175 injured over two days of carnage." See: http://worldnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2...volvement?lite |
2013-09-22, 20:51 | Link #30792 |
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Final distribution of seats in German Parliament
http://bigstory.ap.org/article/final...man-parliament
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2013-09-22, 21:42 | Link #30793 | |
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2013-09-23, 00:38 | Link #30794 |
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Since when did the FDP count as "populist"? They've been in parliament since the founding of the republic and in the government for the majority of time. They did receive a lot of critic lately, being accused of boldly and exclusively catering for their rich voters but I have never heard anyone calling them populist.
Many votes will be disregarded in this election, since they didn't make the minimum 5% that are needed to go into the German parliament. The aforementioned FDP and AfD ("euro-critics") got 4.8% and 4.7% respectively, then you have the pirate party (2.2%, originated from the Swedish pirate bay movement/party with a focus on Internet/privacy/civil rights) plus another 4.0% for a bunch of very small parties. In total 15.7% that got lost. Merkel's Union may be the biggest "party" but she does not have the majority so the failure of the FDP is a huge problem for her. If they made the 5% they would have received a few positions but Merkel would have had most of the power and a stable majority. Now she will probably have to form a coalition with the SPD which is much bigger and will likely make a hell lot of demands. If it wanted to it could also decide to form its own government (red-red-green), if it rethinks its opposition to the left, borderline-communist "Die Linke" (with roots to the communist party of Eastern Germany). I don't know if this is good for Germany but there weren't many chances for it to go worse for the other Europeans. The only party >2% that does not want to keep the Euro at all costs (->huge financial help/guarantees for others) was the AfD and for that alone no one would have formed a coalition with them. The only difference is that Merkel's opposition wants even more guarantees than she is already giving. It has already speculated that the SPD will work together with the French Socialists against Merkel. Last edited by sneaker; 2013-09-23 at 00:52. |
2013-09-23, 02:29 | Link #30795 | |
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2013-09-23, 06:05 | Link #30796 |
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Violence continues over pay hikes in Bangladesh
http://bigstory.ap.org/article/viole...kes-bangladesh Merkel faces tough talks on new government http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories...09-23-06-52-18
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2013-09-23, 07:15 | Link #30797 | |
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2,000 rally against hate speech in Tokyo's Shinjuku
http://www.japantoday.com/category/n...okyos-shinjuku
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2013-09-23, 09:37 | Link #30798 | |
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All hail the military industrial complex! Alternatively, when they pass by your street, just chuck sugar water over them. Since they like to be hot, let's make them hot and sticky.
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2013-09-23, 11:45 | Link #30800 |
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Downloading Is Mean! Content Industry Drafts Anti-Piracy Curriculum for
Elementary Schools: "Listen up children: Cheating on your homework or cribbing notes from another student is bad, but not as bad as sharing a music track with a friend, or otherwise depriving the content-industry of its well-earned profits. That’s one of the messages in a new-school curriculum being developed with the Motion Picture Association of America, the Recording Industry Association of America and the nation’s top ISPs, in a pilot project to be tested in California elementary schools later this year. A near-final draft of the curriculum shows that it comes in different flavors for every grade from kindergarten through sixth, to keep pace with your developing child’s ability to understand that copying is theft, period." See: http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/201...ol-propaganda/ |
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