China dissident set to mark one year in legal limbo
Supporters of top Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo on Friday urged continued international pressure on Beijing as they prepare to mark the first anniversary of his detention.
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Fri Dec 04 04:05:28 PST 2009
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Obama flat-footed on rights in China
HONG KONG - United States President Barack Obama's first official visit to China last month was a disappointment to many Chinese and international human-rights activists, who held out a gli...
Asia Times,
Fri Dec 04 07:09:01 PST 2009
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Topix.net
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What really is denoted by
Election campaigns are moments for clever word-play. It is a fun time certainly. People come up with nice lines, silly ones, words that are made for parodying and statements that sometimes ...
Daily News,
Fri Dec 04 11:39:19 PST 2009
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Leeds man in visa scam fails to get cut in jail sentence
A Leeds man involved in a sophisticated plot to enable South African nationals to overstay their UK visas, using forgeries of official stamps, has failed to win a cut in his j
Yorkshire Evening Post,
Fri Dec 04 00:24:31 PST 2009
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Hitchcock classic marks 50th
'North by Northwest' to play at the AFI Silver During one of the satirical cocktail conversations in Alfred Hitchcock's "Rope" (1948), two women debate the virtues of James Mason ("so attra...
Baltimore Sun,
Fri Dec 04 00:43:07 PST 2009
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Search for democracy
Demonstrators carry a mock coffin to
Dawn,
Thu Dec 03 20:09:03 PST 2009
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donga.com,
Thu Dec 03 16:19:07 PST 2009
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Artists' films are my new movies
I went to see the Coen brothers' new film the other evening. I won't spoil A Serious Man for anyone who hasn't seen it yet
Guardian Unlimited,
Thu Dec 03 09:48:49 PST 2009
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Heroes, saints
IN ANOTHER time, Efren Peñaflorida would be called a saint because of his simplicity and total dedication. But in our times, we think of saints as beings up there in heaven.
Philippine Daily Inquirer,
Thu Dec 03 08:11:22 PST 2009
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World Economic Forum Names CollabNet a 2010 Technology Pioneer
CollabNet Transforms Software Development by Enabling Agile, Collaborative, and Distributed Project Teams
Marketwire,
Thu Dec 03 06:18:47 PST 2009
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We are closely following Dhondup Wangchen's case - French Foreign Minister
Paris Dec 3: French Foreign Minister Mr. Bernard Kouchner stressed that his office is "closely following the case of Tibetan prisoner Dhondup Wangchen." Kouchner wrote in a written response...
Phayul,
Thu Dec 03 04:30:44 PST 2009
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World Economic Forum Names CollabNet a 2010 Technology Pioneer
BRISBANE, CA--(Marketwire - 12/03/09) - CollabNet, the leader in distributed application lifecycle management ( ALM ) solutions, announced today that the World Economic Forum has named Coll...
Marketwire via Yahoo! Finance,
Thu Dec 03 06:00:00 PST 2009
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Ashton's time with CND warrants greater scrutiny
The lack of fuss about the EU's foreign policy chief's employment history is symptomatic of the West's amnesia about the Cold War.
European Voice,
Wed Dec 02 20:22:41 PST 2009
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Mashable,
Wed Dec 02 15:46:59 PST 2009
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Fort Collins puts temporary hold on licensing medical marijuana shops
LARIMER COUNTY - Fort Collins will "take a breather" in dealing with medical marijuana dispensaries while it sorts out how to regulate the fast-growing industry.
9 News Denver,
Wed Dec 02 08:23:54 PST 2009
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Giants Among Men
Institute for War and Peace Reporting,
Wed Dec 02 10:36:16 PST 2009
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Indonesia arrests Papuans on 'independence day'
Indonesian police arrested 13 Papuans on Tuesday as activists demanded sovereignty at rallies to mark the 48th anniversary of Papuan "independence", a police spokesman said.
AFP via Yahoo! News,
Tue Dec 01 00:43:08 PST 2009
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BSF played key role in formation of Bangladesh, says new book
'Do what you like, but don't get caught.' This was then prime minister Indira Gandhi's laconic fiat authorizing the Border Security Force (BSF) to take on Pakistani troops several months be...
Calcutta News,
Tue Dec 01 22:25:35 PST 2009
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BSF played key role in formation of Bangladesh, says new book
New Delhi, Dec 2 : 'Do what you like, but don't get caught.' This was then prime minister Indira Gandhi's laconic fiat authorizing the Border Security Force (BSF) to take on Pakistani troop...
New Kerala,
Tue Dec 01 22:18:50 PST 2009
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