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Time for George Mitchell to resign

 

Movie made by chimpanzees

 

search for aliens should start on Earth not outer space

 

A 50mph new tube line – for recycling rubbish

 

Obama's Approval Most Polarized for First-Year President

 

 

 

U.S. Kids Using Media
Almost 8 Hours a Day

 

Obama believes he lost a direct connection to the American people in his first year in office because he focused too heavily on policymaking.

 

What kids think of the president...

 

Foreign Money in American Politics?

 

 

 

Computer accused of 'warm bias' by BBC weatherman...

 

Imax re-creates epic pilgrimage

 

Faiths unite in facing Haiti horror

 

Thousands protest Sheriff Joe's immigration efforts... 

 

Waleed is one of Murdoch's top investors...

 

 

 

"It has taken more than 800 years to create one of the world's greatest education systems, and it looks like it will take just six months to bring it to its knees"

 

Handbag weight falls by 57% in two years thanks to trend for smaller arm candy and lighter gadgets

 

Brits list top US conservatives and liberals...

 

the terrorist watch-listing system is “broken.”

 

Audiences experience 'Avatar' blues

 

WHO to review its handling of H1N1 flu pandemic

 

 

 

Less bad may not be good enough for Obama...

 

Russia imposes minimum vodka price

 

French firm to demarcate Qatari-Saudi border

 

PETA tries to erect anti-KFC statue

 

Supermodels -- then and now...

 

 

 

WHO chief gets H1N1 flu vaccination

 

10 Things Not to Buy in 2010

 

 Twin brothers born in different years

 

New scanners break child porn laws

 

First transgender woman appointed to senior US government post

 

Arab states of the Gulf region have agreed to launch a single currency modelled on the euro

 

New Media Affecting Arab Social Norms

 

 

 

Happy New Year & New Decade

 

 

The Top 10 Stories You Missed in 2009

 

Time's Top 10 Everything of 2009

 

2009 Top Country Brands

 

Beware of black dollars

 

India's new solar cities...

 

Saudi Arabia- Liquid items in hand luggage banned (including zamzam water)

 

 

 

game over...

 

14-year-old boy's mother was so exasperated with his incessant video game playing that she called the cops on him

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list of most-popular baby names of the decade and 2009

 

The joy of dirt

 

Abu Dhabi:Please don't stop the music Rihanna but do cover up (?)

 

Soon: end of free TV...

 

The unexpected power of $10 to $20

 

Dave Barry's Year in Review...

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the year "your uncle became a Facebook friend, and your company started Twittering"

 

 

 

Feeling grumpy is good for you

 

8 famous brands that died in 2009

 

Where are commodities and gold headed?

 

Is Iraq ready for American investors?

 

Jack Bauer interviews Santa Claus...

 

Jeddah- Girl defies ban on driving to save many lives

 

HP Investigates Claims of ‘Racist’ Computers...

 

..."police, under fire for interactions with the public that have turned violent, on Friday launched a pilot project equipping officers with head-mounted cameras to record contacts with civilians..."

 

 

 

Too much staring at screens

 

Passengers in 72 countries can use their cell phone while in the air, but that's not the case in the U.S.

 

Beijing Autos to buy Saab car, engine technology

 

We're winning the war on cancer

 

Robber Thanks Would-Be Victim For Saving His Life

 

Audience horror as animal tamer is mauled by tigers during supper club performance...

 

Dubai tower, world's tallest, set to open Jan. 4

 

 

 

India seeks minimum wages for its workers in Saudi Arabia

 

Google now shows tweets in search

 

Admit It: You're a Secret IE Abuser

 

American-Islamic group alerted FBI to missing students

 

The debate rages over Obama's Hannukah party...

 

first time a UK court had issued a warrant for the arrest of a former Israeli minister.

 

"When you were a kid, someone probably told you that if you crossed your eyes, they could get stuck that way. Maybe you’ve even said the same thing to your children. No matter what your role in perpetuating this medical myth, it’s just that—a myth"

 

2009 in photos (part 1 of 3)

 

 

STRANGE and SCARY WORLD

Pan-Arab TV police plan 'disturbing'

 

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Where is Prince Bandar?

 

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What bin Laden might look like...

 

A Spanish politician?

 

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Exposing Israeli diplomatic gaffes...

 

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Obama will ask Congress for an additional $33 billion to fight unpopular wars in Afghanistan and Iraq on top of a record $708 billion for the Defense Department next year

 

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A tale of two typos...

 

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The Nevada gambler, al-Qaida, the CIA and the mother of all cons

 

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Arab League report on the  wealthiest and poorest Arab states

 

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Video: Christmas in the Holy Land...

 

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CIA in recruitment pitch to Arab-Americans

 

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The Generals' Revolt

 

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The Swiss have voted not against towers, but Muslims...

 

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Mr. Obama, Beware of the New 'Silent Majority'

 

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He thinks he’s playing with Monopoly money

 

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Anti-Obama billboard stirs controversy

 

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When he entered office, US President Barack Obama promised to inject US foreign policy with a new tone of respect and diplomacy. His recent trip to Asia, however, showed that it's not working. A shift to Bush-style bluntness may be coming

 

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Asian nations look to 'lead world'

 

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Chinese who complain to govt risk kidnap

 

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"I believe a settlement of this size is a deterrent to the United States from ever again rounding up innocent noncitizens based only on suspicion about their race and religion”

 

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The biggest problems Obama is grappling with -- from the economy to the war in Afghanistan -- are the legacy of his predecessor, George W. Bush...

 

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US public diplomacy between a rock and a hard place because of Obama's limited maneuvering space in Afghanistan...

 

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Clinton puzzled at Pakistan failure to find al Qaeda

 

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EU draws up plans to establish itself as 'world power'

 

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Baradei confronts Israeli nukes...

 

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Police use acoustic warfare to disperse crowds

 

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Global foreign investment still down...

 

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"Should a college student flying back to school be handcuffed and held for five hours because he has Arabic flash cards in his backpack?"

 

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Will Chicken Feet Prevent A Trade War?

 


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