Articles in the World Politics Category
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The night before she was killed on the streets of Tehran, the woman the world would come to know simply as Neda had a dream. “There was a war going on,” she told her mom the next morning, “and I was in the front.”
Neda’s mother had joined her in the street protes... read more
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Michelle Obama’s campaign to wean kids off junk food is taking a slightly unorthodox turn: The first lady will guest on Iron Chef America’s Jan. 3 episode.
In addition to discussing her crusade for healthy school lunches and more, Obama will reveal the secret ingredient for the show&#... read more
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In a post today headlined “Barack ‘N Bones,” the Drudge Report sounds the alarm over President Obama’s gaunt appearance over the weekend.
An intense, hoops-heavy exercise regimen is behind what the conservative site calls “dramatic” weight loss. “No, he’s not chain smoking,”... read more
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Former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic said he would appear before the Hague war crimes tribunal on Tuesday after boycotting his trial since it began last week, but only to argue for more time to prepare.
Karadzic, who denies 11 charges including genocide for the Srebrenica massacre of 8... read more
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The leader of the free world may have been masquerading as a frumpy suburban dad and handing out dried fruit, but it was still a pretty cool treat for a couple thousand DC-area kids who went trick-or-treating at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave last night.
With the first lady dressed as a leopard, Presi... read more
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Sarah Palin has lashed out against Levi Johnston for his digs against her, calling him “mean-spirited” as well as “desperate” because he’s appearing in Playgirl.
“We are appalled at the inflammatory statements,” Palin said yesterday through her spokes... read more
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Metallica frontman James Hetfield is rather proud his band’s music was played at top volume to break down the resistance of Guantanamo detainees under interrogation.
“It’s strong, it’s music that’s powerful,” he told an interviewer from a German TV network. “It represent... read more
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The push to legalize — and, especially appealing at the moment, tax — marijuana is picking up momentum in California, with legislators holding hearings today on what would be the first such law in the nation.
Organizers are currently collecting signatures to put three separate pot... read more
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Muslim Shabaab religious enforcers in battered Somalia are finding time to whip Muslim women for wearing bras.
They’re being punished because the underwear accentuates breasts and in some cases gives a “fraudulent” impression to possible suitors, reports the Independent. ... read more
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Israel is denying Palestinians access to even the basic minimum of clean, safe water, Amnesty International says.
In a report, the human rights group says Israeli water restrictions discriminate against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank.
It says that in Gaza, Israel’s blocka... read more
