Articles in the World Politics Category
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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
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A female Saudi journalist has been sentenced to 60 lashes for her involvement in a TV show that featured a man detailing his sexual conquests.
The court also banned Rosanna Al-Yami from leaving the country for two years, sources tell read more
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The day after the election, Barack Obama was viewed more favorably by Americans than his wife, Michelle.
Not any more.
A USA TODAY/Gallup Poll taken over the past week shows a surge in positive views of the first lady even as her husband’s ratings have eroded. Michelle Obama is n... read more
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Sarah Palin isn’t the only member of her former administration planning a book.
The Anchorage Daily News reports that Frank Bailey, a close aide to the former Alaska governor, is writing his own book, titled “Renegade: Sarah Palin’s Hatchet Man.”
Bailey was embr... read more
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A 27-year-old Sudbury man allegedly plotted terrorist assaults on shopping malls in which he and his fellow conspirators would use automatic weapons to mow down civilians, federal authorities said today as they announced his arrest.
Desiring to take “some kind of action in furtherance of ji... read more
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It sure ain’t the G8: George W. Bush, nine months retired, is headlining a motivational speaking “mega show” in Fort Worth next week, which promises “more inspirational firepower than a stick of dynamite!” (really, it says that).
As the event’s read more
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The federal government is facing a lawsuit over billions in unclaimed bonds that date back to the patriotic fundraising efforts of World War II, leading to a showdown between states who say they should be given the money and a Treasury Department that claims ownership.
World War II sparked an... read more
