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The crocodile hunter Steve Irwin died by the tail of a stingray. Stingrays are known to be docile, but has a lethal poison that can be ejected through its tail. Steve took it to the heart when he accidently swam ontop of one. Toronto Star Newspost: Death of a ` wildlife warrior'
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For some time, the way the Democratic party has reacted to the right has been akin to a battered wife. They call us terrorists, appeasers, and worse yet there are some Democrats who want to "go back" to some mythical era of bipartisanship that never existed. In the mainstream press, this bizarre "why don't you love me?" mindset also exists. Witness Rush Limbaugh saying Katie Couric should be hit by a bus, then a few days later CBS Evening News begs him to come on unopposed to spew propaganda.
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Bill Ford has resigned as CEO of Ford Motor Company. He has been replaced by Alan Mulally as president and chief executive officer. Mulally led the several-year turnaround process of Boeing, which was in a financial crisis prior to his involvement. Bill Ford will continue his duties as executive chairman of the company. Bill Ford, who said he would remain "extremely active" in the business, praised Mulally as "an outstanding leader and a man of great character." Developing …
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United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan ’ s embarrassing visits to Syria and Iran (and Saudi Arabia, oddly enough) produced laughable empty promises to “ support the Hizballah-israel truce ” from the two countries most responsible for creating and sustaining Hizballah.
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. Gotta love the idea of Christian Bale and Hugh Jackman in the same movie playing rival magicians. Plus it has David Bowie! Ricky Jay! Michael Caine! Oh and Scarlett Johanson, who also rocks the period costumes. By the way, you may hvae noticed I did a bit of updating of my page! Last night I decided to fool around and give myself a new look! Please let me know what you think of it!
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This year though, a few teams didn't go so easy on their players. Notre Dame went against giant killer Georgia Tech, and Cal immediately went on the road against Tennessee and ran into a buzz saw. As a result, any numbers put up by players in those games are even more impressive.
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Prison Break! Ah! Have I mentioned my unhealthy obsession with Wentworth Miller lately? Seriously, that man is frickin'gorgeous! Anyway, just when Mahone gets off their trail, Bellick comes along. Argh. T-bag is back next week!!! Yes! Same goes for Abruzzi.
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Stupid A **! Today is a perfect example of why I hate Jenks and wish he wasn't on the White Sox, or at least not the closer. Everytime there's an essential game, he ALWAYS f *** s it up! I've never thought he deserved the closer role and he just proved it today. Poor, Garland! He was going to have 17 wins, the most in the AL! Grrrrr! And the Red Sox deserved to lose! They pitched to Crede over Anderson! Yes, I love Anderson and would've had faith in him, but Crede is so great in the clutch! If they were stupid enough to pitch to him, resulting in the 2-1 lead, they deserved to lose! Stupid Jenks lost our wildcard slot now. GRRRRRRRRRRRRRR !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Let's go Vazquez tomorrow!
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This morning I was taking an unusual nap at O'hare International Airport only to be jolted awake by Jack Hanna's voice on CNN talking about how sad it is that Steve Irwin is dead. What?!? The Crocodile Hunter was killed by a stingray! R.I.P, Steve Irwin. Chicago was nice but it's good to be home. Tomorrow I'm going to be picking up my copy of Melvins/Lustmord Pigs of the Roman Empire that I ordered.
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so much on my mind. i hate feeling obligated to do things. sometimes i'm so paradoxical with myself i can't stand it. and i can't articulate any sort of further explanation to anyone else. it just sounds dumb. if you 're thinking about going to see a movie sometime in the near future, i would strongly advise you to stay away from wicker man. unless you 're really really into feminist paganism. or if you want to see nicholas cage jack kathy bates in the face. but i would probably tell you to go see little miss sunshine, because it's remarkable in so many ways.i had my last cigarette today, say prayers that it stays like that.it's not like i think about you constantly.
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As international pressure over their nuclear program mounts, the Iranians have become increasingly bellicose toward the U.S. and Israel. On Monday, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Israel was a “ fake regime ” that “ can not logically continue to live. ” On Wednesday, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran ’ s supreme leader, warned that “ if the U.S. ventured into any aggression on Iran, Iran will retaliate by damaging the U.S. interests worldwide. ”
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Guy Gabaldon, who as an 18-year-old Marine private single-handedly persuaded more than 1,000 Japanese soldiers to surrender in the World War II battle for Saipan, has passed away. read more http: // www.florida - cracker.org/archives/003473.html read moredigg story
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2 types of contacts are soft contact lenses and rigid gas permeable contact lenses. Astigmatism, presbyopia, myopia and hyperopia and several this type of eye diseases can be corrected by wearing both varieties of contacts lenses.
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Moveon.org, a central pillar of the sinister Shadow Party, was instrumental in advancing hard-left stooge Ned Lamont at the expense of the relatively responsible Joe Lieberman. Possibly unaware that George Soros is himself Jewish by birth, his creepy Moveon minions have been trashing Lieberman for being a Jew. Anti-lieberman posts on a Moveon.org board have included such endearments as "Zionazis," "Jew Lieberman," and "media owning Jewish pigs." One moonbat wondered, "Why are the Jews so Jew-y?"
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Sen. Rick Santorum (R-pa.), battling for reelection in a state where President Bush is not popular, gave a full-throated defense of the president yesterday and said the United States must prevail in the Iraq war. In his first and perhaps only debate with Democratic challenger Bob Casey Jr., Santorum lived up to his reputation as a feisty, unapologetic "conservative," even though it has caused him problems in moderate-voting Pennsylvania. Full story...
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For the two years prior to her outing, Valerie Wilson worked to gather intelligence that would support the Bush White House's assertion that Saddam Hussein's Iraq was loaded with Wmds. This means that Armitage -- as well as Karl Rove and Scooter Libby -- leaked classified information about a undercover CIA officer whose job it had been to look for evidence of Saddam's WMD programs. Any irony here? During this part of her career, Valerie Wilson traveled overseas to monitor operations she and her staff at JTFI were mounting.
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Another mystery solved. Last week a Newsweek excerpt from HUBRIS: The Inside Story of Spin, Scandal and the Selling of the Iraq War, by Michael Isikoff and David Corn (and out this week), revealed that Richard Armitage was the original source for the Robert Novak column that outed Valerie Plame Wilson as a CIA officer. Today, a new excerpt of the book discloses what Valerie Wilson did at the CIA.
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I'll admit to being appalled and outraged when I watched Zinedine Zidane's seemingly out-of-the-blue head-butt of Marco Materazzi in the World Cup Final.
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In a preliminary decision, Mexico's electoral court says Felipe Calderon won Mexico's July 2 presidential election. The court's seven judges still must to vote on the draft decision, but it is widely expected to confirm Calderon's victory over leftist Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador:
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Yes, I am going to pick Ohio State to go down to a hostile environment in Austin and pull out the victory. Troy Smith is a seasoned quarterback who can handle the pressure, as can his offensive teammates. The defense might be young, but they looked good against Northern Illinois last week. This is going to be Colt Mccoy's first real test, and he will prove that he is no Vince Young.
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Now the show veers into the female territory we were so worried about. That "freespeech" thing seemed to be the bridge. They 're showing the Vanity Fair cover with the photo of the spawn of Katie Holmes and Tom Cruise. The baby's name is Suri, and Katie -- Couric -- does the pun "Yes, sirree."
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got a huge shock when i read today's papers.. my whole mood fell as i read about how steve "crocodile hunter" irwin died in the "hands", or rather spike of the passive stingray... it was all so shocking.. noone could have saw this coming, that someone who has led a dangerous life dealing with deadly predators such as crocodiles and snakes could actually die from a creature such as the passive stingray, impaling him in the heart in one of the most unpredictable and freakish accidents that took his life..
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After the Carnegie Deli, we went back to the room and changed into our theatre clothes. Then I walked Amy to the Gershwin Theatre on 51st Street for Wicked and continued on to the Shubert Theatre on 45th to see Spamalot. Amy really enjoyed the show, though she said it had a bit of a slow start. Spamalot was very entertaining, and borrowed heavily from Monty Python and the Holy Grail, as expected. It also made fun of musical theatre and Broadway in general with a song called "You won't succeed on Broadway if you don't have any Jews." I didn't know whether to be offended or laugh, so I laughed.
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So there we were at the Edwards Anaheim Hills, waiting to see "The Illusionist" with Edward Norton, Paul Giamatti, and Jessica Biel. I was excited because we actually had some babysitting and were out for an afternoon on the town.
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So I really want to go see John Mayer. It kind of sucks that he is playing with Sheryl Crow, but I think he would be amazing to see. Anyone want to go with me this Sunday? I'm not sure who all reads my lj who is local, but if you want to go with me, let me know. The tickets will be about 30 bucks. Maybe I will ask Sandy and Lauren if they would want to go... I should be doing my prelab work for my chem. Yes, I should.
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Lindsay Lohan is getting engaged, according to reports. Her current boyfriend, Harry Morton, who has only been dating Lindsay for a month, was spotted buying a diamond ring earlier this week. An insider revealed to the New York Post newspaper: "Harry is ready to take the relationship to another level."
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After having read, and discussed, Dan Brown's dreadful Da Vinci Code recently, Joanne Harris'Gentlemen & Players came as a welcome, and much needed, cure to restore my faith in the art of story-telling.
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Earlier today Viacom announced that CEO Tom Freston has resigned his position with the company. In another surprise, Philippe Dauman, a longtime friend of Viacom chairman Sumner Redstone, has been named new chief executive.
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Daniel Craig, who will lock lips with Toby Jones when he plays the killer Perry Smith in the new Truman Capote biopic Infamous, will reportedly get a homoerotic love interest in the next James Bond film after the upcoming Casino Royale: "'Bond 22'will now see a homoerotic relationship develop between the suave spy and secret agent Felix Leiter, played by Jeffrey Wright. A film insider said:'Bond will always be a hit with the ladies. But Daniel has a massive gay fan base and that can't be ignored. There will still be sexy Bond Girls. But the modern Bond will be more sensitive.'"
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Guitar Hero 2 comes out Nov 7th. My Chemical Romance album "The Black Parade" comes out Oct 24th. Senses Fail album out on Oct 10th. Sweet. In other news, I feel like shit. Physically and mentally. Whatever. What can I do.
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Disgraced CBS producer Mary Mapes will be rejoining Dan Rather at his new gig working for Mark Cuban's Hdnet channel, Radar Online is reporting. Cuban says he doesn't care about ratings. That's becoming obvious. (Hat tip: Drudge)
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I'd don't think many of my friends are in front of a TV to watch the network news at 6: 30 p.m., but thanks to DVR technology now we can watch it anytime... so while I rarely watched Katie Couric on TODAY, today I decided to catch her debut on CBS. She did a great job and the broadcast wove together a nice mix of breaking and informative stories, even including a "Free Speech" rant by Morgan Spurlock. The lead story about the rise of the Taliban, leading into a look at Bush's "War on Terror" speech today, followed by converation with columnist/author Thomas Friedman was solid.
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"The U.S. vs. John Lennon" will be released later this month. Yoko Ono cooperated with the filmmakers, opening her archives of rarely seen footage of the couple's fight for peace.
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Digital Resolve said the technology can guard against "man-in-the-middle" style attacks, where an attacker collects a victim's login and password before passing the person to the legitimate site. Those attacks are often mounted from an irregular IP address that can be checked, according to Digital Resolve.
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The newest Quinnipiac poll indicates that most people either don't know Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid (the wan na be majority leaders), or if they know them they don't think much of them (from Political Wire): Other Dems aren't distinguishing themselves much better. I caught some film of Chuckie Schumer with one of those patented stand-up charts giving the Bush administration grades on various elements related to the war on terror and Iraq. The overall grade was a C -, though Chuckie left one important item off the chart: Preventing Attacks on the Homeland. That item would have been an A + and would have swung the curve dramatically upward. The Dems don't want to talk about that.
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Cory Doctorow points to Stan Lee's Watchmen, which "remixes the classic Dave Gibbons/Alan Moore comic in the hyperbolic, alliterative style of Stan Lee." Quite amusing — if your geek-fu is strong.
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The Hungarian goverment is letting an internet poll decide what to name a new bridge over the Danube. Internet faithful have been voting like crazy for things like Jon Stewart Bridge, Stephen Colbert Bridge and Chuck Norris Bridge. The government will take the top 3 names and choose one. Right now Stephen Colbert and Jon Stewart are running 1 and 2, respectively. Do the right thing and vote for Chuck Norris, so that the Hungarians are forced to name the bridge after Colbery, Stewart, or the indominitable Norris.
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Anyway, I like Jason Statham, action hero. He has an Everyman quality that bulky guys like Arnold or Vin Diesel lack. Sure, he has that thick English accent but he doesn ’ t talk all that much and he ’ s hot in a seething kind of way. Also, Amy Smart ’ s one-dimensional character and her circumstances are a funny take on the typical girl an action hero has to drag around. I ’ ll leave it at that.
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Today Darren and I started off by working on school and work projects. To reward ourselves for hours of work well done, we went out to see Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby. It was cute, not nearly as good as some other Will Ferril movies, but still good. When we got back, Darren and I cleaned the house (Oliver was beside himself with grief when we took his blanket to be washed). I hate cleaning so much, but really buckling down and working with Darren on it for a couple hours each week is totally worht it. It alway feels like a giant weight has been lifted off my shoulders once the house gets clean. I finished the night off by making flank steak (mmmm) and having a nice soak in the tub.
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... Chase Utley has not looked good at the plate since early August, the hangover from the raging party that was his July. It seems as if he isn't seeing the ball well. But breaking out of a slump is a lot easier when you have Ryan Howard batting behind you. Utley has had three home-runs in three days/five games, so hopefully this is a good sign.
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The new Nokia 8800 Sirocco Edition comes with sounds composed by Brian Eno. The stainless steel case of the Sirocco Edition of the 8800 Sirocco sports an interesting organic shape and it features a scratch-resistant glass display window. This new N...
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Ashlee Simpson sported her new arm candy at Don Hill's this past weekend. Her new man of the month, Pete Wentz from Fall Out Boy, takes the place of guitarist Braxton Olita.
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Mark Wahlberg stars as real-life football phenomenon Vince Papale, who in 1976 became a wide receiver for the Philadelphia Eagles when the Eagles ’ new coach Dick Vermeil (Greg Kinnear) hosted try-outs open to the public.
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My dad is watching Rent. Not something i'd expect my dad to watch, considering he's the token republican in my family. muy bizarre.but. that's not the real reason i post. the real reason: go see Little Miss Sunshine. omfg. it's most definitely a dark comedy.but wow. the cast was really really awesome.the more i see of steve carell, the more i think he's just awesome. and it had toni colette, greg kinear, and alan arkin. it was just phenominal.and seriously, it is fuckin hilarious.
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My first performing experiences were of original rock which were mostly social commentary, consciously avoiding the sensuous and risque in lyric. At that time I was not religious yet I felt that the music should be uplifting if you were going to get on a stage and play it. Having been in the middle of the rock music revolution, opening for Janis Joplin and Jimi Hendrix, I had a sense the mission was not 100%.
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If you haven't been reading Glenn Greenwald over at Unclaimed Territory, then you should be as he take Mark Steyn and the other cowardly war mongers to task. We are fortunate these people weren't leading the country a couple of hundred years ago or we would just be a couple of provinces of Canada now.
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The rain isn ’ t letting up this morning in South Florida, as Rod Smith and Jim Davis race between voting precincts in Miami, Broward and Palm Beach counties. The soggy weather is clearly helping to tamp down turnout at polling places ....
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Somewhere upstairs I have a book that includes a law review article co-written by Judge Wilkinson in which he concludes that there was no constitutional right to same-sex marriage.
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She then goes on to outline two positions which, she says, should be avoided. One is the vision of a hating, wrathful God as promoted by people like Jerry Falwell and Pat Robertson. She certainly gets no argument form me on that one. It's when she tries to equate that level of stupidity with Dawkins'ideas about selfish genes that we part company. We consider her discussion in full.
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Reports of the critical letters come as a Populus poll suggested David Cameron's Tories would have a strong lead over Labour whether Mr Blair stayed on, or was replaced by Gordon Brown or John Reid.
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The unprecedented U.S. tour of the former president of the Islamic republic of Iran brings with it an opportunity to evaluate the past, present and the future prospects of a regime that is at odds with its own citizenry of 70 million, and is today at the center of an international conflict -- stemming from its long record of human rights violations, regional militancy, deceit and pursuit of weapons of mass destruction.
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George Bernard Shaw once gave Winston Churchill a pair of tickets for the opening night of his Pygmalion and remarked, "Bring a friend -- if you have one."
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Debbie Stabenow (D-MI): Stabenow is Secretary of the Senate Democratic caucus, making her the third-ranking Democrat and many within the party had hoped that we would arrive at this point with her race as a sure-bet. It's not, but it's pretty damn close.
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Market Wire (press release) - When LAKE OF FIRE enjoys its world premiere at the TORONTO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL on SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, it marks the return of director TONY KAYE with his first feature film since 1998's popular and critically acclaimed AMERICAN HISTORY X. Kaye's'homecoming'with the controversial new Lake Of Fire has been heralded by industry insiders as historic and heroic.
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. Add to that a cast that includes Jack Nicholson, Matt Damon, Mark Wahlberg, Martin Sheen, Alec Baldwin and, well, I'm totally sold. Pic tells of the battle between Massachusetts police and an Irish-american gang. When each plants a mole on the other's turf, things become hairy and worlds are sure to collide. Seeing as I'm a Scorsese nut,
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I ’ m the defending champ, in large measure because in 2004, when my team stunk, I used the weekly free agent auction to pick up, for a dollar apiece off the unclaimed list, Carson Palmer, Larry Johnson, and Lamont Jordan, who were my three keepers last year. If you know anything at all about fantasy football, you know that my last sentence was the equivalent of “ I hit a massive gold mine ”. I rode these three to the championship, and without meaning to brag at all, I think I had perhaps the most stacked team in our league in recent memory. Unfortunately, I made a deal mid-year which resulted in my sending a player to be named later to another coach, and that player ’ s name turned out to be … Larry Johnson. Yikes.
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Connie Willis, the nine-time Hugo Award winner (more than any other author), was groped on stage as a “ joke ” by science fiction legend/creepy old man Harlan Ellison, at a recent convention. (This is old news to many “ Alas ” readers by now).
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"When Edgar Bronfman Jr gained ownership of Universal Studios he got into some odd marketing campaign practices. Universal Studios Employee Video Directed by Matt Stone and Trey Parker One of which is this... all » rare, employee orientation video, that enlightened people about how things were going to change under new management. It was comissioned to be written and directed by Matt Stone and Trey Parker, and it was, and Jr. didn't like it, so they scrapped it. Great satire, video includes appearances by Steven Spielberg, Demi Moore, Tracy Lords, James Cameron, Michael J. Fox, and Sylvester Stallone."
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More than normal journalistic pride may be involved here. Enderlin ’ s news report was consistent with his stated overall view of the Middle East conflict. In his 2003 book, Shattered Dreams, he places the blame for Oslo ’ s failure squarely on Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak and U.S. President Bill Clinton, effectively absolving the Palestinians of responsibility. The same interpretation is, of course, shared by virtually the entire French intellectual and political elite, and endorsed by influential print media like Le Monde, Le Monde Diplomatique, Le Nouvel Observateur, and Télérama.
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SEOUL, South Korea - A special train of North Korean leader Kim Jong Il has arrived in a border town with China and the reclusive communist leader was likely to begin a visit to China within the next...
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