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August 22, 2007 |
Most US adults in the dark about world politics
Breitbnart.com
Two-thirds of US adults admit to being in the dark about political issues outside the United States, and only a third are well-versed in US politics, the results of a poll published Tuesday showed. |
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August 09, 2007 |
Western firms help China set up people tracking systems
New York Times
SHENZHEN, China, Aug. 9 — At least 20,000 police surveillance cameras are being installed along streets here in southern China and will soon be guided by sophisticated computer software from an American-financed company to recognize automatically the faces of police suspects and detect unusual activity.
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August 08, 2007 |
Canada joins rush to claim the Arctic
Financial Times
Canada raised the stakes in the battle to claim ownership of the Arctic by sending Stephen Harper, prime minister, on a three-day trek to the region, just days after the Russians planted a flag on the seabed at the North Pole. |
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August 03, 2007 |
Mineral war begins as Russians plant flag 2½ miles beneath pole
TimesOnline (UK)
Russia planted a rust-proof titanium flag on the seabed beneath the North Pole yesterday, marking the start of a new global struggle to claim the vast mineral wealth of the Arctic Ocean. |
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August 02, 2007 |
Russian sub plants flag under North Pole
Yahoo! News
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian explorers dived deep below the North Pole in a submersible on Thursday and planted a national flag on the seabed to stake a symbolic claim to the energy riches of the Arctic. |
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August 02, 2007 |
Russian submarine reaches North Pole seabed
Breitbnart.com
A Russian mini-submarine reached the bottom of the Arctic Ocean under the North Pole on Thursday in a mission to back up Moscow's claims to the region's mineral riches. |
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August 02, 2007 |
Russians reach North Pole in race for Arctic oil and gas
The Independent (UK)
An expedition aimed at strengthening Russia's claim to much of the Arctic Ocean reached the North Pole yesterday afternoon, as preparations began for two mini-submarines to drop a capsule containing a Russian flag to the sea floor, a spokesman said.
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July 28, 2007 |
Russia stakes its claim on North Pole in underwater search for oil
TimesOnline (UK)
Russia is making an audacious grab for the vast energy riches of the Arctic with an underwater mission to plant its flag beneath the North Pole. |
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July 19, 2007 |
Globalists admit: U.S. workers suffering
Worldnet Daily
The cover article in the current issue of the Council on Foreign Relations magazine Foreign Affairs asserts globalism has harmed even well-educated workers in the U.S., creating a gap between the "haves" and "have-nots" greater than any time since the 1920s. |
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July 05, 2007 |
Emirates aims to redraw world aviation map
Int'l Herald Tribune
he chairman of Emirates Airlines - Sheikh Ahmed Bin Saeed Al-Maktoum of the ruling family of Dubai - has grand ambitions, and a bankroll to match. |
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