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November 11, 2008 |
Bailout in the desert
CNNMoney
As soaring oil prices enriched the Persian Gulf region in recent years, the United Arab Emirate of Dubai became the embodiment of global exuberance. Now even this boomtown has fallen prey to the credit crisis. |
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November 11, 2008 |
Hamas: We met Obama advisers
Worldnet Daily
Hamas held a meeting in the Gaza Strip several months ago with aides to President-elect Barack Obama, but the terror group was asked to keep the contacts secret until after last week's elections, according to a senior Hamas official. |
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November 11, 2008 |
Lesbians, condoms go wild in attack on Christian church
Worldnet Daily
Worshippers at a Bible-teaching church in Lansing, Mich., were stunned Sunday when members of a pro-homosexual, pro-anarchy organization named Bash Back interrupted their service to fling propaganda and condoms around the sanctuary, drape a profane banner from the balcony and feature two lesbians making out at the pulpit. |
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November 11, 2008 |
Why veins could replace fingerprints
TimesOnline (UK)
Forget fingerprinting. Companies in Europe have begun to roll out an advanced biometric system from Japan that identifies people from the unique patterns of veins inside their fingers. |
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November 11, 2008 |
S&P warns of a debt financing crisis in Europe
Telegraph (UK)
For those of us who want to believe we are nearing the bottom of this crisis, a report from Standard & Poor's today offers a nasty reminder why there many be more violent pulses to come. |
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November 10, 2008 |
Georgia congressman warns of Obama dictatorship
Associated Press
A Republican congressman from Georgia said Monday he fears that President-elect Obama will establish a Gestapo-like security force to impose a Marxist dictatorship. |
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November 10, 2008 |
Broun says Obama 'Marxist'
Miscellaneous
U.S. Rep. Paul Broun attacked President-elect Barack Obama's agenda as "Marxist" and derided some fellow Republicans for abandoning conservative principles during a speech in Augusta on Friday, his first since being re-elected in Georgia's 10th District. |
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November 10, 2008 |
GM shares hit 62-year lows after broker downgrades
Reuters
Shares of General Motors Corp (GM.N: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz) tumbled 24 percent to 62-year lows on Monday after analysts downgraded the automaker, citing cash levels that may fall below the minimum needed in the first quarter of 2009. |
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November 09, 2008 |
UK's Brown: Now is the time to build global society
Reuters
The international financial crisis has given world leaders a unique opportunity to create a truly global society, Britain's Prime Minister Gordon Brown will say in a keynote foreign policy speech on Monday. |
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September 11, 2008 |
Brussels in 'frightening' grab for personal information
Telegraph (UK)
Civil liberties watchdog Statewatch criticised the EU's post-9/11 security strategy as a "frightening" grab for every aspect of individual information. |
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