November 2009
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US Foreign Policy: Obama's Nice Guy Act Gets Him... →
“When he entered office, US President Barack Obama promised to inject US foreign policy with a new tone of respect and diplomacy. His recent trip to Asia, however, showed that it’s not working. A shift to Bush-style bluntness may be coming.”
Hacked E-Mails Fuel Climate Change Skeptics -... →
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Barrick shuts hedge book as world gold supply runs... →
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Dorothy Rabinowitz: Dr. Phil and the Fort Hood... →
“To those not terrorized by fear of offending Muslim sensitivities, Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan’s motive was instantly clear: It was an act of terrorism by a man with a record of expressing virulent, anti-American, pro-jihadist sentiments. All were conspicuous signs of danger his Army superiors chose to ignore.”
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The mother who brought down the Fort Hood killer -... →
“Obama urged Americans against “jumping to conclusions” about the killer’s motives.”
and
“[The killer] had shouted the Arabic phrase Allahu akbar (God is greatest) before opening fire, witnesses said.”
Yeah, we wouldn’t want to jump to any conclusions.
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Make Your Own Academic Sentence →
“The epistemology of normative value(s) recapitulates the discourse of the public sphere.”
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Iranian protesters, police clash on US Embassy... →
“Thousands turned out in the capital’s Haft-e Tir square to commemorate the day in 1979 when students loyal to Iran’s supreme religious leader, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, took over the US Embassy. They shouted “Death to America!” – a show of support for Iran’s conservatively religious, and increasingly authoritarian regime. But another group also convened on...
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NSA To Build $1.5 Billion Cybersecurity Data... →