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The weather cooperated with Glenn Beck on the August morning of his “Restoring Honor” rally. Or maybe it was a higher force. The skies were clear, it was hot but not Washington unbearable, and the crowd, prepared with lounge chairs and water bottles, was serene. He had also banned signs from the event so that he and his fans would not be easy targets for photojournalists, which was a canny way to
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BBC series on Rafiq al-Hariri pulled as tension rises in Lebanon
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A US jury finds former Guantánamo detainee Ahmed Khalfan Ghailani not guilty on all but one count in the African embassy bombings of 1998 guardian.co.uk Barack Obama's plans to try accused terrorists in civilian courts experienced a major setback last night when the first former Guantánamo detainee to be tried in one was convicted on just one of 285 charges over the 1998 attack on US embassies in
India Microcredit Faces Collapse From Defaults (Published 2010)
MADOOR, India � India’s rapidly growing private microcredit industry faces imminent collapse as almost all borrowers in one of India’s largest states have stopped repaying their loans, egged on by politicians who accuse the industry of earning outsize profits on the backs of the poor. The crisis has been building for weeks, but has now reached a critical stage. Indian banks, which put up about 80
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European Union and IMF officials will commence talks with Irish regulatory authorities tomorrow as international efforts to agree… European Union and IMF officials will commence talks with Irish regulatory authorities tomorrow as international efforts to agree a rescue plan for Ireland continue. The EU's commissioner for economic affairs, Olli Rehn, said today the talks would focus specifically on
Sarah Palin poised to run for president in 2012 – but will consult family first
Sarah Palin has given her clearest sign yet that she intends to run for president in two years' time by saying that she is consulting her family about the decision. But the former Alaska governor's strategy to build a national following received a setback when the near completion of the count in the Senate race in her home state pointed to a victory for the write-in candidate, Lisa Murkowski. Vote
A New Cold War in Asia? | Pankaj Mishra
Raveendran/AFP/Getty Images A worker removes the US and Indian national flags after the departure of US President Barack Obama and his wife Michelle from New Delhi, November 9, 2010 Is Asia about to enter a new cold war? Accusing the United States of undervaluing the dollar, China has, after its mainly “peaceful” rise, recently assumed an aggressive posture toward its neighbors. In recent visits b
Stalin, Our Contemporary | by Timothy Snyder - Project Syndicate
In the autumn of 1930, Joseph Stalin enforced a policy that changed the course of history, and led to tens millions of deaths across the decades and around the world. Eighty years later, Stalin's world remains with us. NEW HAVEN – Eighty years ago, in the autumn of 1930, Joseph Stalin enforced a policy that changed the course of history, and led to tens of millions of deaths across the decades and
Barack Obama's hopes for a nuclear-free world fading fast
Barack Obama's hopes of reshaping US foreign policy stand on the brink of failure tonight, after two of his most cherished initiatives — nuclear disarmament and better relations with Moscow — were dealt serious setbacks. According to a leaked Nato document seen by the Guardian, a move to withdraw US tactical nuclear weapons from Europe has been omitted from the alliance's draft strategic doctrine,
Ireland bailout: Dublin's defiance over aid risks fresh market turmoil
The Irish government risked provoking a renewed backlash from financial markets today after resisting pressure at an EU meeting last night to accept a bailout plan for its stricken banking industry. Finance ministers of the 16 eurozone member countries who came together in Brussels decided to "intensify talks between Ireland, the European Union, the European Central Bank and the International Mone
Viewpoint: Ireland's robust economy knocked off course
Vanderlei de Lima of Brazil was attacked in the closing stages of the Athens Olympics Watching the ongoing coverage of Ireland's bail-out crisis, I now know how Vanderlei de Lima must have felt. You don't remember Vanderlei de Lima? His is a story that captures the Irish Republic's current situation as well as any other. And there is an Irishman involved too. The place was Athens, 29 August 2004,
Germany boosts security amid fears of Islamist terror attacks
Security at German airports, railway stations and major tourist attractions was heightened yesterday after the government said it had received concrete warnings that an Islamist terror cell was planning to launch attacks across the country towards the end of this month. In city centres, traffic ground to a halt as police imposed emergency controls, while the number of armed security personnel, par
EU plays down Irish Republic bail-out talks
European Commission President: "We're not putting pressure on Ireland" European finance ministers have met in Brussels, but say they did not hold detailed discussions on a potential bail-out for the Irish Republic. Didier Reynders, who chaired the talks, said the situation was not addressed because the Irish government had not requested financial help. "There's no reason to ask all the participant
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