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Bhutto's widower goes from prison to presidency

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09.06.08 posted by jason 8 views no comments
Asif Ali Zardari has completed a traumatic journey from prison to the presidency of Pakistan. Regarded as a polo-playing playboy in his youth, the catalyst for Zardari's rise was the assassination last December of his wife, the two-time prime minister Benazir Bhutto.
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"Beijing Internet Police" are Watching You During Olympics

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08.05.08 posted by jason 522 views no comments
It is clear China is intent on regulating the Internet during the Olympics (contrary to a promise to the IOC). This image, of two Internet police officers, flashes on Chinese computers, reminding citizens and foreigners that in China - you are always being watched. Always. *Heavy traffic and interest in this image caused iConflict to crash on 8/2.*

Signs Point to McCain Picking Sarah Palin for VP

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08.29.08 posted by pondy 41 views no comments
Here's one way to go after those former Hillary Clinton Voters...A rumor has a chartered plane from Alaska landing a while ago near Dayton, Ohio. If true, that could mean McCain's selection could be an outside-the-box game-changer: picking Alaska's first female governor, Sarah Palin, a 44-year-old mother of five and political maverick in her own right.
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08.08.08 posted by pondy 357 views 1 comment
And so it begins. The most eagerly awaited and controversial Olympics in generations now kicks-off in Beijing. For China this moment is more than just the start of sporting events, but the change to show the world what China has become and what China plans to be - a major world power with a bursting economy. But will the world see the other side of China as well?
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Olympic artists angry

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08.16.08 posted by jason 165 views no comments
The Kung Fu pupils in the opening ceremony of the Olympics have spent the last year cooped up in a military camp outside Beijing. Conditions have been bad, with 50 people to a room. "They weren't even given enough food," says their trainer. Many of the martial arts performers feel abused and ignored by the Olympic organizers.
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Obama Fatigue?

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08.23.08 posted by pondy 76 views no comments
During the summer, the Pew Research Center's Project for Excellence in Journalism found much more extensive media coverage of Mr. Obama than Mr. McCain. The Pew survey found 48 percent of respondents saying they had heard "too much" about Barack Obama. Just 26 percent said the same about John McCain, while 38 percent said they hear too little on McCain.
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Bush's Beijing fun and (Olympic) games

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08.09.08 posted by pondy 246 views no comments
Judging from some of the photos coming out of Beijing, President Bush is having an excellent time palling around with the athletes and taking in various sporting events.at the last Olympic Games he will attend as the U.S. head of state, Here's a sampler.
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Guess Which Country Supplies the US with the Most Oil?

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08.06.08 posted by jason 292 views no comments
The obvious answer is Saudi Arabia, but that would be incorrect. According to this chart put together by the Washington Post, Canada supplies the US with more oil than Saudi Arabia. Mexico is third, followed by Venezuela. I hope this doesn't mean the Bush administration will start taking tough to Canada.

Olympics so far: Is it live or is it CGI?

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08.16.08 posted by jason 117 views 1 comment
There is outrage after it was revealed portions of the dazzling opening ceremony had been faked. A Beijing newspaper reported later that a much brighter set of footprints had been re-created in a CGI effects lab and shown on television instead of the real fireworks. What else about the Games has been fake?
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President Bush is 'unlikely' to visit Republican Convention on Monday

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08.31.08 posted by pondy 14 views no comments
Deputy White House Press Secretary Scott Stanzel sent out an e-mail with the possible change in plans: "Due to Hurricane Gustav, President Bush is unlikely to travel to Minnesota for the convention. The White House is working on alternate plans, and we'll provide more information as we have it."
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New Orleans ordered evacuated ahead of Gustav

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08.31.08 posted by pondy 13 views no comments
New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin ordered the city's more than 239,000 residents to evacuate on Sunday in the face of powerful Hurricane Gustav, which he called "the mother of all storms." The evacuation order issued on Saturday was the first in New Orleans since Hurricane Katrina devastated the historic Southern city in August 2005.
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