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North Korea test-fires 6 Ballistic Missiles
South Korean officials, France 24, and Reuters are reporting on North Korea, who fired 6 test missiles Saturday in what many believe is a sad attempt by North Korea to show its might in the face of the US Independence Day Holiday.
North Korea fired six ballistic missiles on Saturday, South Korea's defence ministry said, in [...]
US Marines capture Afghan district in major anti-Taliban offensive | Marine Dies
Jerome Starkey, GRN Correspondent for France24, reports:
Governor Palin | Doesn’t Finish the Job
Palin resigns her post. One can speculate that the state of Alaska will be in better hands when Lt. Gov. Sean Parnell takes over the responsibilities that Palin is abandoning.
Yet, if Palin truly is leaving in order to prepare herself for a 2012 Presidential run, what does it say about her character as a leader? [...]
New Energy Bill | Is it enough?
The climate bill debate has begun in the house. Will it be enough? Obama talks about the jobs the bill is expected to create and states that it will make clean energy profitable.
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70 Iranian Professors Detained
The website of Mir Hossein Mousavi, the candidate that many believe rightfully won the election, has stated that the Iranian government has arrested 70 university professors in its continued crackdown on the Iranian protestors.
Seventy university professors were detained in Iran in a widening government crackdown on protesters, according to a Web site affiliated with Iran's [...]
Bread and Circuses | Iran Tries to Pacify Protest with ‘Lord of the Rings’ Trilogy
Via Slashdot:
Iranian state television's Channel Two is playing a Lord of the Rings marathon in an attempt to keep people inside watching hobbits and not protesting in the streets.
I wonder if there's a hidden, symbolic meaning to the Iranian government selecting that trilogy. Or, maybe the translation provided will provide one.
Iran Says British Embassy Workers Will Go on Trial