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Youthful Ideals Shaped Obama Goal of Nuclear Disarmament

July 4, 2009

New York Times / By WILLIAM J. BROAD and DAVID E. SANGER

President Obama is pushing for new global rules, treaties and alliances to establish a nuclear-free world, a vision he developed as a college student.

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Honduras Withdraws From Group of Nations

July 4, 2009

New York Times / By MARC LACEY

Honduras withdrew from the Organization of American States before that organization could oust it over a military coup.

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Biden on Iran: 'Everything' on the Table

July 4, 2009

ABC News

George's Bottom Line: Vice President Joe Biden responds to Iranian nuclear threat.

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Iranian newspaper says opposition figure should stand trial

July 4, 2009

L.A. Times - World News

The state-owned paper says Mir-Hossein Mousavi is a foreign agent on 'a mission directed from abroad.' Meanwhile, a military commander says Iran may take over the British Embassy residence.

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Mousavi Details Alleged Election Fraud in Iran

July 5, 2009

washingtonpost.com - Middle East / Thomas Erdbrink

TEHRAN, July 4 -- Mir Hossein Mousavi, the leading opposition candidate in last month's disputed election, released documents Saturday detailing a campaign of alleged fraud by supporters of President ...

Myanmar won't let U.N. chief see opposition leader

July 5, 2009

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Exiled Honduran president vows return on Sunday

July 5, 2009

Kansas City Star: World

Ousted President Manuel Zelaya said Saturday that he would return to Honduras to try to retake office following last week's military-backed coup, despite warnings of a potentially bloody confrontation ...

Cleric group revolts in Iran

July 5, 2009

PrairiePundit / Merv (noreply@blogger.com)

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Going Green-- U2 Dedicates 'Sunday Bloody Sunday' to Iranian Freedom Protesters (Video)

July 4, 2009

Gateway Pundit / Gateway Pundit (noreply@blogger.com)

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US man breaks world record for hot-dog eating

July 4, 2009

BBC News

Joey "Jaws" Chestnut eats 68 hot dogs in 10 minutes at the annual contest in New York, shattering his old record of 66.

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Bibi's Choice (Israel to Attack Iran with Land Based Missiles instead of Airstrike?)

July 4, 2009

Forum: News/Activism / Weekly Standard

snip Conversations over the last few weeks with more than a dozen members of Israel's larger national security community--right and left, scholars and military men and women, some coming out of ...

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Cynthia McKinney to Appear in Israeli Court After Gaza-Bound Boat Is Seized

July 4, 2009

FOX News

Former U.S. lawmaker Cynthia McKinney is due to appear in an Israeli court Sunday after she and 20 other activists were taken into custody this week when their relief boat was seized by an Israeli ...

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Cancellara wins first Tour stage

July 4, 2009

BBC News

Fabian Cancellara powers to victory in the opening time trial in the Tour de France as seven-time champion Lance Armstrong makes his return to the race.

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Reading Independence Day in Iran

July 4, 2009

Payvand Iran News

American and Iranian revolutionary traditions surprisingly have much in common.

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Iranian Newspaper Says Opposition Figure Should Stand Trial

July 4, 2009

Forum: News/Activism / LATimes

Iranian newspaper says opposition figure should stand trial The state-owned paper says Mir-Hossein Mousavi is a foreign agent on 'a mission directed from abroad.

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Foreign Office travel advice website is "proof" of antiIranian plot

July 4, 2009

Telegraph News | Top News

Iran has seized on an item of routine travel advice from the Foreign Office's website as evidence of the alleged political plot for which an employee of the British Embassy in Tehran is to face trial.

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Attack on U.S. base in eastern Afghanistan kills two soldiers

July 4, 2009

L.A. Times - World News

U.S. military officials say 'several' U.S. soldiers also were wounded in the assault on the remote outpost in Paktika province. It's the same area where an American soldier disappeared on Tuesday.

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Who's Making Iran Policy?

July 4, 2009

Weekly Standard Blog

Unfortunately, this doesn't really come as much of a shock: Mr.

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Sony, Lenovo and Acer sued after shipping pirated software

July 4, 2009

Boing Boing Gadgets / Rob Beschizza

The manufacturers included software at the the Chinese government's behest, but the software in question was plagiarized.

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Evelyn Leopold: UN CHIEF ENDS BURMA VISIT: NO RESULTS SO FAR

July 4, 2009

The Huffington Post Full Blog Feed / Evelyn Leopold

UNITED NATIONS - U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon visited Myanmar (Burma) for the July 3-4 weekend in what turned out to be a major political gamble...

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Out of the storm: Iraqis forced from their homes because of their work for U.S. groups adjust to life in America. At left, Mohamed Anees and his family in San Diego, center, Said Rifai in New York, and right, Farid al-Zahawi in Salt Lake City.

July 4, 2009

Newsweek International Editions - Top News

How the newest wave of U.S. immigrants is faring in their adopted homeland.

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Positive Story About Gordon Brown

July 4, 2009

Guy Fawkes' blog of parliamentary plots, rumours and conspiracy / Guido Fawkes

Guido is often accused of being relentlessly negative about the Prime Mentalist, as if his ability to ruin everything he touches (the economy, the Labour Party, all sporting hopes) was Guido’s ...

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America's New Energy Dependency: China's Metals

July 4, 2009

Forum: News/Activism / US News

In 2007, a standoff unfolded between China and several American companies, including W.R. Grace, a major supplier of oil refining products.

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China to extend role in world peace-(here we go boys/gals)

July 4, 2009

Forum: News/Activism / china control daily

China plans to extend its peacekeeping operations worldwide, said a senior military official today, as the nation completed its first joint peacekeeping military exercise with Mongolia in Beijing.

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Ambassador to US: Iranian nuke could wipe Israel out in seconds

July 4, 2009

Forum: News/Activism / jpost

Recently appointed ambassador to the United States Michael Oren warned over the weekend that an Iranian atomic bomb could "wipe Israel off the map in a matter of seconds," and that the ...

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Republicans Reach Out to Iranian People In Weekly Address

July 4, 2009

Gateway Pundit / Gateway Pundit (noreply@blogger.com)

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Newsweek journo faces court in Iran

July 4, 2009

ABC News

Newsweek journalist Maziar Bahari and a number of reformist leaders in Iran are to face trial accused of "acting against national security," their lawyer Saleh Nikbakht said.

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Iran: Protest in Kashan University

July 4, 2009

Global Voices Online » Technology / Hamid Tehrani

A film on student protest movement in Kashan University in Iran.

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Live text - Tour de France

July 4, 2009

BBC News

The first stage of the Tour de France is a time trial in Monaco - with Lance Armstrong making his return to the race.

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Iran:Press TV New Footage of Basij Military Base Attack

July 4, 2009

Global Voices Online » Technology / Hamid Tehrani

Thanks to Irannegah, we can watch Iran's State-run Press TV new footage of Basij military base attack.

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Pakistani airstrikes kill at least 12 militants

July 4, 2009

USATODAY.com World - Top Stories

Pakistani fighter jets pounded Taliban positions in the country's volatile northwest on Saturday, killing at least 12 suspected ...

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Israel's reliable friend

July 4, 2009

ynet - Opinion

Recent Israeli governments have underestimated the power of Congress

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Iran: Mousavi a US agent

July 4, 2009

Hot Air TV / Ed Morrissey

Out of the club, obviously.

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US warns North Korea after reports of missiles test

July 4, 2009

guardian.co.uk home | guardian.co.uk

• South Korea reports launch of seven ballistic missiles• Tests on US Independence Day violate UN resolutionsThe United States warned North Korea not to "aggravate tensions" today after South Korea ...

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UN chief criticises Burma over Suu Kyi visit

July 5, 2009

The Sydney Morning Herald News Headlines

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has delivered a stern rebuke to Burma's junta after the country's military ruler refused to let him meet detained pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi.

Presious Passion wins United Nations at Monmouth

July 5, 2009

MSNBC.com

Presious Passion scored a repeat victory in the $750,000 United Nations Stakes, smashing the course record Saturday at Monmouth Park.

Tory and Labour at loggerheads over who is the more gay- friendly party

July 5, 2009

the Mail online | News

Tory and Labour at loggerheads over who is the more gay- friendly party

Iranian hard-liner calls opposition leader U.S. agent

July 5, 2009

Technology - Apple / editor@mercurynews.com ( / Associated Press)

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — A top aide to Iran's all-powerful leader has accused the country's main opposition leader of being an American agent who should be tried for treason, increasing the pressure ...

WITNESS: Battling to borrow money in sanctions-hit Sudan

July 5, 2009

Reuters

Andrew Heavens is a reporter and photographer who has worked with Reuters since 2005, from Addis Ababa, Ethiopia and now Khartoum, Sudan.

China Welfare Home Seizes Babies to Put Up For Adoption

July 5, 2009

Epoch Times | Latest Headlines / Epoch Times Staff

The Sanqin Metropolitan Daily reported that the Zhenyuan County Welfare Home of Guizhou Province in China has been forcefully taking away babies from local residents.

Returning Asians to fill talent gap, boost innovation

July 5, 2009

Boston.com -- World news / Eveline Danubrata

"Go East" is a message being heeded by many Asian professionals in the United States and Europe who see brighter job prospects in a region that is expected to outperform the rest of the world for ...

Zelaya says he's optimist, will return to Honduras

July 5, 2009

The Seattle Times: Nation & World

Ousted Honduran president Manuel Zelaya says he's optimistic and is still planning to return Sunday to his country a week after he was overthrown by a military coup.

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