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President Barack Obama gestures during a news conference in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, June 29, 2011.

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The New York Times
Obama’s Wish List for Energy
Tue 14 Feb 2012
The Energy Department’s budget request for the fiscal year that begins on Oct. 1 sounds a familiar theme. “The United States is competing in a global race for the clean energy jobs of the future,’’ a... (photo: AP / Susan Walsh)

Ceremony of the handover of Macau to the People's Republic of China, in December 1999.In December 1961, the Portuguese army was involved in armed action in its colony of Portuguese India against an Indian invasion.

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Zeenews
US focus on Asia inflating China defence budget?
Tue 14 Feb 2012
Singapore: China's defence budget will double between 2011 and 2015 and outstrip the combined spending of all other key defence markets in the Asia-Pacific region, global research group IHS said... (photo: European Community / Chanueting)

Museum in the Ninth Fort. As of early 2007, only the Ninth Fort had been completely renovated. It is now devoted to the Holocaust and Lithuania's occupations by the Nazis and the Soviets

The Los Angeles Times Tue 14 Feb 2012
On Iran, a stark choice
Most people in the Arab world, according to opinion polls, believe that the Holocaust never happened, that it's a Jewish invention and trick to win the world's sympathy and support. President Mahmoud... (photo: Creative Commons / Andrius Vanagas)
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Former Associated Justice of the Philippine Supreme Court Serafin Cuevas stresses a point as he argues for the defense at the start of the impeachment trial for Philippine Supreme Court Chief Justice Renato Corona in Manila, Philippines, Monday, Jan. 16, 2012. The impeachment trial of Corona began Monday after he was accused of corruption and trying to block the prosecution of former President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez, Pool)

Sun Star Tue 14 Feb 2012
Defense asks Senate to void subpoena on bank records
MANILA -- Lawyers of Chief Justice Renato Corona has asked the impeachment court to void subpoenas it issued for records of his accounts at two commercial banks, saying they are irrelevant and... (photo: AP / Bullit Marquez, Pool)
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Pakalert Press Tue 14 Feb 2012
Why Are Government Bureaucrats Turning America Into Nazi Germany?
Share by Scott Lazarowitz Iâm sorry to put it in such a crass way, but that is exactly what they are doing. Ever since the September 11th attacks, these power-grabbing... (photo: US Government / Pete Souza)
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Actress Angelina Jolie attends a news conference during the Clinton Global Initiative Annual Meeting Wednesday, Sept. 26, 2007 in New York. Jolie announced a commitment by members of the Education Partnership for Children of Conflict to educate more than one million children affected by conflict around the world.

Austin American Statesman Tue 14 Feb 2012
Jolie to attend showing of her film in Bosnia
SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina — Angelina Jolie's new movie — a love story set against the genocide of Bosnia's war — will be shown in Sarajevo for the... (photo: AP / Jason DeCrow)
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Supporters of Pakistani religious party Jamat-i-Islami listen to their leaders during a rally to condemn U.S. drone attacks on alleged militants and Talibans hideouts in Pakistani border areas along Afghanistan, in Peshawar, Pakistan on Friday, April 24, 2009.

Pakalert Press Tue 14 Feb 2012
US Restarts Deadly Drone Strikes in Pakistan
Share by grtv A US drone attack has killed at least 4 Islamic militants in Pakistan. The missiles, which struck late last night, hit an insurgent compound in North... (photo: AP / Mohammad Sajjad)
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Al Jazeera Tue 14 Feb 2012
Google close to completing Motorola deal
Google's $12.5bn acquisition of cellphone maker Motorola Mobility has gained approvals from US and European antitrust regulators, moving Google a major step closer to... (photo: WN / Yolanda)
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Secretary of Defense Leon E. Panetta (right) along with General Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the joint chiefs of staff (left), meet with the Turkish Minister of Defense Ismet Yilmaz at the Pentagon in Washington D.C. on November 1 2011. During the meeting Secretary Panetta expressed his concern for Turkey after the devastating earthquake that struck Turkey on October 23, 2011. (DoD photo by Erin Kirk-Cuomo)(Released)

Breitbart Tue 14 Feb 2012
Panetta defends military budget plan
FILE - In this Defense Secretary Leon Panetta Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen.... LOLITA C. BALDOR (AP) - Associated Press WASHINGTON Defense Secretary Leon Panetta is... (photo: US DoD / Erin Kirk-Cuomo)
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President Barack Obama speaks about the "Community College to Career Fund" and his 2013 budget, Monday, Feb. 13, 2012, at Northern Virginia Community College in Annandale, Va.

WPXI Tue 14 Feb 2012
Obama's budget: Govt still growing, despite cuts
Taking a pass on reining in government growth, President Barack Obama unveiled a record $3.8 trillion election-year budget plan Monday, calling for stimulus-style... (photo: AP / Susan Walsh)
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A Russian Tor-M1 missile systems launcher vehicle is seen during military exercises somewhere in undisclosed location in Russia, in this July 28, 2005 file picture. Defense Minister Sergei Ivanov on Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2007, confirmed that Russia has sold

Novosti Tue 14 Feb 2012
Russia to Deploy S-400 Air Defense Systems Near Borders
Russia will place several new S-400 Triumf air defense systems near its borders in 2012, Air Force Commander Alexander Zelin said. “The Russian Armed Forces will... (photo: AP Photo)
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Air Force

	Gunmen kill Air Force sergeant Sun Star
	Julianne Moore Marches With Mom’s Clean Air Force (Video) Treehugger
	Dassault Aviation bags $11-billion order to supply fighter jets to the Indian Air Force The Times of India

Missile

	Triumph Group Declares Quarterly Dividend Business Wire
	FedEx Office nabs printing contract with Boeing The Business Review
	Lockheed Protests $638M U.S. Navy Award to Northrop Bloomberg

Litigation

	Prosecutors seek to reinstate Knox conviction Springfield News-Sun
	Barack Obama dares Republicans with re-election budget The Australian
	Chinese company to seek ban on iPad import, export Atlanta Journal

Pentagon

	Chinese Vice President Xi begins White House talks m&c
	Xi warns US against military focus Taipei Times
	NATO's "Secret War" on Syria: Replicating the Libya Model GlobalResearch

The Union Home Minister, Shri P. Chidambaram .

Well-trained person carried out the terror attack: Chidambaram New Delhi, Feb 14 (PTI): Home Minister ...

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu talks during a session of the Knesset, Israel's Parliament, in Jerusalem, Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2011.

Netanyahu Blames Iran-Backed Terrorism for India, Georgia Car-Bomb Attacks

File - In this July 24, 2011 file photo, relatives and friends mourn over the coffin of Darioush Rezaeinejad, shown in photograph on the coffin and at left, during a funeral ceremony the day after he was shot dead, in Tehran, Iran. The man was shot Saturday by a pair of gunmen firing from motorcycles in an attack similar to other recent assassinations of nuclear scientists that Iran blames on the United States and Israel.

Kosher Terrorists to be Delisted

Neeman told rightists how to seek pardons for Jewish terrori Ha'aretz
Iranian hurt in attempted terror attack in Bangkok Ha'aretz
Bond considered for Colorado terrorist suspect STL Today
13, 26, Boom! Favourite dates for terror strikes The Times of India
After terror attack, police begin hunt for two bikers Mumbai Mirror
Bond weighed for Uzbek refugee from Colorado accused of tryi The Washington Post
Mumbai terror attack: Kasab pleads for life in SC Zeenews
Beat Obama: The Belief that Muslims Are Victims, and America The Examiner
We are concerned about Iran sponsoring terrorism: U.K. Minis The Hindu
Israel says Bangkok bomb is Iran terror attempt Khaleej Times
Iraqi-born Islamist cleric in Norway terror trial Palm Beach Post
Social Media Can Accurately Predict Election Winners And Ter Business Insider
Mumbai terror attack: Kasab pleads for life in Supreme Court The Times of India
Iraq-born Islamist cleric in Norway terror trial The Miami Herald
British police launch anti-terror campaign Gulf News
FBI investigating possible threat of 'domestic terrorism' at Dayton Daily News
Terrorist was 'very well trained' in Israeli embassy car bla The Times of India
Uzbek refugee accused in terror case due in court today Denver Post
Resisting the Pull of Anti-Iran Terror Middle East Online
British police launches anti-terror drive before Olympics DNA India

The new 'WePad' tablet PC is photographed during a news conference in Berlin, Germany,Monday April 12, 2010. The German maker of a new tablet computer is setting out to rival Apple's iPad with the promise of even more sophisticated technology.

The Next iPad: Rounding Up the Chatter

President Barack Obama meets with Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping, Tuesday, Feb., 14, 2012, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

U.S. welcomes China's Xi with pledge of candour

President Barack Obama talks about the ongoing budget negotiations, Thursday, July, 7, 2011, in the briefing room at the White House in Washington.

Contrast President Obama and former Governor Mitt Romney

America’s Export to Canada: Shareholder Activism The New York Times
Hedge Funds Switch Positions, While Paulson Switches Investi The New York Times
Voodoo crime caper will cast a spell on mystery readers The Examiner
Jermey Lin's a hero and Floyd Mayweather's a worthless bigot The Examiner
Northmore Nursery School Hosts Annual Theme Tray Event The Examiner
NYC Mercedes-Benz 2012 Fashion Week held at the Lincon Cente The Examiner
Bobby Brown fighting to see daughter Bobbie Kristina The Examiner
Seniors renew marriage vows on Valentine's Day my SA
White House threatens veto of GOP's highway bill STL Today
Mitt Romney Makes For An Awkward 'Son Of Detroit' Huffington Post
Financial Regulation Of Derivatives Could Be Handled Like Dr Huffington Post
America's Decline in the Chinese Century -- Red Alert Book R Huffington Post
Putin's machine whips up Russia into state of besieged paran Irish Times
Rossi, Rossi, oh wherefore art thou . . . Angie Irish Times
Out of the nightmare comes a dream of gold Irish Times
Top Gear still won't put a brake on swearing... and it's dri The Daily Mail
First look: Shotgun-wielding Brad Pitt in new mob film Cogan The Daily Mail
Illinois doctor gets 4 life terms in Ohio pill mill case North Jersey
Mariners' rotation, like its offense, comes with concerns Seattle Times
Apple Strikes Back In Jailbreak-Siri Arms Race Crunch

Sudanese president Omar al-Bashir, left, walks past the Sudanese honour guard with South Sudan's president Salva Kiir, right, after his arrival in Khartoum, Sudan, Saturday, Oct. 8, 2011.

South Sudan accuses Sudan of breaking peace pact

Umar Patek, an Indonesian militant charged in the 2002 Bali terrorist attacks, walks outside the courtroom after his trial in Jakarta, Indonesia, Monday, Feb. 13, 2012.

Suspected Bali Bomb Mastermind Goes On Trial

Barack Obama - Vice President Al Gore - America - pjb1

MAULDIN: The Truth Is It Doesn't Matter Who's President -- We'd Be Screwed Regardless

Guatemala pres: Drug war requires more than arms US News
The U.S.-Israeli trust gap on Iran The Washington Post
Life stories Salon
Experts say Iran has 'neutralized' Stuxnet virus The Star
Garda body opposes firearms cuts plan Irish Times
US weighing steep nuclear arms cuts The Guardian
>After Cuts, HP Labs Vows Return to Glory Days Wired News
>5 Most Telling Takeaways From Tim Cook’s Goldman Sach Wired News
UN resolution would condemn Syrian regime US News
FHA Expanding Streamline Refinance Program The Examiner
LGBT Salsa Lessons (Beginners & Improvers) - Thursdays! list Skiddle
Mahler Is O.K., but Gustavo, He’s Amazing The New York Times
Zynga Shows Hints of Slowing Growth in FarmVille The New York Times
State and USAID - FY 2013 Budget Scoop
Questions for Oral Answer - Feb 15 Scoop
Miami woman serving life sentence for a drug hit cries for f The Miami Herald
Hackers claim attack on American tear gas company The Daily Telegraph Australia
Senate, House trade bills at sessions half way point Daily Press
This Fake Email From London's Scotland Yard Accuses You Of W Business Insider
Seniors rise up to save their pool Star Tribune

A fan of Whitney Houston participates in a candlelight vigil outside the Whigham Funeral Home, in Newark, N.J., Monday, Feb. 13, 2012.

Whitney funeral set for Saturday

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Investigators seek answers to Whitney Houston's death

FILE - In this Feb. 13, 2011 file photo, producer Clive Davis shares a moment with singer Whitney Houston performs at the pre-Grammy gala & salute to industry icons with Clive Davis honoring David Geffen in Beverly Hills, Calif. The demand is overwhelming for Clive Davis' annual pre-Grammy gala. The gala has featured performances from top acts like Whitney Houston, Aretha Franklin and Carlos Santana. This year, The Kinks will take the stage to play a medley of their hits, with the help of Jackson Browne and Elvis Costello. Mumford & Sons are hoping to arrive in time to get in on the performance, Davis said. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill, file)

Whitney Houston recalled as happy in days before death

Nancy Grace spews Whitney Houston death questions on CNN The Examiner
Tyler Perry lends jet to Whitney Houston's family The Examiner
Private funeral planned for Whitney Houston The Star
Whitney Houston’s Film Career Isn’t Over: Previewing the Lat Vanity Fair
Whitney Houston estate to gain; questions remain The Wichita Eagle
Whitney Houston was in the Guinness Book of World Records The Examiner
‘Waiting to Exhale’ co-stars mourn death of Whitney Houston The Examiner
Whitney Houston's death sparks outpouring that will benefit Star Tribune
Whitney Houston to be buried Saturday in small family funera m&c
Whitney Houston's Death: 10 Developments So Far The Hollywood Reporter
Adele's '21' is soon to tie with Whitney Houston's 'Bodyguar The Grio
Nats refuse to come clean on the true cost of separation The Daily Telegraph
Whitney Houston’s hotel room: Long reservation list due to m The Examiner
Whitney Houston's death: Haunting pictures of bathtub filled The Examiner
Houston's body being flown to New Jersey for funeral this we CNN
Funeral for Whitney Houston set for Saturday in New Jersey CNN
Beirut: Where Valentine's Day Belongs to Another Kind of Sai Time Magazine
Public memorial for Whitney Houston in New Jersey has been c The Examiner
Should Supreme Court justices have around-the-clock protecti The Examiner
Capita wins the battle, but not yet the war The Daily Telegraph

Maldives' main opposition Maldivian Democratic Party's presidential candidate Mohammed Nasheed speaks during an election campaign in Male, Maldives, Monday, Oct. 6, 2008. Longtime President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom will face five opponents in the Maldives' first democratic presidential election on Oct. 8.

Diplomacy Falls Flat in Maldives

Thousands of people displaced by conflict in Kadugli, the capital of Southern Kordofan State, have sought refuge in an area secured by the UN Mission in Sudan (UNMIS), outside Kadugli.

South Sudan: Why Things Fall Apart

In this citizen journalism image made on a mobile phone and acquired by the AP, taken on Friday, May 6, 2011, Syrian anti-government protesters carry a banner that reads in Arabic:"we're not going to shut up on the blood of our martyrs civilians and soldiers and our blood is not more precious than the blood of our brothers, Homs Youth," and " free people of the Syrian army, we are your brothers, fathers and children," during a rally in the central city of Homs, Syria.

Russia set to block Arab plan on Syria

IMF, not troika, can arrest ill-feeling sundering EU Irish Times
Need for Irish embassy in Vatican is anachronistic Irish Times
Keeping abreast of changes The Star
Beware the oily diplomacy of U.S. politicians The Daily Mail
Diary The Guardian
Injured diplomat may fly home to Israel: Doctors Indian Express
Additional cover for foreign diplomats, consulates Indian Express
Sarkozy's "Worst Nightmare": An Interview With Dominique de Huffington Post
Containment Won't Work Against Iran Wall Street Journal
Why hawks should vote for Obama Foreign Policy
From 9/11, a Lesson on Whales, Noise and Stress The New York Times
Intense Diplomatic Activities at Minrex All Africa
America's apprehensive China diplomacy The Guardian
It's Time To Re-Think Pink Huffington Post
The View from Riyadh Middle East Online
Luckily children were not with me, diplomat's wife says Gulf News
Hurriyat Forms Diplomatic Panel Kashmir Observer
An Embarrassment to Canada CounterPunch
Mr. Xi goes to L.A.: A Lin-Lin diplomatic overture? Foreign Policy
Injured diplomat likely to be flown back to Israel The Siasat Daily

Motorola Canada at 8133 Warden Avenue, Markham, Canada

US, EU clear Google's $12.5B Motorola Mobility bid

Iranian woman Marzieh Masaebi watches a TV video showing US President Barack Obama's new video message addressed to the Iranian people, and broadcast from the Tapesh Farsi-language satellite TV beamed in from the United States, at her home in Tehran, Iran, Friday, March 20, 2009. Obama released the video to coincide with the major Iranian festival of Nowruz, a 12-day holiday that marks the arrival of spring and the beginning of the new year in Iran. Iran authorities played down Obama's video message saying it welcomed the overtures while warning that decades of mistrust can't easily be erased. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

Obama Signed Executive Order Declaring War On Iran

NATO's new Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen addresses the media at NATO headquarters in Brussels, Monday Aug. 3, 2009

SYRIA: NATO's Next "Humanitarian" War

Boeing: Effect of Obama budget plan not clear yet Seattle Times
Wichita City Council approves towing compromise The Business Review
Is 'blood diamond' definition about to change? CNN
Iranian boats shadow U.S. aircraft carrier in Gulf The Washington Times
Defense: Feds ‘manipulated’ facts about militia The Washington Times
Anonymous strikes ‘war profiteering’ tear gas manufacturer C The Examiner
>Darpa’s Magic Plan: ‘Battlefield Illusions&#821 Wired News
Euro To Consolidate Ahead Of Key EU Meeting, BoE Testimony I The Street
DC’s Complete March Previews The Beat
Defense: Feds 'manipulated' facts about Hutaree Detroit news
Agent: Informant in militia case got about $31K STL Today
Arms sales to Bahrain under the scanner Al Jazeera
Syria: Liberation or catastrophe? Al Jazeera
Where the US and China can agree to agree Al Jazeera
Defense: Feds 'manipulated' facts about militia Newsvine
Syria Crisis: Arab Nations Reportedly Consider Arming Opposi Huffington Post
Empire and Its Discontents CounterPunch
The Nazis who came from outer space: Sci-Fi comedy goes down The Daily Mail
Defense: US 'manipulated' facts about militia WPXI
Syrian forces attack opposition Toronto Sun

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