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Al and Tipper Gore Announce Separation
After 40 years, Al and Tipper Gore have decided to separate. In an “Email from Al and Tipper Gore,” the couple said: “We are announcing today that after a great deal of thought and discussion, we have decided to separate. “This is very much a mutual and mutually supportive decision that we have made together…
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Israeli Military Sort of Admits Error in Bungled Raid
Israel admits that elite commandos killing aid workers on a flotilla wasn’t the best use of their time. Sort of. Wrong intelligence, wrong equipment, wrong tactics. Israel’s military acknowledged big mistakes on Tuesday in the bungled boarding of a Gaza-bound aid ship in which elite troops killed nine international activists. Though Israelis rallied to their…
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Blacks in Memphis Feeling Unfamiliar Pinch of Economic Struggle
Blacks in Memphis are feeling the economic pinch. In the excerpt below, the New York Times looks into the changing economic landscape on the banks of the Mississippi: For two decades, Tyrone Banks was one of many African-Americans who saw his economic prospects brightening in this Mississippi River city. A single father, he worked for…
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With Egyptian Help, Activists Send New Boat to Challenge Gaza Blockade
Activists seeking to bring relief to Gaza won’t be deterred in the wake on the raid by Israeli commandos. Egypt has helped in the effort, lifting it’s border blockade to allow the vessel through An Egyptian official says the government is temporarily lifting its blockade of the Gaza Strip to allow aid into the area…
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No. 3 Al-Qaeda Head Reported Killed
US intelligence reports believe Mustafa Abu al-Yazid has been killed in a predator drone attack Al-Qaeda’s third-ranking operative, an Egyptian who was a founding member of the terrorist network and a key conduit to Osama bin Laden, has been killed in Pakistan, according to a statement Monday from al-Qaeda that U.S. intelligence officials believe is…
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Everyone (Except Africa) Will Benefit from World Cup!
The South African World Cup doesn’t look like it will have much benefit for the host continent The red-and-white Coca-Cola billboards outside the airports of Africa’s largest cities trumpet the launch of the 2010 World Cup in South Africa in just three weeks, inviting arriving travelers from around the world to “Join the Celebration!” But…
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CNN Turns 30
CNN turns 30 today and those at the head of the cable news network say they’ll continue to do what put them on the map. For Jim Walton, head of CNN worldwide, that is the key to continued success. Below is an excerpt of a Q & A Walton did during a Time Warner Investor…
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Bum Rush? Israeli Commandos Kill 10 on Aid Flotilla Bound for Gaza
An aid flotilla carrying provisions and hundreds of pro-Palestinian activists has intercepted by Israeli commandos in a pre-dawn raid in which at least ten were killed Israel said the forces encountered unexpected resistance as they boarded the vessels. Dozens of passengers and at least five Israeli soldiers were wounded in the confrontation in international waters.…
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