Boing Boing:
Britain is full of license-plate cameras, cameras used to send you tickets if you're caught speeding, or driving in the bus-lane, or entering London's "congestion-charge zone" without paying the daily fee for driving in centr (Read More)
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AFPWorld Briefing | The Americas Canada: Court Orders Refugee Board to Consider ...New York TimesThe court ordered the Immigration and Refugee Board to again review the case of the deserter, Bethany Lanae Smith, who fled the (Read More)
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Defense Secretary Robert Gates attends a conference but, with the Obama administration wrestling over its Afghan strategy, isn't in a position to push Canada to reconsider a troop withdrawal plan. As the Obama administration (Read More)
National Review Online:
My radio pal Hugh Hewitt said to me on the air the other day that Barack Obama “doesn’t know how to be president.” It was a low but effective crack and I didn’t pay it much heed. But, after musing on it over the last week or (Read More)
NY Post:
President Obama’s effort to reform the health-care system could blow up in a holy war with the nation’s Catholic bishops over the historically hot-button issue of abortion. The Catholic Church claims the Senate bill introduce (Read More)
FT.com - Arts:
Polska! Year showcases a programme of art exhibitions, publications, and plays influenced by the second world war and communist oppression, writes Richard Calvocoressi. (Read More)
World-The Times of India:
Sri Lanka said on Saturday it plans to let war-displaced civilians move freely in and out of internment camps ahead of completing their planned re-settlement in two months. (Read More)
LA Times:
Defense Secretary Robert Gates attends a conference but, with the Obama administration wrestling over its Afghan strategy, isn't in a position to push Canada to reconsider a troop withdrawal plan. (Read More)
New York Times:
After spending $53 billion for relief and reconstruction in Iraq since 2003, the U.S. is concerned that Iraqis won’t be able to maintain the facilities once the Americans have left.
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feeds.washingtonpost.com:
Total number of U.S. military deaths since 2003 and names of the U.S. troops killed recently in the Iraq war, as announced by the Pentagon:
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NEWS.com.au | National Breaking News:
PRIME Minister Kevin Rudd has praised the efforts of the men and women who served in Operation Catalyst during the Iraq war, calling them the "ANZACs of today". (Read More)
guardian.co.uk Film:
Why does recession bring with it a thirst for dumb revenge dramas?Law Abiding Citizen, which I should say at the outset is a terrible, terrible movie – either the stupidest of the year so far or the most unintentionally funny (Read More)
Washington Post:
MAZRAQ, YEMEN -- From his tent made of blankets, Ali al-Majeshri stared at the tarpaulin tents in the refugee camp across the road. Five days before, he and his family had arrived at this wretched patch in a failing nation, d (Read More)
New York Times:
Pakistan expressed fear that a large increase in foreign troops in Afghanistan could push militants across the border into its territory and called on the United States to consider that concern as it develops its new war stra (Read More)
guardian.co.uk Politics:
On Monday we went to the National Theatre to see Alan Bennett's new play, The Habit of Art, about a fictional meeting between WH Auden and Benjamin Britten. It was the performance before press night, so there had been no no (Read More)
SWJ Blog:
Here is the latest edition of my column at Foreign Policy:Topics include:1) What happens when the U.S. and Pakistan split up?2) America’s Asian allies examine their options.What happens when the U.S. and Pakistan split up?How (Read More)
PlayStation.Blog:
Next week’s Thanksgiving holiday marks the kick-off to the traditional retail holiday selling season. It’s a key part of our year as many people who may not be hardcore gamers begin their research for the hottest gift items. (Read More)