Daily Archives: July 14, 2008

Saving the Republican party

Comment is free America: Reihan Salam: To correct Bush’s mistakes and grow the conservative coalition, Republicans must reconnect with working-class families
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Obama aims to send 10,000 more troops to Afghanistan

Barack Obama today pledged to increase US troops in Afghanistan by a third if he becomes president
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Piepoli climbs to stage 10 win

Sports: Leonardo Piepoli of Saunier-Duval claimed victory in the tenth stage of the Tour de France
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Sudan leader charged with genocide

The international criminal court today filed 10 charges of war crimes against Omar al-Bashir
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Exploring the American Indian vote

Hundreds of young American Indians are being urged to become politically active
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Bush to lift presidential drilling ban

The symbolic move is aimed at pressuring Congress into lifting its own similar ban on coastal oil drilling
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Budweiser brewer agrees to deal

Business & economics: Belgium’s InBev said today it would keep the North American HQ in St Louis
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Rosenberg witness dies

Obituary: Ruth Greenglass, pivotal witness in the Rosenberg atomic secrets spy trial of 1951
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Mortgage plan calms markets

Emergency government intervention wins cross-party political support
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Sudan leader faces genocide charge

International criminal court files 10 charges of war crimes against President Omar al-Bashir over Darfur
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Nine US troops die in Taliban assault

Nato-led effort to subdue insurgents suffers one of its heaviest blows since 2001 invasion
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Stars of George Bush biopic arrested

Actors Josh Brolin and Jeffrey Wright were arrested early Saturday in Louisiana
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Glitch slows Levi’s comeback

Jeans maker was confident of progress this year but did not reckon on hitch in multimillion dollar IT system
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86 charged over ‘coup plot’ in Turkey

Prosecutors charge 86 people with terrorism over alleged plot to topple Islamic-rooted government
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Let There Be Light: Light Paintings and Sculptures

Although light is considered to be rather a practical than an artistic tool, it has some properties which designers can effectively explore in their works. Indeed, light can also be considered as a medium for more powerful and more vivid artistic expression. In fact, many artists and crews make use of it creating quite impressive [...]

How US politics got personal

Jonathan Raban: Voters want to hear about identity, not Iraq, terrorism and the 9/11 fallout
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Fed in Freddie and Fannie rescue bid

Government moves to shore up finances of beleaguered lenders in bid to prevent defaulting
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Live Nation’s industrial revolution

Business & economics: With its audacious signings of Madonna, Shakira and Jay-Z, Live Nation is sparking a revolution
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Follow that stilt-walker!

Arts & entertainment: Edinburgh festival 2008: Get ready for the Fringe with preview of the best of the fest in our special report, tips on where to stay and how to get there
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Tide Power

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This is another view of the lulworth cave, i loved the water in the second rock was so powerful and i managed to get it all in one shot!
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Inter ready to offer Chelsea Adriano

Sports: Sources in Italy claim Internazionale are preparing an offer of £15m plus the Brazil striker for Lampard
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‘A very naive decision’

Business & economics: Xan Rice looks at bribery, bullying and bad deals as São Tomé’s petroleum dream ends
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Why punish Moscow’s moderniser?

Comment is free America: Jonathan Steele: Despite western howls of suspicion, Medvedev is Russia’s first post-Soviet leader. It would be lunacy to kick him into the cold
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Love tops agenda at ‘Club Med’

Olmert, Abbas and Assad among line-up at summit that commits to ‘peace, stability and security’
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Scientists plan audacious Mars bid

Mission would be most audacious and technologically challenging since Apollo programme
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