Daily Archives: July 16, 2008

Google wants us to read all about it

Science & technology: Victor Keegan: The new Cybook Gen is so light and thin it fitted into my inside pocket
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‘I just did my best De Niro impression’

Arts & entertainment: Dominic West may be a star in Baltimore but he is still unused to being noticed in the UK
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Special forces kill Taliban leader

Defence sources have reported the death of the Taliban commander Bishmullah
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Which candidate gets the green vote?

Obama favours regulation to fight global warming, while McCain looks to the market
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Soldiers’ remains given to Israel

Murderer among inmates returned to Lebanon in exchange for caskets containing servicemen
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Software makers: take responsibility

Science & technology: We don’t accept shoddy products from car makers, so why do we let the software vendors get away with it?
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If the election were a novel

Travel, life & style: Lionel Shriver: Obama is proving that a hero stays a hero by triumphing in the final few pages. In literature all that awaits a hero who has already won is failure
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US ‘human index’ rank drops

It has the second-highest income per head in the world, but ranks 42nd for life expectancy
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Watch out for Anthony Kim, America’s next big thing

Sports: Anthony Kim is best young US player since Tiger Woods, says former Open winner Mark O’Meara
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IndyMac home loans investigated

Business & economics: The FBI is investigating possible fraud at California bank, which was seized on Friday
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Sen. Dick Lugar Placed On Congressional Disabled List With Strained Hamstring

WASHINGTON—Two days after tearing his right hamstring while sponsoring bill S. 2597, Sen. Dick Lugar (R-IN-.314) was placed on the 15-day…
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Louvre to open bold Islamic wing

Arts & entertainment: Giant glass Muslim headscarf design in the heart of Paris reflects secular republic debate
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American Airlines goes into the red

Business & economics: Air carrier reports $1.4bn quarterly loss as industry struggles to pay sky-high jet fuel bills
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Bush Lifts Offshore Drilling Ban

To give the appearance of combating high oil prices, President Bush lifted a long-standing executive order prohibiting offshore drilling. What do…
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US to send diplomats to Iran after 30 years

Plan a remarkable turnaround in policy by President George Bush
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Nasa’s latest mission: to boldly go

Agency’s researchers begin urine collection drive as part of spacecraft toilet testing
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All aboard the nuclear power superjet

Comment is free America: Ulrich Beck: Climate change and the oil crisis are being used to project atomic energy as a green panacea. In fact it is a reckless gamble
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Hubble Kaleidoscope Finds Evidence Of Space Looking All Crazy

BALTIMORE—Scientists now have access to clear images of the multicolored polygons and sparkling glitter believed to cover up to 99.999 percent of the universe.
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John McCain is a moron

Comment is free America: Melissa McEwan: The president of the United States should be the smartest person in the room. John McCain doesn’t make the grade
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Shit Yeah, Another Baby

Free clinic says I’m gonna have me another baby. Two months I been pregnant already, and it’s like I didn’t even notice. But now I’m pumped as…
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I Don’t Have Time For Noncontroversial Art Exhibits

I’m a busy man. If you know me, that’s old news. Chances are, if I’m not standing in line for one controversial art exhibition, I’m on my way…
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Qantar gets hero’s welcome in Lebanon

Samir Qantar, one of the Arab world’s icons of armed struggle, freed in a prisoner swap
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US wants first diplomatic presence in Iran in 30 years

In remarkable policy turnaround, George Bush wants to establish mission in Tehran
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Photoshop is killing photojournalism

Comment is free America: Lionel Beehner: As the ability to doctor images increases, the art form once trusted to convey reality is becoming less and less credible
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After 30 years, US to send diplomats to Iran

In remarkable policy turnaround, George Bush wants to establish mission in Tehran
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