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I noticed in the cartoon she has brunch with Tom Friedman at Kramerbooks. Its a nice place right near the Dupont Circle Metrorail station.
There is a uber left book store a few dozen yards away.
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#2 I noticed in the cartoon she has brunch with Tom Friedman at Kramerbooks. Its a nice place right near the Dupont Circle Metrorail station.
There is a uber left book store a few dozen yards away.
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If memory serves, (mid-late 80's through 90's) that Kramerbooks also had some fairly decent and occasionally good acoustic entertainment on the weekends.
[Ennahar] The Coptic community in Egypt is afraid of being increasingly marginalized by an Islamism it claims to be encouraged by the state, although the Islamist opposition was swept in the parliamentary elections of which the second round is held Sunday.
"Discrimination against Copts is systematic and widespread in Egypt. It is found in government bureaucracy, courts, police and universities," said Emad Gad, of the Al-Ahram Center for Political and Strategic Studies.
"Discrimination is not only practiced by the government," but "the government has managed to Islamize society (...). They use religion to gain support from people," he adds, speaking of "a fanatic bureaucratic system."
"Just to repair the window of a church, you must obtain permission from the government. If you want to build a mosque, you can get it in no time," he said.
Perhaps y'all might consider moving to a more open society, one where all are equal under the law.
It's just a coincidence, I'm sure, but there's one of those next door ...
The Copts in America are pro-Israel; the Copts in Egypt still talk about "Christ-killers". I'm not sure Israel would be wise to accept them.
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[Pak Daily Times] The two candidates in Ivory Coast's disputed presidential election took duelling oaths of office on Saturday after each claimed victory, as the political crisis spiralled out of control and renewed unrest in this country once split in two by civil war.
Incumbent President Laurent Gbagbo defied calls from the United States, France and the United Nations, aka the Oyster Bay Chowder and Marching Society to concede defeat, wrapping himself in the Ivorian flag as he was sworn in for another term. Hours later, opposition candidate Alassane Ouattara announced that he too had taken his own oath. Saturday's developments leave Ivory Coast with two men who both claim to be president, furthering inflaming the political chaos in the West African nation whose once-prosperous economy was destroyed by the brief 2002-2003 civil war.
US President Barack B.O. Obama and French President Nicolas Sarkozy say Ouattara is the rightful winner and that his victory must be acknowledged. The top U.N. official in Ivory Coast is also standing by results released Thursday by the country's election commission that put Ouattara ahead. Prime Minister Guillaume Soro, a former rebel leader who had served in a unity government with Gbagbo since a 2007 peace deal, said Saturday he was backing Ouattara, who is wildly popular in the formerly rebel-held north. Ouattara said his first act as president was to reappoint Soro.
"These last days have been difficult but I can tell you now that Ivory Coast is in good hands," Ouattara said just hours after Gbagbo held his inauguration ceremony at the presidential palace. At his swearing-in, Gbagbo renewed allegations that his supporters had been intimidated in the north, repeating the rationale used by the country's constitutional council to throw out a half million ballots that were cast in Ouattara strongholds.
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(KUNA) -- European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso expressed deep concern here Saturday over the events in Ivory Coast.
Barroso's remark came after Ivorian President Laurent Gbagbo was sworn in for a new term, despite the fact that the country's electoral body declared that last Sunday's run-off poll was won by opposition leader Alassane Ouattara.
"I am deeply concerned by the evolution of events in Ivory Coast. I call on all political forces to respect the electoral outcome, to show responsibility and to refrain from any act of violence," he said in a statement.
The head of the EU's executive body said he has taken note of the United Nations, aka the Oyster Bay Chowder and Marching Society' statement, which confirmed Ouattara as the winner of the presidential elections in Ivory Coast.
"This fact has also been confirmed by the African Union, as well as by the Economic Community of the West African States. I want to join the International Community in congratulating Mr. Alassane Ouattara and I compliment him as the legitimate winner of these democratic elections," Barroso stated.
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[Bangla Daily Star] A mob beat dead three alleged members of a robber gang who had opened fire on locals killing one at Muradnagar upazila in Comilla yesterday.
Police said some 10 to 12 people on a microbus had intercepted another microbus carrying a group of businessmen near Elliotganj Bazar in the morning and robbed them of Tk 16 lakh.
While hurrying to make their get-away, the gang's vehicle plunged into a roadside ditch.
As locals came forward sensing trouble, the criminals shot up them, leaving three locals -- Kazi Mohammad Siraj, Zakir Hossain and Vanu Bhushan Saha -- injured, said witnesses.
The mob caught three gang members and beat them to death on the spot. The identities of the dear departed trio could not be known immediately.
The rest of the gang, however, decamped.
Locals caught one unidentified person on suspicion and handed him over to police.
Bullet-hit Siraj died at Comilla Medical College Hospital. The two other maimed have been sent to Dhaka for treatment.
Law enforcers recovered one pistol, one revolver and five bullets from the scene of the crime.
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Looks like another thrilling installment in the evolving saga of the "Bangla Upazilas Irregulars, Spontaneously Supporting the Local RAB" whenever they can.
Her father flew into a rage when a Mail on Sunday reporter tried to speak to him last week at the familys modern house in Zmeika, on the edge of the Caucasus.
When asked if there was any comparison between his daughter and Anna Chapman, the glamorous spy who spent years in Britain as a sleeper agent, he shouted, Get out. Ill kill you, b****** before chasing the journalist through the village, first on foot and then in his car.
(KUNA) -- Green campaigners marched on Parliament Saturday demanding greenhouse gas emissions to be slashed to help prevent "climate catastrophe".
With UN delegates meeting in Cancun, Mexico, to consume mass quantities hammer out a deal to cut global warming, thousands of campaigners marched through London, the organisers said.
Hundreds of people in Hyde Park formed themselves into a "2030" with a giant zero - spelling out the date by which campaigners want a 'Zero Carbon Britain'.
Bozos. No carbon emissions = no energy = no society. Enjoy your regression into Celts and Picts ...
But the Celts and Picts cooked and heated with wood fires. Lots of carbon emissions from those.
After creating the human 2030, campaigners cycled and marched through central London to urge the coalition Government to take strong action to decarbonise the economy and create a million green jobs in the process.
The climate rally was addressed by Green Party MP Caroline Lucas, Labour's John McDonnell and Michael Meacher and leaders of green organisations and unions.
Larissa Stuart, front man for Campaign Against Climate Change (CACC), said "there was a great atmosphere and the politicians made really rousing speeches.
"We had lots of support from people and gave out lots of leaflets and really raised awareness".
Ahead of the march, Phil Thornhill, also from CACC, said "gridlock in the international negotiations does not stop the slide towards climate catastrophe gathering deadly pace - as we have begun to witness this year in flood-stricken Pakistain, drought-hit Russia and other places.
"It makes it all the more crucial that we transform the politics behind that impasse and we can start at home".
Friends of the Earth's executive director Andy Atkins, who also spoke at the rally, said "alarm bells are ringing loudly" and urgent action was needed to stop climate change.
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Amazing how the global warming nutters always seem to pick freezing snowy weather to schedule their protests.
A blast at an internet cafe in downtown Kaili City, located in Guizhou province, southern China, killed six people and injured 34 others Saturday night around 10:30 p.m., according to Xinhua, citing the province's public security department.
Police are still trying to determine what caused the incident. I suppose it could be a natural gas leak rather than terrorism. Or it could be a government warning to internet users. Or it could just be a defective battery. But I select terrorism until proven otherwise.
Pictures from the scene show the building torn to shreds, its contents largely unrecognizable and many walls ripped down. Rescue workers said the windows of nearby residential buildings were also blown out.
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OK - a little paranoid connect the dots here. Article listed on R'Burg a few days ago about the Chinese gov't arresting a large bunch of hackers. Complete with obligatory snarks about a government recruiting drive. Now this a few days later. Possible that some of the gov't tame hackers have been going off the reservation and gov't is cleaning up? or am I channelling Joe M?
(KUNA) -- US President Barack B.O. Obama welcomed on Saturday the trade deal agreement between the United States and South Korea, saying it will strengthen the alliance between them and create at least 70,000 jobs for Americans.
Plus it doesn't have George W. Bush's hand on it so it's an acceptable free trade agreement ...
Obama told news hounds that in the wake of the increase of unemployment to 9.8 percent, his administration needs to open new markets around the world for American products, while welcoming the "trademark" trade deal agreement between the US and South Korea and "a win for American workers".
While in Seoul last month, Obama failed to finalize the trade deal, which prompted domestic criticism to his foreign policy from the Republican Party.
He defended the failure to reach a deal before, saying it "was not good enough. It was not good enough for the American economy and it was not good enough for American workers".
"I am not interested in signing trade agreements for the sake of signing trade agreements. I am interested in agreements that increase jobs and exports for the American people and that also help our partners grow their economies," he added.
Obama, who was surrounded by US Trade Representative and the lead negotiator for the deal Michael Froman, noted that tariff reductions in this agreement alone "are expected to boost annual exports of American goods by up to USD 11 billion." "This agreement -- including the opening of the Korean services market -- will support at least 70,000 American jobs. It will contribute significantly to achieving (my) goal of doubling US exports over the next five years. In fact, it is estimated that today's deal alone will increase American economic output by more than our last nine free trade agreements combined," he added.
Speaking at the White House upon his return from his surprise trip to Afghanistan, Obama said this deal is "also a win for our ally and friend South Korea. They will gain greater access to our markets and make American products more affordable for Korean households and businesses -- resulting in more choices for Korean consumers and more jobs for Americans."
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(KUNA) -- Air navigation in, to and from Spain came to a standstill on Saturday as a result of a nationwide strike observed by aviation controllers.
The controllers have abandoned their work places collectively demanding sick leaves and declaring that they cannot pursue the work. They are also protesting a government plan to privatize 94 percent of the stakes of the national aviation authority.
Development Minister Jose Blanco warned the striking staffers, at a news conference, that they must resume work or they would be supplemented with personnel of the national defense forces -- a plan that was later carried out.
General paralysis is prevailing across the nation's air facilities although a number of the controllers have turned up at their work offices and places. Up to four million people are forecast to be affected with the paralysis of the Spanish air services.
Earlier, Interior Minister Afredo Robalcaba announced the national military forces had taken charge of the nation's air aviation facilities as a result of the ongoing strike. Robalcaba, in a press statement, said the military forces were deployed at the airports after air controllers declared the strike that initially affected more than 300,000 passengers and citizens throughout the country.
The minister added that Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero had called for an urgent cabinet meeting, expected to be held soon, to declare a state of emergency in case the controllers refused to resume work, warning that the strikers might be prosecuted on charges of committing "a crime against the nation." The defense forces have been assigned to take charge of the aviation sector, in line with certain provisions in the constitution and relevant legislations.
The air navigation controllers have gone on strike to protest work conditions and privatization of the authority running the sector.
The cabinet had decided to take several austerity economic measures intended to cut the burden of public debts, including privatization of 44 percent of the stakes of the aviation company.
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Update: The Spanish government halted the strike Saturday evening. Zapatero declared a "state of alarm", citing an unused clause in the constitution.
[ADN Kronos] The government of the Pak Punjabi region favours capital punishment for blasphemy convicts but wants a check on bogus allegations by awarding the same sentence to the accuser proven false after a thorough investigation.
Provincial law minister Rana Sanaullah told news hounds at a meeting of the Punjab Assembly's Press Gallery Committee in the Lahore Punjab capital on Thursday that false accusers deserved the same sentence that was given to the convicts because playing with the lives of the innocent could and should not be allowed.
He said governor Salmaan Taseer made an abortive attempt to start a new controversy in the province by visiting Aasia, a blasphemy convict, in a Sheikhupura prison and speaking against the law.
But the plan failed like the plot to murder the Lahore High Court chief justice, he said, adding the governor was now facing the wrath of religious leaders for his 'irresponsible' comments on the blasphemy law.
The law minister played down WikiLeaks disclosures and described them as "just observations of US diplomats and high-level officials that may and may not be correct".
Opposing levy of reformed general sales tax at a time when people are already facing multiple hardships, he denied PPP claim that Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif gave his consent for the new tax at a recent meeting of the Council of Common Interests.
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EMARSS addresses part of the operational requirements contemplated for the Aerial Common Sensor (ACS). It will be designed to operate as part of the Aerial Exploitation Battalions (AEB), which are assigned to the U.S. Army Intelligence and Security Command (INSCOM).
When operated in support of theater commands, the collection of Intelligence, Surveillance and Renaissance (ISR) will be handled through centralized processing, exploitation and dissemination (PED).
However, unlike the former ACS, EMARSS will also have a simultaneous capability to directly support tactical forces, transmitting critical full-motion video and intelligence products to engaged tactical forces.
A multi-volume chronology and reference guide set detailing three years of the Mexican Drug War between 2010 and 2012.
Rantburg.com and borderlandbeat.com correspondent and author Chris Covert presents his first non-fiction work detailing
the drug and gang related violence in Mexico.
Chris gives us Mexican press dispatches of drug and gang war violence
over three years, presented in a multi volume set intended to chronicle the death, violence and mayhem which has
dominated Mexico for six years.
Rantburg was assembled from recycled algorithms in the United States of America. No
trees were destroyed in the production of this weblog. We did hurt some, though. Sorry.
(KUNA) -- Green campaigners marched on Parliament Saturday demanding greenhouse gas emissions to be slashed to help prevent "climate catastrophe".
(KUNA) -- Air navigation in, to and from Spain came to a standstill on Saturday as a result of a nationwide strike observed by aviation controllers.
