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File - Historian Howard Zinn lecturing at the Monona Terrace in Madison, Wisconsin, May 2, 2009.
Human Rights   Justice   Photos   US   Wikipedia: Howard Zinn  
 Al Jazeera 
Remembering Howard Zinn
| Editor's note: Today, January 27, is the second anniversary of the death of Howard Zinn. An active participant in the Civil Rights movement, he was dismissed in 1963 from his position as a tenured p... (photo: Creative Commons)
A Libyan rebel carrying a parachute flare shell left behind by pro-Gadhafi forces, walks by a rebels pickup truck armed with a rocket launcher with a pre Gadhafi flag and Arabic that reads "February 17th, Free Libya" at the western gate of Ajdabiya, Libya Wednesday, April 13, 2011.
Al Qaeda   Arms   Libya   Photos   Wikipedia: Aftermath of the 2011 Libyan civil war  
 The Star 
Arms from Libya could reach Boko Haram, al Qaeda - U.N.
| UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The Libyan civil war may have given militant groups in Africa's Sahel region like Boko Haram and al Qaeda access to large weapons caches, according to a U.N. report releas... (photo: AP / Nasser Nasser)
2011 State of the Union Obama  The Guardian 
Obama: Renewed American leadership felt worldwide
| WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama says "America is back" as a world power. | The president gives a flag-waving defense of American power and influence as part of the State of the Union addr... (photo: Public Domain / Pete Souza (Executive Office of the President of the United States))
Obama   Photos   Washington   Wikipedia: Barack Obama   Worldwide  
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon briefs the press following his remarks to the high-level segment of the COP17/CMP7 UN Climate Change Conference in Durban, South Africa, 6 December, 2011.  The New York Times 
Signs of New Life as U.N. Searches for a Climate Accord
| WASHINGTON — Critics and supporters alike agree that the U.N. forum for negotiating international climate change policies is an ungainly mess, its annual gatherings marked by discord, disarray... (photo: UN / Mark Garten)
Climate   Photos   UN   Washington   Wikipedia: World Economic Forum  
Top Stories
President Barack Obama arrives at a rally for New Jersey Gov. Jon Corzine, Thursday, July 16, 2009, in Holmdel, N.J. CBC
State of the Union speech
| Remarks of President Barack Obama – As Prepared for Delivery | Mr. Speaker, Mr. Vice President, members of Congress, distinguished guests, and fellow Americans: | Las... (photo: AP / Haraz N. Ghanbari)
Congress   Photos   President   US   Wikipedia: Barack Obama  
President Barack Obama speaks from the White House briefing room, Sunday, July 31, 2011, in Washington, about a deal being reached to raise the debt limit. The Star
Iran slams EU oil embargo, warns could hit U.S.
| TEHRAN/BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Iran accused Europeans on Monday of waging "psychological warfare" after the EU banned imports of Iranian oil, and U.S. President Barack Oba... (photo: AP / Carolyn Kaster)
Business   Iran   Photos   Politics   Wikipedia: Barack Obama  
muslim women comes out os shrine after their ramdan prays Al Jazeera
The two faces of Muslim life in the US
| The long procession snaked around an open, hash-marked field, while an amateurish band blared and tweeted into a darkening sky. Moments before, I had sat shivering forl... (photo: WN / Imran Nissar)
Life   Muslim   Photos   US   Wikipedia: Muslim  
Passersby walk past a stock price board outside a securities company in Tokyo, Friday, June 27, 2008. Japanese stocks dropped for a seventh day to a two-month low on Friday as sentiment turned downbeat on an overnight tumble on Wall Street and skyrocketing global oil prices. The benchmark Nikkei 225 index lost 277.96 points, or 2.01 percent, to 13,544.36, the lowest finish since late April m&c
LEAD: Japan stocks mixed on profit-taking, optimism for US economy
| Tokyo - Japanese shares were mixed Monday as investors sold stocks to lock in immediate profits after recent gains, but sentiment was lifted by hope for the US economy.... (photo: AP / Katsumi Kasahara)
Japan   Photos   Stock   Tokyo   Wikipedia: Nikkei 225  
Former Liberian President Charles Taylor argues with a photographer as he awaits the start of the prosecution's closing arguments during his trial at the U.N.-backed Special Court for Sierra Leone in Leidschendam February 8, 2011. Al Jazeera
Accused war criminal Taylor 'worked with CIA'
| He stands accused of funding rebels who hacked the arms off small children, smuggling blood diamonds, keeping sex slaves and torturing his opponents, but former Liberia... (photo: AP / Jerry Lampen)
CIA   Liberia   Photos   War Crime   Wikipedia: Charles Taylor (Liberia)  
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General Electric expects 2012 to be another volatile year
| NEW YORK - General Electric Co. is bracing for another volatile year. The global conglomerate expects to see emerging markets from China to South America continue to gr... (photo: WN / Sweet Radoc)
America   China   Electric   Markets   Photos   Wikipedia: General Electric  
 A view of Israel´s Sorek nuclear reactor center near the central Israeli town of Yavne is seen in this July 5, 2004 file photo. Israeli soldiers will begin distributing pills against radiation sickness in cities near Israel´s two nuclear reac Pakalert Press
Pressure Israel, Not Iran. Israel has an Arsenal of 200-300 Nuclear Weapons…
Share | Prof. Marjorie Cohn | Global Research | Neocons in Israel and the United States are escalating their rhetoric to prepare us for war with Iran. Even the infamous J... (photo: AP/str)
Iran   Israel   Nuclear   Photos   Wikipedia: Nuclear weapons and Israel  
Computer keyboard and a mouse. The Star
Suspicion grows China was behind hack of US commission
| WASHINGTON: Suspicion is growing that operatives in China, rather than India, were behind the hacking of emails of an official U.S. commission that monitors relations b... (photo: WN / Priya Dashini)
China   Photos   Technology   USA   Wikipedia: Hacker (computer security)  
South Korean President Lee Myung-bak, rear center, Foreign Minister Yu Myung-hwan , rear third right , Defense Minister Kim Tae-young, rear left, and other cabinet members attend an emergency meeting of the National Security Council to discuss punitive measures against North Korea for its March torpedo attack on a South Korean warship at the presidential house in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, May 21, 2010. (AP Photo/Yonhap) **KOREA OUT** BBC News
'Path open' for North Korea talks, neighbours say
A "path is open" for a return to stalled nuclear talks with North Korea, officials from the US, Japan and South Korea have said. | The comments came after top diplomats m... (photo: AP / Yonhap)
North Korea   Nuclear   Photos   Talks   Wikipedia: North Korea and weapons of mass destruction  
Business & Economy Nuclear Testing
- US to cut 1 Lakh troops, $487 billion in military spending
- Aneesh Chopra, Obama's Indian American IT head quits
- North America boosts Ford; Europe lagging
- Business Highlights
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon briefs the press following his remarks to the high-level segment of the COP17/CMP7 UN Climate Change Conference in Durban, South Africa, 6 December, 2011.
Signs of New Life as U.N. Searches for a Climate Accord
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- Pentagon: Slower-growing defense budget means Army, Marines
- Ahmadinejad says Iran ready for nuclear talks
- India, US to work for implementing nuclear-deal
- Hillary Clinton, Nirupama Rao discuss civil nuclear cooperat
In this image made available Sunday Nov. 22 2009 and taken from Al Alam TV, a missile is fired in an unspecified location in Iran. Iran on Sunday Nov. 22 2009 began large-scale air defense war games aimed at protecting the country's nuclear facilities against any possible attack, state television reported. It said the five-day drill will cover an area a third of the size of Iran and spread across the central, western and southern parts of the country.
Obama renews anti-Iran war rhetoric
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Political Issues Global Trade
- Obama Buttresses Case for U.S. Resilience With Book From Unl
- Obama holds fundraiser with American Indians
- Obama holds fundraiser with American Indians
- Obama holds campaign fundraiser with American Indian support
File - Historian Howard Zinn lecturing at the Monona Terrace in Madison, Wisconsin, May 2, 2009.
Remembering Howard Zinn
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- Asian stock markets muted amid US housing data, Japanese com
- Fed's Bernake Tells Real Story About Economy
- Stocks Gain on Fed Rate Pledge, Earnings
- Asian stocks mostly higher after US central bank pledges to
Passersby walk past a stock price board outside a securities company in Tokyo, Friday, June 27, 2008. Japanese stocks dropped for a seventh day to a two-month low on Friday as sentiment turned downbeat on an overnight tumble on Wall Street and skyrocketing global oil prices. The benchmark Nikkei 225 index lost 277.96 points, or 2.01 percent, to 13,544.36, the lowest finish since late April
LEAD: Japan stocks mixed on profit-taking, optimism for US economy
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Environmental Protection Weapons Disarmament and Nonproliferation
- California passes new auto emission rules
- Fowl play: man charged after driving over ducks
- Communities count cost of flooding
- Wild Wild India
California passes new auto emission rules
California passes new auto emission rules
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- Obama Buttresses Case for U.S. Resilience With Book From Unl
- US envoy going to Russia to discuss North Korea
- This Week at War: Winners and Losers of the Defense Budget
- Army chief sees greater role for reserves
 A view of Israel´s Sorek nuclear reactor center near the central Israeli town of Yavne is seen in this July 5, 2004 file photo. Israeli soldiers will begin distributing pills against radiation sickness in cities near Israel´s two nuclear reac
Pressure Israel, Not Iran. Israel has an Arsenal of 200-300 Nuclear Weapons…
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Science and Technology Policy Human Rights
- Obama's Indian origin technology czar Aneesh Chopra to l
- Aneesh Chopra, Obama's Indian American IT head quits
- Battlefield of the future
- Israel will indeed strike Iran in 2012
President Obama delivers his State of the Union address at the U.S. Capitol, D.C., Jan. 25, 2011
Remarks by the President in State of the Union Address
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- Baloch Could Divide Administration and Congress on Pakistan
- Remembering Howard Zinn
- Obama lays out vision, challenges Congress, GOP opponents in
- International reaction piles up, French bill criticism for l
File - Historian Howard Zinn lecturing at the Monona Terrace in Madison, Wisconsin, May 2, 2009.
Remembering Howard Zinn
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