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| Malaysia to cease use of foreigner arrival cards from June 1
www.straitstimes.com » PUTRAJAYA (THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) - Foreigners coming into Malaysia need not fill up arrival cards issued by the Immigration Department starting June 1, the Home Ministry said in a statement.
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| Federal judge: Terror law violates 1st Amendment
news.yahoo.com » A judge on Wednesday struck down a portion of a law giving the government wide powers to regulate the detention, interrogation and prosecution of suspected terrorists, saying it left journalists, scholars and political activists facing the prospect of indefinite detention for exercising First Amendment rights.
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| Senators Want to Ban Facebook's Co-Founder from America Forever
gizmodo.com » Dirtbag IPO tax dodger/tragic startup victim Eduardo Saverin is about to get double teamed by the United States: Senators Chuck Schumer and Bob Casey want to him permanently exiled from the country for renouncing his citizenship to save a buck. The proposed legislation, called the Ex-PATRIOT Act...
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| Law With 'Chilling Impact On First Amendment' Ruled Unconstitutional
www.huffingtonpost.com » WASHINGTON -- A day before Congress weighs an amendment to end indefinite military detentions in the U.S., a federal judge Wednesday ruled the law that allows the practice unconstitutional. Saying the measure has "chilling impact on First Amendment rights," U.S. District Judge Katherine Forrest, of New York's Eastern District, found that a group of reporters and activists who brought the lawsuit had no way of knowing whether they could be subjected to it.
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| Mladic trial hit by legal hitch
www.bbc.co.uk » The war crimes trial of Bosnian Serb ex-army chief Ratko Mladic is postponed on its second day because prosecutors failed to disclose some evidence to the defence.
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| Ron Paul Fights Indefinite Detention | Ron Paul 2012 Presidential Campaign CommitteeRon Paul 2012 Presidential Campaign Committee
www.ronpaul2012.com » Lest we forget that despite still running for president (Something this story gets wrong. Seriously, how are they going to spin this once we get to Tampa?)
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| The Jackson and Lawler HSU tangle: Part Two
www.independentaustralia.net » Peter Wicks reports on more murky events involving HSU union boss “whistleblower” Kathy Jackson, and the Vice President of the organisation charged with investigating her serious claims against Craig Thomson MP — her partner, Michael Lawler.
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| Annular solar eclipse -- a 'ring of fire' -- visible in Northern California on Sunday - San Jose Mercury News
www.mercurynews.com » The first celestial event of its kind in the continental U.S. since 1994 arrives this weekend. Bay Area viewers will see a partial eclipse, while those who travel a few hours north or east could witness the full annular experience.
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| Court finds 14 policemen not guilty of revolution murder charges | Egypt Independent
www.egyptindependent.com » The Cairo Criminal Court cleared on Thursday 14 suspects accused of killing protesters outside the Shubra and Marg police stations on 28 January 2011, commonly known as the "Friday of Anger." The Public Prosecution referred 12 policemen from Marg Police Station to court on charges of killing two protesters and attempting to kill a third.
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| Facebook IPO: the art of pricing the right pop - May. 17, 2012
money.cnn.com » With seemingly unceasing demand for Facebook's initial public offering, the banks in charge of selling the stock to investors might seem to have the easiest job in the world.
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| Bankia hit by report of withdrawals - FT.com
www.ft.com » Shares in Bankia, the Spanish bank that was part-nationalised last week, plunged by more than a quarter on Thursday morning, after a report that customers had withdrawn €1bn from the bank over the past week. The shares fell 27 per cent in morning
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| Dental Abuse Seen Driven by Private Equity Investments
www.bloomberg.com » Isaac Gagnon stepped off the school bus sobbing last October and opened his mouth to show his mother where it hurt.
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| Illegal immigrant driving without a licence killed father-of-four in motorway crash after falling asleep at the wheel
www.dailymail.co.uk » Van driver Iqbal Singh (pictured), 39, who was on the run from the UK Border Agency, killed Malcolm Anderson, 54 in the accident on the M6 near Coventry.
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| Stroke Victims Move Robot Arm With Thoughts
online.wsj.com » Two paralyzed patients used their thoughts to steer a robotic arm and grasp physical objects, a notable advance in the quest to restore some function to people with limb paralysis.
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| Stand Against GOP Voter Suppression Tactics - DSCC: Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee
dscc.org » Sign the petition: I strongly oppose Republican attempts to suppress the Democratic vote and manipulate their way to victory in the 2012 elections. Preventing voters from doing their civic duty is just plain wrong, and I stand united with Democrats against coordinated Republican schemes to do so.
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| 30-Year Mortgage Rates At Record Low 3.79 Percent : NPR
www.npr.org » Average U.S. rates for 30-year and 15-year fixed mortgages fell to record lows for the third straight week. The rate on the 30-year loan dipped to 3.79 percent. The 15-year mortgage, a popular option for refinancing, declined to 3.04 percent.
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| Pinterest raises $100 million in funding: WSJ
news.yahoo.com » (Reuters) - Pinterest, the increasingly popular online bulletin board, raised $100 million in a financing round that values the U.S. start-up at $1.5 billion, the Wall Street Journal said, citing people familiar with the matter. The funding is led by Japanese e-commerce site Rakuten, with Pinterest's existing venture-capital investors such as Andreessen Horowitz, FirstMark Capital and Bessemer Venture Partners also participating, the report said. Pinterest could not immediately be reached by Reuters for comments. ...
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| Exhibition – Ballgowns: British Glamour Since 1950 - Victoria and Albert Museum
www.vam.ac.uk » The V&A celebrates the opening of the newly renovated Fashion Galleries with an exhibition of beautiful ballgowns, red carpet evening dresses and catwalk showstoppers. Displayed over two floors, 'Ballgowns: British Glamour Since 1950' will feature more than sixty designs for social events such as private parties, royal balls, state occasions and opening nights.
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| A message to Assad? 19 countries hold war games miles from Syrian border
worldnews.msnbc.msn.com » A military exercise involving more than 11,000 troops from 19 countries is under way in Jordan, reportedly just miles from Syria's border. Dubbed Eager Lion 2012, the operation is
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| TEDxMogadishu
www.livestream.com » TEDxMogadishu on Livestream. There is hope in Somalia. An influx of African Union troops has pushed insurgents out of Mogadishu and representatives from the country’s clans are meeting to discuss the formation of a new government and draft constitution. With sustained peace on the horizon, the Somali diaspora is returning home and starting businesses. International investors are exploring opportunities and the first Somali bank has now opened.While the stability remains fragile, Somalis are optimistic that a turning point has been reached after 21 years of conflict, and we are witnessing the rebirth of Mogadishu. - Watch live streaming Internet TV. Broadcast your own live streaming videos, like TEDxMogadishu in Widescreen HD. Livestream, Be There.
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| Manhunt Under Way For Groom Charged In Bride's Slaying
www.huffingtonpost.com » CHICAGO -- Police and FBI officials were poring over more than 100 tips as they hunted for a man accused of stabbing his new wife to death and leaving her body in her bathtub, still clad in the silver sequined cocktail dress she wore to celebrate their wedding. More than 30 law enforcement agencies had joined federal agents in the manhunt for Arnoldo Jimenez, who secretly married Estrella Carrera on Friday night at Chicago City Hall and allegedly killed her just hours later.
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| Audi x Ducati Show Raddest E-Bike Ever – Carbon Frame, 600g Wheels, Burning Rubber - Bike Rumor
www.bikerumor.com » Audi x Ducati Show Raddest E-Bike Ever - Carbon Frame, 600g Wheels, Burning Rubber - Filed under Commuter, Video at Bike Rumor
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| TechCrunch | Rakuten CEO On The $100B Pinterest Round: We Want Pinterest Users To Pin Images And Buy Using Our ID
techcrunch.com » Rakuten, the Japanese e-commerce giant leading a $100 million investment in Pinterest, will be making two major contributions to the image-based social network as it gears up for its next stage of growth: the funds to take the image-based social network into new international markets, and a business model. First up, Rakuten's home market of Japan, where "Pinterest is growing very fast," notes Rakuten's CEO, Hiroshi Mikitani, in an interview with TechCrunch. He wants Rakuten to grow right there with it by using Rakuten's services to become the basis for buying things off the site.
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| Calif. woman apparently burned by rocks in pocket
news.yahoo.com » A woman suffered third-degree burns after what appeared to be the spontaneous combustion of rocks that had been scooped up from a Southern California beach, a fire official said.
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| Police push aside protesters during raid in longstanding child custody case in Lithuania
www.foxnews.com » Riot police helped a mother regain custody of her 8-year-old daughter on Thursday in a tragic case that has riveted Lithuania for three years and led to three deaths.
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| Romney Raises $40.1 Million in April, Nearly Matching Obama
thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com » The contributions on behalf of Mitt Romney represent a huge jump over the $12.6 million that his campaign raised in March, an increase partly attributed to donors coalescing around Mr. Romney as the nominee.
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| Carole Malone says Philpott fire deaths was an accident waiting to happen
www.dailymail.co.uk » The columnist made her comments shortly after Duwayne Phillpott, 13, succumbed to his injuries following the fire in Derby that killed five of his siblings.
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| 7 Times In 2008 Obama Promised To Create 7 Million New Jobs
www.buzzfeed.com » President Obama often comes under attacks from Republicans for his failure to deliver on promises of new jobs that he made as a candidate in 2008. Democrats blame the economic crisis for reaching f...
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| Israeli tanks incur into Gaza, Palestinians injured – report — RT
rt.com » Between four and seven Palestinian farmers were reportedly injured in clashes with Israeli troops, who used tanks and bulldozers to tear down their homes, Palestinian sources say. Israel would not comment on the casualty reports.
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| Bihar: No arrest in gang rape witness burning case; mother 'inconsolable - The Times of India
timesofindia.indiatimes.com » Karuna Devi is shocked and inconsolable. It has been four days since her 17-year-old son, who was the main witness in her gang rape case, was burnt alive in their village in Bihar's Nawada district, yet no arrest has been made so far. "Police officials are behaving as if my son was not burnt alive.
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| Anti-money laundering law to be beefed up | Bangkok Post: news
www.bangkokpost.com » The Anti-Money Laundering Act will be amended and strengthened by the end of this year because the intergovernmental Financial Action Task Force on Money Laundering (FATF) has blacklisted Thailand for not responding to its suggestions, Deputy Prime Minister Kittiratt Na-Ranong said on Thursday.
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| Michigan elections officials had proof Emergency Manager repeal petitions were legal but kept it secret
eclectablog.com » Astonishing I find myself using the word "astonished" or "astonishing" a LOT lately when it comes to Michigan politics. My level of cynicism seems to be rising exponentially as each week passes when I see the outrageous and egregious things that Repub ...
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| Issa and DOJ exchange tough words over possible Holder contempt charge - CNN.com
www.cnn.com » The partisan impasse over potential contempt proceedings against Attorney General Eric Holder continues following a lengthy letter from the deputy attorney general, and a blunt response from the House Oversight Committee chairman.

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| Obama Looks For Help In Paying For Afghan Army : NPR
www.npr.org » The U.S. and NATO are trying to build an Afghan army to defend the country after 130,000 international troops leave. The alliance's plans for arm's-length support will be a central focus of an upcoming summit in Chicago.
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| Backroom ObamaCare deal probed by GOP | Fox News
www.foxnews.com » GOP legislators are alleging that White House officials cut a secret deal in June 2009 with the pharmaceutical industry to clinch passage of Obamacare.“Based on email exchanges and other primary source material … top personnel in the White House were involved in negotiating and approving this deal,” reads a memo released by Republicans on the House Energy and Commerce Committee, which is chaired by Rep.
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| Auto union slams Obama budget as ‘attack on the middle class’ | Fox News
www.foxnews.com » President Barack Obama’s 2012 budget was slammed May 16 as an “attack on the middle class and our most vulnerable citizens” by the United Auto Workers (UAW).The slam came as Republican senators used the Senate’s complex rules to schedule a floor debate May 16 on five rival budget packages, including a basic version of Obama’s 2012 budget request.As expected, Obama’s budget got zero votes when it was offered by GOP senators who were seeking to highlight the unpopularity of Obama’s policies.
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| Tax-exempt bonds for Wrigley Field would be a federal subsidy
articles.chicagotribune.com » In pitching his plan to publicly finance Wrigley Field renovations, Cubs Chairman Tom Ricketts has argued he's not asking taxpayers for anything.Some government officials have scoffed at the notion...
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| Anonymous takes down Indian government sites in response to clampdown on The Pirate Bay, Vimeo and others
thenextweb.com » Anonymous have just successfully taken down their latest target, this time setting their sights on the Indian authorities, The DNetworks reports. One of the Anonymous Twitter accounts ...
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| Theo Walcott's family will not travel with England to Euro 2012 due to fears of racist abuse - Telegraph
www.telegraph.co.uk » The family of Theo Walcott plan to stay away from Ukraine for Euro 2012 because they fear they will be subjected to racist abuse.
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| The Civil Service comes under fire from the Coalition but bashing the bureaucrats can only backfire - Telegraph
www.telegraph.co.uk » Instead of blaming civil servants, the Coalition needs to employ political advisers who are media savvy and who will prevent ministers from taking bad policy decisions.
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| Senate Candidate Hit For Changing Bios
www.huffingtonpost.com » The Republican frontrunner for Arizona's U.S. Senate seat is finding himself under attack by Democrats for omitting from his campaign website his work more than a decade ago as a lobbyist for a mining company in Namibia.
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| Jobless Claims Held Steady Last Week; Back To 4-Year Low : NPR
www.npr.org » There were 370,000 first-time claims for unemployment insurance filed last week, the same number as during the week before. That could be a sign the labor market is stabilizing.
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| MTV Helps Put Expired Credit Cards To Good Use
www.huffingtonpost.com » The environmental perils of plastic seem to have no bounds. But now used credit cards can be given a second life as guitar picks thanks to a newly unveiled recycling machine.
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| North Korean Ship Seizes 3 Chinese Boats, Global Times Says
www.bloomberg.com » A North Korean ship seized three Chinese boats with 29 fishermen aboard and demanded more than $140,000 to release them, China’s Global Times newspaper reported today.
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| Hurricane summit recalls monster Andrew - Hurricanes - MiamiHerald.com
www.miamiherald.com » At the annual Governor’s Hurricane Conference this week in Fort Lauderdale, emergency managers recall lessons learned from Hurricane Andrew 20 years ago this summer.
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| Minxin Pei on the myth of Chinese meritorcracy
shanghaiist.com » Minxin Pei, Professor of Government at Claremont McKenna College, argues that the downfall of former Chongqing party chief Bo Xilai has busted the notion that the Chinese Communist Party's rule is based on meritocracy. He says the government is
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| The Ambivalent Theocrat
www.nationalreview.com » Charles C. W. Cooke writes on NRO: There are legitimate theological arguments on both sides of our political divide, but they are not equally well received. In America, it seems, one man’s moral teacher is another’s Torquemada — the difference is usually determined by party registration — and the returns on overt religiosity are mixed at best. . . .
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| China Slowdown to End in Third Quarter, Survey Shows
www.bloomberg.com » China’s economic growth is likely to accelerate for the first time in seven quarters after banks’ reserve requirements were cut, buoying global expansion threatened by Greece’s possible exit from the euro.
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| Twitter reaches 10 million UK users
www.independent.co.uk » It’s the website that offers its users a front row seat to the never-ending feud between Lord Sugar and Piers Morgan, the place to rant when contestants are voted off unscrupulous reality shows, and a window into just how “on message” our politicians and government figures really are. It should come as no surprise, then, that more Britons are addicted to Twitter than ever before.
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| 4th Annual Cloud Slam 2012 Cloud Computing Conference
www.eventbrite.com » CloudSlam'12® - The Quadrilogy  Fourth international CloudSlam® cloud computing conference and Cloudcor Inc's 7th annual cloud computing event that brings together leading companies and visionaries in business, technology, government to showcase exclusive thought leadership in the form of keynotes, break out sessions, use-cases, and panel discussions covering latest trends and innovations in the world of cloud computing. You know that brand, you know our quality!For updated conference program, please visit http://cloudslam.org/cloud/conference-program
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