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  1. (01/22/2010) Activist Gets One-Year Prison Sentence for SPIEGEL Interview (Spiegel online)
  2. (01/22/2010) How Clean Is Your T-Shirt? (Spiegel online)
  3. (Jan 23, 2010): "UK Terror Threat Level Raised To Severe" (ITN News)
  4. (Jan 23, 2010): "Focus on Haiti - The politics of RICE" (AJE)
  5. (01.22.10): "Pakistan Hestitates, Again" (OpEd-- NYT)
  6. (Jan 24, 2010): "Passenger plane crashes in Iran" (Video, ITN)
  7. (1-24-10): "Chinese family made babies their business" (Barbara Demick, LAT)
  8. (01/24/2010) HSV signs legendary Dutch striker van Nistelrooy (The Local)
  9. (01/24/2010) Westerwelle backs plan to buy off Taliban (The Local)
  10. (Jan 24, 2010): "Ethiopian Airliner Crashes into Sea After Takeoff from Beirut" (VOA)
  11. (1/25/10) ‘Chemical’ Ali Executed in Iraq (NY Times)
  12. (01/25/2010) Berlin Reluctant to Follow American Lead on Afghanistan (Spiegel Online)
  13. (01/25/2010) Peres begins Holocaust remembrance trip (The Local)
  14. (01/25/2010) Extra fees for state health insurance seen by 2011 (The Local)
  15. (Jan 25, 2010): "Abby Sunderland, 16-year-old Thousand Oaks, California girl starts solo sail around the globe" (Video, LA Times)
  16. (1/26/10) Auschwitz survivor teams up with rap band (Townhall)
  17. (01/26/2010) Heavy snow to follow record lows (The Local)
  18. (01/26/2010) Berlin sending 500 extra troops to Afghanistan (The Local)
  19. (01.26.10): "France MP's report backs Muslim face veil ban" (BBC)
  20. (01/27/2010) Oettinger ridiculed online for atrocious English (The Local)
  21. (01/27/2010) US judge grants German homeschooling family asylum Deutsche Welle)
  22. (01/27/2010) Remembering Auschwitz 65 years after its liberation (Deutsche Welle)
  23. (01/27/2010) Israeli President Peres addresses German parliament (Deutsche Welle)
  24. (01/28/2010) Beer consumption hits 20-year low (The Local)
  25. (01/28/2010) Politicians consider French-style burka ban (The Local)
  26. (01/28/2010) Among Hitler's Executioners on the Eastern Front (Spiegel online)
  27. (1/28/10): ""Polish beekeeper Josef Guzy found still alive in coffin" (David Charter, Europe Correspondent, TIMES Online)
  28. (1/2710) They Tried to Make Mohammed al-Awfi Go to Rehab (Foreign Policy)
  29. (Jan 30, 2010): "Army of the Future: Russian combat Robots" (Video, RT)
  30. (Jan 30, 2010): "Russia may ban 'destructive cults'" (Video, RT)
  31. (Jan 29, 2010): "Security concerns hamper Word Cup ticket sales" (Video, AJE)
  32. (01/30/2010) Springer mulls suing over postal wage chaos (The Local)
  33. (01/31/10) Osama's Prodigal Son..(Rolling Stone)
  34. (01/31/10) Haitian People Want U.S. To "Take Over"..(WaPo)
  35. (01.30.10): "Iran tries 16 people in Ashura Day protests" (BBC)
  36. (02/01/2010) Germany clashes with Switzerland over tax info (The Local)
  37. (02/01/2010) Booze-related violence on the rise among youths (The Local)
  38. (02.01.10): "Female suicide bomber kills dozens in Iraq" (BBC)
  39. (02/01/2010) Software glitch renders parking ‘verboten’ at UK garage (The Local)
  40. (02/01/2010) Longest snowy period in 30 years set to end soon (The Local)
  41. (02/01/2010) Germany Shaken By 'Systematic' Sexual Abuse at Berlin Catholic School (Spiegel online)
  42. (02/01/2010) English 'Black Shirts' article author: "We won't apologise!" (Bild.de)
  43. (02.01.10); "China accuses US of arrogance over Taiwan deal" (BBC)
  44. (2/1/10) Iran releases father of Washington think tank scholar (Politico)
  45. (02/02/2010) German film 'The White Band' nominated for two Oscars (The Local)
  46. (02/02/2010) Cities face dire finances (The Local)
  47. (02.03.10): "Malaysian Opposition Leader Goes on Trial for Sodomy" (Liz Gooch, NYT)
  48. (02.03.10): "Iran Says It Sent Animals Into Space" (Alan Cowell, NYT)
  49. (2/1/10) Chávez Drops the Democracy Mask (WSJ)
  50. (02/02/2010) Prosecutors prepare closing arguments in major Geman terror trial (Deutsche Welle)
  51. (02/03/2010) SPD Leadership Duo Tries to Lead the Party Back to Relevance (Spiegel online)
  52. (2-4-10) New Zealand Student Sells Her Virginity For $NZ45,000 ( www.abc.net.au)
  53. (02/04/2010) German institute seeks to reprint Hitler's 'Mein Kampf' (Deutsche Welle)
  54. (02/03/2010) 100 days in office - Germany's governing coalition feels the strain (Deutsche Welle)
  55. (02/04/2010) Germany Confronts the Meaning of War (Spiegel online)
  56. (02/04/2010) FDP proposes national road salt stockpile as shortage looms (The Local)
  57. (02/04/2010) Don't mess with Bavaria (The Local)
  58. (02.04.10): "A Year After Mumbai, India Offers to Talk With Pakistan" (Lydia Polgreen, NYT)
  59. (Feb 5, 2010): "Girl buried alive in Turkish honour killing" (News.com.au)
  60. (Feb 6, 2010): "Gay Marriage Puts Mexico City at Center of Debate" (NYT)
  61. (02/06/2010) Germany threatens Google over Street View (Deutsche Welle)
  62. (02/07/2010) Knobloch to step down as leader of Germany's Jews (Deutsche Welle)
  63. (2/5/10) The Iranian Revolution Devours Its Young (Pajamas Media)
  64. (2/6/10) “Radical Islam is a Way for the Superfluous Sons to Enter History” (Michael J Totten)
  65. (2/4/10) Mining Our Business: AQ’s Love-Hate Relationship with Western CT Research, RAND, et al. (JARRET BRACHMAN)
  66. (02/08/2010) FDP to speed reform pace to combat falling opinion polls (The Local)
  67. (02/08/2010) Public worker strike drags on in wage dispute (The Local)
  68. Haitian Quake Survivor Found After 27 Days!
  69. (02.09.10): "Dozens Buried in Afghan Avalanches" (Rod Norland, NYT)
  70. (02/09/2010) Hartz IV welfare benefits ruled unconstitutional (The Local)
  71. (02/08/2010) Germans splashing out on Karneval despite bad economy (The Local)
  72. (02/08/2010) Construction worker confesses in Cologne archive collapse case (The Local)
  73. (02/09/2010) Bank Data Spat Fuels Anti-German Sentiment in Switzerland (Spiegel online)
  74. (02/10/2010) Rösler vows high drug prices to fall (The Local)
  75. (02/10/2010) Bundeswehr launches investigation into hazing (The Local)
  76. (02/10/2010) Court reconsiders deploying German military to fight domestic terrorist attacks (Deutsche Welle)
  77. (02/10/2010) Cologne Carnival Floats Ready for Action (Spiegel online)
  78. (02/10/2010) German Officer Defends Controversial Afghanistan Air Strike (Spiegel online)
  79. (2/11/10) We are living in broken Britain - and almost half of us want to emigrate, says poll (Daily Mail)
  80. Nelson Mandela's 1990 release marked in South Africa- BBC News
  81. (02.11.10): "New Clashes in Iran" (Jason Shams, Daily Beast)
  82. (02/11/2010) VW recalls thousands of vehicles in Brazil (The Local)
  83. Winter Olympics 2010 (Feb 12-28): Vancouver, Canada
  84. (2/12/10) Luge competitor in horrific crash at Olympics (Reuters)
  85. (02/12/2010) Westerwelle attacks ‘socialist’ welfare debate (The Local)
  86. (Feb 12, 2010): "British Fashion Designer McQueen Found Dead At 40" (NPR)
  87. (02/13/2010) Dresden forms human chain to thwart neo-Nazis (The Local)
  88. (02/13/2010) Three dead in Danish tour bus crash (The Local)
  89. (02/13/2010) German mom-and-pop stores make comeback with modern twist (Deutsche Welle)
  90. (02/14/2010) Swiss politician threatens to expose German officials over tax-dodging (Deutsche Welle)
  91. (02/14/2010) Germany's foreign minister triggers new barrage of criticism (Deutsche Welle)
  92. (Feb 12, 2010): "Cities in Canada and Australia are the most liveable in the world" (Economist Intelligence Unit) - cities in 2 countries occupy 7 of the Top 10 positions!
  93. (02.14.10): "Errant U.S. Rocket Strike Kills Civilians in Afghanistan" (C.J. Chivers & R. Norland, NYT)
  94. (01.26.10): "Being gay in China: Your stories" (BBC)
  95. (Feb 15, 2010): "Dozens feared dead after head-on rush hour train crash" (Times Online) - BELGIUM
  96. (2/15/10) Gangsters For God (Strategy Page)
  97. (02/15/2010) Organised crime may have caused Cologne archive collapse (The Local)
  98. (02/15/2010) Tracking Down East German Factory Workers (Spiegel online)
  99. (Feb 15, 2010): "Australian Court Sentences Five to Prison for Terror Conspiracy" (Video, Voice of America)
  100. (Feb 15, 2010): "Meet the winners of Britain's biggest-ever lottery prize" (ITN)
  101. (Feb 15, 2010): "Printing Organs: Transplant Revolt Is Here?" (Video, RT)
  102. (2-15-10): "Mexico's Killing Fields" (Tony Cohan & Tamsin Mitchell, LAT Op-Ed) Mexico is one of the most dangerous countries in world for journalists
  103. (2/15/10) RevolutionMuslim.com Seeks to Refute West Point CTC Study (JARRET BRACHMAN)
  104. (02/16/2010) Deutsche Bahn to ditch English (The Local)
  105. (02/16/2010) VW offers job guarantees to 100,000 workers (The Local)
  106. (02/16/2010) Survivors, academics recall dark episode in Germany's postwar history (Deutsche Welle)
  107. (02/17/2010) Lufthansa pilots to strike (Deutsche Welle)
  108. (02/17/2010) Study reveals a steep rise in German poverty levels (Deutsche Welle)
  109. (02/17/2010) German opposition makes digs at Foreign Minister Westerwelle (Deutsche Welle)
  110. (2-17-10): "Commentary: 'Mossad' murder mystery has plenty of red herrings" (Times Online)
  111. (2/17/10) Michael Yon from Afghanistan (Hugh Hewitt Show)
  112. (2/17/10) Pakistan detains Taliban shadow governor of Kunduz (Long War Journal)
  113. (02/18/2010) School attack leaves teacher dead (The Local)
  114. (02/18/2010) German opposition take digs at Foreign Minister Westerwelle (Deutsche Welle)
  115. (02/18/2010) Pakistan Arrests Germany's Enemy Number One (Spiegel online)
  116. (02/18/2010) Man Indicted for Breaking Into Prison (Spiegel online)
  117. (02/17/2010) Did the New Star of German Literature Steal from a Blogger? (Spiegel online)
  118. (02/18/2010) 'Marie' and 'Maximilian' top Germany's 2009 baby name list (The Local)
  119. (02/18/2010) New Internet Legislation Embarrasses German Government (Spiegel online)
  120. (02/19/2010) Deadbeats should have dole benefits docked, Westerwelle says (The Local)
  121. (2-18-10): "Young, smart & jobless in China" (David Pierson, LAT) Victims of "mass social experiment"
  122. (2-19-10): "Europe threatens Iran with new sanctions" (George Frey, AT&T via AP)
  123. (Feb 18, 2010): "What Makes 700 Million Adults Want to Migrate" (Gallup)
  124. (Feb 20, 2010): "Chinese city bans spitting ahead of Asian Games" (Video, AJE)
  125. (02/20/2010) Facebook comes under German law (The Local)
  126. (02/21/2010) FDP wants unemployed to shovel snow (The Local)
  127. (2/21/10) "Iran showing fastest scientific growth of any country" (New Scientist)
  128. (02/22/2010) Six dead after German tour bus crash in Austria (The Local)
  129. (02/22/2010) Flash Floods Ravage Madeira (Spiegel online)
  130. (02/23/2010) Top German protestant bishop caught drunk driving (Deutsche Welle)
  131. (2/23/10) The Afghan Taliban's top leaders (Long War Journal)
  132. (02/24/2010) Drunk Driving German Bishop Resigns (Spiegel online)
  133. (02/24/2010) Greek row with Germany over debt turns nasty (The Local)
  134. (02/24/2010) Germans stick with homegrown classic brands during tough times (The Local)
  135. (Feb 25, 2010): "Sydney fans bail on woeful Whitney Houston" (Daily Telegraph)
  136. (2/25/10) Sunni Leader Decides to Take Part in Iraq Election (WSJ)
  137. (2/23/10) More Like This Please {Mahmoud al-Mabhouh assassination } (Michael J Totten)
  138. (02/25/10) "Officials: Taliban leader killed by missile strike" (by Hussain Afzal, The Washington Post)
  139. (02/25/2010) Campaign kicks off for German language revival (The Local)
  140. (02/25/10) Haitian Gov. Holding Supplies Hostage..(CNN)
  141. (2-26-10): "Luxembourg-sized iceberg threatens weather chaos after split" (Hannah Devlin, The London Times)
  142. (02/26/2010) German lawmakers approve troop increase for Afghanistan (Deutsche Welle)
  143. (2-26-10): "7.0 quake strikes off Okinawa" (CNN)
  144. (Feb 27, 2010): 8.8 Earthquake In Chile
  145. (Feb 26, 2010): "Australian Senate rejects gay marriage bill" (The Age) - but one third of senators avoid voting...
  146. (2/27/10) Commentary: Is Venezuela's Chavez running scared? (The Miami Herald)
  147. (Feb 28, 2010): "Scars of War: Soldier abandoned in battle with post-traumatic stress" (Video, RT)
  148. (02/28/2010) CeBIT tech fair to open with 3D and smart gadgets (The Local)
  149. (02/28/2010) Fierce storm turns deadly (The Local)
  150. (03/01/2010) Minister warns of growing might of Google, Facebook and Apple (The Local)
  151. (03/01/2010) Left ... out? One woman's politics cloud citizenship chances (Deutsche Welle)
  152. (03/02/10) "Australia raises interest rates to 4%" (BBC News) - Guess what kind of health care system Australia has?
  153. (02/03/2010) Court rules anti-terror data storage illegal (The Local)
  154. (3/2/10) Iraq: Shiite cleric faces warrant over 2003 murder (AP)
  155. (03.03.10): "A small victory for Pakistan transgenders" (Mark Magnia, LAT)
  156. (03.02.10): "One Quarter of Germans Would Embrace an Implantable Microchip" (Clay Dillow, PopSci)
  157. (3/3/10) 6.4-magnitude earthquake strikes southern Taiwan (CNN)
  158. (3/3/10) Flakking The Taliban (Human Events)
  159. (03/04/2010) Sauerland cell Islamists jailed for anti-US plot (The Local)
  160. (03/04/2010) Family minister's nursing care proposal assailed (The Local)
  161. (03/04/2010) German tourist killed as giant waves batter cruise ship (The Local)
  162. (03/04/2010) International stars to perform at 2010 Echo Music Awards (Deutsche Welle)
  163. (Mar 4, 2010): "Vatican hit by gay sex scandal" (The Guardian) - oops!
  164. (03/05/2010) Salary Gap Widens Between German Men and Women (Spiegel online)
  165. (03/05/2010) Germans feel more accepted abroad, according to new survey (Deutsche Welle)
  166. (3/3/10) Iraq's Political Miracle (the Daily Beast)
  167. (Mar 6, 2010): "Delhi bans beggars in Commonwealth Games run-up" (Video, AJE)
  168. (Mar 6, 2010): "Russian Wheelchair breakdancer got the moves to motivate" (Video, RT)
  169. (03/06/2010) Armed robbers stick up Berlin poker tournament (The Local)
  170. (3/6/10) 25 killed in Taliban infighting in Afghan North ((Long War Journal)
  171. (3/5/10) When It's Necessary and Desirable to Assassinate Terrorists (Gloria Center)
  172. (03/07/2010) More German workers suffer burnout (The Local)
  173. (03.08.10): "Turkey earthquake kills 51; scientists say earthquake frequency not rising" (Stephen Kurczy, CSM)
  174. (03.08.10): "Nigeria violence: Muslim-Christian clashes kill hundreds" (Scott Baudauf, CSM)
  175. (03/08/2010) ARD TV drama sparks Scientology's ire (The Local)
  176. (03/08/2010) Study finds German women better drivers than men (The Local)
  177. (3-8-10): "62 Percent of Iraqis Vote" (Daily Beast/WaPo)
  178. (03.08.10): "Internet access is a 'fundamental right'" (BBC)
  179. (03.08.10): "Colonel tells of lavish shopping for N Korea dictators" (BBC)
  180. (03/09/10) “50% rate will make London the tax capital of the world" (Dailymail)
  181. (3/10/10) Libya accepts U.S. apology over diplomatic row (Reuters)
  182. (3/9/10): “Patients' medical records go online without consent” (Telegraph)
  183. (03/10/10) Teens to go unpunished for torturing pensioner (The Local)
  184. (03/10/10) Westerwelle blasted over partner's travel (The Local)
  185. (03/10/10) Traveling to Germany 'breaks down prejudices', new stats reveal (Deutsche Welle)
  186. (03/10/10) Skoda Spells Trouble for Parent Company Volkswagen (Spiegel online)
  187. (3-10-10): "Biden: Palestinians Deserve Viable State" (Karen Raub, AP/Chron.com) "Israel Apologizes to Biden"
  188. (3/10/10): “Saddam Hussein weighed nuclear 'package' deal in 1990, documents show” (Washington Post)
  189. (03/11/2010) Politicians bicker over gun law reforms on Winnenden anniversary (The Local)
  190. (03/11/2010) Aldi founder Albrecht remains richest German (The Local)
  191. (03/11/2010) Crumbling A1 motorway casts shadow on construction firm (The Local)
  192. (03/11/2010) Boy finds East German message in a bottle (The Local)
  193. (03/11/2010) Poles no longer fear Germany (The Local)
  194. (03/11/2010) War widows offer help for grieving families of German soldiers (Deutsche Welle)
  195. (3-11-10): "Kim Jong-il’s Personal Shopper Speaks" (Daily Beast)
  196. (3/12/10) Can a Fatwa Against Terrorism Stop Extremists? (Time)
  197. (03/12/2010) Hanover teenager named Germany's hope for Eurovision (Deutsche Welle)
  198. (3-12-10): "Clinton rebukes Israel over East Jerusalem homes" (BBCNews)
  199. (Mar 12, 2010): "Mexico City hosts nation's first gay marriages" (LA Times)
  200. (3-13-10): "China Threatens Google" (WSJ)
  201. (03.14.10): "'Red' protesters demand Thailand PM resigns" (BBC) video @ link
  202. (03.14.10): "Senior Hamas leader seized in West Bank - Israeli army" (BBC)
  203. (03.14.10): "Chinese Leader Firmly Defends Currency and Trade Policies" (Michael Wine, NYT)
  204. (03.05.10): "The Nation Full of Strong Women" (Doreen Carvajal, NYT) [Monrovia, Liberia - Africa]
  205. (03.12.10): "Protests over case against Egyptian blogger Wael Abbas" (BBC)
  206. (03.14.10): "[UK] Teenage mothers 'forced out' of education - report" (BBC)
  207. (03/14/2010) Hertha fans riot at loss, Bayern regains Liga lead (The Local)
  208. (2-14-10): "Hillary Rodham Clinton's harsh words stun Israel" (Paul Richter, LAT)
  209. (03/14/2010) Germany's Greens protest re-opening of nuclear waste dump (Deutsche Welle)
  210. (03/15/10) Hillary on women's rights, Middle East peace (MSNBC)
  211. (03.16.10): "How Mexico gets it wrong" (J.M. Ackerman, LAT)
  212. (3/15/10) Flap flies in Haiti over U.S. flag absence (Army Times/USA Today)
  213. (03.17.10): "How We Can All Help Women In The Congo" (Mariska Hargitay & John Prendergast, HuffPo)
  214. (03/17/2010) Half of Germany's new hires face job insecurity (The Local)
  215. (03/17/2010) German defense minister pushes for shortened conscription (Deutsche Welle)
  216. (03/18/2010) Leipzig Book Fair opens (The Local)
  217. (3/18/10) The Other Side of the “Peace” Process (Contentions)
  218. (3/19/10 Cuba's brutality {Ladies In White} (Miami Herald)
  219. (03/19/2010) Hannover 96 offers football fans birthing room for born supporters (The Local)
  220. (3/20/10) Iraq election could change history (Toronto Sun)
  221. (03/20/10) “Iraq election could change history" (Toronto Sun)
  222. (03/20/2010) Greece says Berlin putting EU at risk (The Local)
  223. (03/20/2010) Third suspect in poker game robbery arrested (The Local)
  224. (03/20/2010) Wild boars run amok through Hamburg (The Local)
  225. (March 20) "Bibi bows to U.S. Demands ahead of Washington Trip (Haaretz.com)
  226. (3/21/10) End the hypocrisy against Israel (Washington Examiner)
  227. (03/21/2010) Köhler urges higher gas prices for environment (The Local)
  228. (03/21/2010) Search for escaped cobra costs over €30,000 (The Local)
  229. (March 22) Bush 43 and Clinton visiting Haiti (BBC News)
  230. (03/22/2010) Weatherman Kachelmann arrested for alleged rape (The Local)
  231. (03/22/2010) Knut grows up to become Berlin Zoo's 'stud' bear (The Local)
  232. (3-22-10): "Google stops censoring search results in China" (WaPo) "Google ditches China"
  233. (3-22-10): "U.S. may expand use of its prison in Afghanistan (David Cloud & Julian Barnes, LAT) A new Gitmo?
  234. (03/23/10) Iraq's Rock Band Hits Hard Times..(Newsweek)
  235. (3-23-10) "Taliban fighters training in Iran, U.S. officials say" (CNN News)
  236. (03/23/2010) Workers' blues on the rise (The Local)
  237. "Britain expels Israeli diplomat over Dubai passport row"- BBC News
  238. (3/23/10) Netanyahu to AIPAC: Stop Iran or Israel Will (NRO)
  239. (3-24-10): "Saudi Arabia: World must intervene with 'arrogant' Israel" (harratz.com) Silence after Obama, Netanyahu meeting
  240. (3/25/10)Report: Vatican Was Warned About Priest in Wis.
  241. (3-25-10): "Italian Politics Turn Ugly" (The Daily Beast) Berlusconi ridicules woman opponent's looks
  242. (03/25/2010) Care workers reach long-awaited minimum wage deal (The Local)
  243. (3/25/10) Anti-Chavez TV channel owner arrested in Venezuela (AP)
  244. (3/26/10) Allawi bloc wins most seats in Iraq election (Washington Post)
  245. (03/25/10) "Haiti’s Misery" (The New York Times)
  246. (March 26) Two Israeli soldiers, 1 Palestinian killed in Gaza (AP)
  247. (3-26-10): "Upset Vote Reshapes Iraq" (WSJ)
  248. (03/27/10) "US Troop Deaths DOUBLE In Afghanistan" (The Huffington Post in association with the Associated Press) - I'm so glad we sent an additional 30,000 troops to die in Afghanistan.
  249. (Mar 28, 2010): "Pope Benedict condemns 'petty gossip' over child sexual abuse scandal" (Guardian UK) - petty gossip? WTF?
  250. (03/28/10) "Obama Afghanistan Visit: President Makes Surprise Trip, Meets With Hamid Karzai In Kabul" (by Jennifer Lovin, The Huffington Post in association with the Associated Press)