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  1. (03/29/10) "Blast in Moscow metro kills at least 20: official" (by Dmitry Solovyov, Reuters) - At least 37 killed now.
  2. (03/29/2010) Swarms switch health insurers to avoid fees (The Local)
  3. (03.29.10): "Ministers Reaffirm Jerusalem Stance" (E. Bronner, NYT)
  4. (3/29/10) The U.S. vs. Honduran Democracy (WSJ)
  5. (3-30-10): "Women Who Blow Themselves Up" (David Satter, Daily Beast Blog)
  6. (03/30/2010) Chicken shortage forces Easter bunny to import eggs (The Local)
  7. (03/30/2010) Fuel companies deny holiday price-gouging (The Local)
  8. (#/29/10) 3rd ID commanders say they see hope, Iraqi patriotism abounding (Savannah Morning News)
  9. (3-31-10): "Vatican, Catholic officials defend Pope Benedict XVI's record on child abuse cases" (Anthony Faiola, Washington Post) STORY & VIDEO -->They're saying it was John Paul
  10. (03/31/2010) A piece of chocolate a day keeps the doctor away (The Local)
  11. (3/31/10) Libya Lets Loose al-Qaeda (Contentions)
  12. (3/28/10) Police Power, Soft Power and Extremist Sub-culture in Indonesia (COMOPS)
  13. (4/1/10)U.S. sinks pirate skiff and captures mother ship after pirates fire on USS Nicholas in Indian Ocean, Navy says.(CNN)
  14. (4/1/10) Brave 'Arab Idol' Finalist Blasts Clerics on Popular Show (Fox News Service)
  15. (04/01/2010) Von der Leyen tops poll for favourite politician (The Local)
  16. (04/01/2010) Playing Europe’s bad cop (The Local)
  17. (04/01/2010) April Fool's humor is healthy for society, says folklorist (Deutsche Welle)
  18. (04/02/2010) Three German soldiers killed in Afghanistan (The Local)
  19. (04/02/2010) Germany celebrates Good Friday – in its way (The Local)
  20. (04/02/2010) Push for Scientology ban looks wobbly (The Local)
  21. (4/2/10): "Vatican preacher: Blaming pope for sex abuse scandal like 'most shameful aspects of anti-Semitism'" (NY Daily News) - excuse me?
  22. (04/03/2010) The giant of German politics celebrates 80th (The Local)
  23. A Time to Betray
  24. (04.04.10): "Protesters defiant in siege of key Bankok district" (V. Amorn, Reuters)
  25. (04.40.10): "Deadly day for Germany in Afghanistan" (L. King, LAT)
  26. (04.03.10): "Karzai calls Clinton: 'Clarifies' after speech blasting West" (H. Siegel & L. Rozen, Politico)
  27. (04.03.10): "Ahmadinejad: Sanctions Make Iran Stronger" (A.A. Dareini, HuffPo)
  28. (04.03.10): "Criticism of Chavez Stifled by Arrests" (S. Romero, NYT)
  29. Abuse Scandals & the Catholic Church 2010 (post all articles here)
  30. (4-2-10): "Putin deepens ties with Chavez on Venezuela visit" (Breitbart/AP)
  31. (4-4-10): "Dubai jail sentence upheld for UK kissing couple" (Barbara Surk, myway) Peck on cheek = indecent behavior?
  32. (04/04/2010) Guerrero faces punishment over bottle-throwing (The Local)
  33. (4/5/10) Karzai lambastes West again (AFP)
  34. (04/05/2010) Tens of thousands join 50th year of Easter Marches (The Local)
  35. (04/05/2010) German minister criticizes Facebook over privacy violations (Deutsche Welle)
  36. (04/03/10) "Collateral Murder" (YouTube)
  37. U.N. report: Let's turn foul water from mass killer into global treasure
  38. (4/2/10) Just Say "No": I Get Personally Invited to Help the Obama Administration Engage--and Thus Strengthen--Terrorists (The Global Research in International Affairs)
  39. (04/06/2010) Bloodshed sparks row over Afghan strategy (The Local)
  40. (04/06/2010) Sharing the steering wheel (The Local)
  41. (04/06/2010) Women arrested in UK for trying to get corpse on flight to Berlin (The Local)
  42. 94/6/10) USGS says earthquake that struck northern Sumatra, Indonesia, was magnitude 7.7. (CNN)
  43. (4/7/10) Kyrgyzstan Protests: Opposition Claims Control, At Least 40 People Killed (Huffpo)
  44. (4/6/10) Our Man Inside Iran’s Revolutionary Guards (Michael J Totten)
  45. UK Election Thread
  46. (04/08/2010) Baby hatches turn 10 amid calls for closure (The Local)
  47. (04/08/2010) Man U’s Fergie petulant after Bayern beating (The Local)
  48. (4/7/10) Our giant step towards a world free from nuclear danger (The Guardian)
  49. (4/9/10) Jihadism's War on Democracies (Counter Terrorism Blog)
  50. (04.09.10): "President Obama: U.S., Russia on same page on sanctions" (C. Lee, Politico)
  51. (04.09.10): "Yemeni child bride dies of internal bleeding" (M. Jamjoom, CNN) Child dies from intercourse...
  52. (04/10/2010) Polish president likely killed in plane crash (cnn.com)
  53. (04/10/2010) Fantastic performance keeps hopes (Hannover 96.de)
  54. (04/13/2010) 'A World with 25 Nuclear Powers Would Be Highly Dangerous' (Spiegel online)
  55. (04/13/2010) Merkel calls for better laws on nuclear material (The Local)
  56. (04/13/2010) Merkel heads for US without concrete pledge on released Guantanamo inmates (Deutsche Welle)
  57. (4-12-10): "U.S., China Join to Tackle Iran" (The Daily Beast)
  58. (4/13/10) Bashar Assad Takes the Measure of Barack Obama (Contentions)
  59. (04/14/2010) Hamburg tops table of highest income-earners (The Local)
  60. (04/14/2010) Greenpeace says Gorleben is not suitable as a nuclear waste dump (Deutsche Welle)
  61. (04/14/2010) Control and power: why some women fall in love with convicts (Deutsche Welle)
  62. (04/14/2010) Court to Decide if East Germans are Ethnic Group (Spiegel online)
  63. (04/15/2010) Four soldiers killed in Afghanistan attack (The Local)
  64. MERGED: (04/15/2010) Icelandic volcano ash could disrupt flights (The Local) UPDATE: Travel Chaos - likely 17,000 flights cancelled
  65. (04/15/2010) Environment agency backs national road tolls (The Local)
  66. (04/14/2010) German Football Industry Generates Over 5 Billion Euros Per Year (Spiegel online)
  67. (04/15/2010) Chancellor Merkel Discovers Glitz and Glamour (Spiegel online)
  68. (04/15/10) "Defeat al Qaeda by removing its "cool" image" (Reuters)
  69. (4/15/10) So What Happened to Iraq? (Tribune Media Services)
  70. (4/14/10) Let Them Meet Steel (Michael J Totten)
  71. (Apr 9, 2010): "Iceland Preparing To Legalize Gay Marriage" (On Top Magazine)
  72. (Apr 8, 2010): "Portugal's Constitutional Court OKs Gay Marriage" (On Top Magazine)
  73. (4/16/10) North Korea's Radio Waves of Resistance (WSJ)
  74. (4/12/10) Amnesty Prefers Jihadists to Feminists (Standpoint)
  75. (4-16-10): "Election debate: Nick Clegg emerges victorious" (guardian.co.uk) Liberal Dem wins debate with Cameron & Brown -- STORY & VIDEO
  76. (04.16.10): "China jails three over 'rape case' investigations" (BBC)
  77. (04.16.10): "Clinton presses Israel do more to start peace talks" (BBC)
  78. (04.16.10): "Ex-president Khatami 'banned from leaving Iran'" (BBC)
  79. (04.16.10): "Pakistan promises deeper investigation of Bhutto assassination" (A. Rodriguez, LAT)
  80. (04.15.10): "U.S. doubles anti-Taliban special forces" (J. Barnes, LAT)
  81. (04.15.10): "Germany's unmanly manifesto" (C. Clark-Flory, Salon)
  82. (4/16/10) An Entrepreneurial Middle East? (City Journal)
  83. (April 2010) Why the Western Sahara Matters (Commentary)
  84. (4/17/10) Pakistan prosecutor: Americans linked to militants (AP)
  85. (4/17/10) "Down With Dictatorship!" (The American Spectator)
  86. (04/19/2010) Merkel stays cool despite odyssey home (The Local)
  87. (04/19/2010) Merkel praises scale of innovation at Hanover trade fair (Deutsche Welle)
  88. (4-19-10): "Memo to America: Stop Murdering My People" (Malalai Joya, Daily Beast Blog)
  89. (04/20/2010) Pensioner jailed for attempted Jehovah's Witness massacre (The Local)
  90. (04/20/2010) State cabinet shuffle gives Germany its first Muslim woman minister (Deutsche Welle)
  91. (04.14.10): "Arrest Warrant Issued for Saddam's Daughter" (E. Barnes, FOX)
  92. (04/21/2010) NATO'S top commander in Afghanistan visits Germany to discuss new strategy (Deutsche Welle)
  93. (4-21-10): "China has many ‘dirty words’" (latimes.com)
  94. (4-21-10): "Decrying U.S., Iran Begins War Games" (Nazili Fathi & David E. Sanger, NYT)
  95. (04/22/2010) The downfall of the 'Downfall' mash-ups (The Local)
  96. (4/22/10) A Marine General at War (Slate)
  97. (04/24/2010) Nuclear protesters form 120-kilometer human chain (Deutsche Welle)
  98. (4/25/10) Which Leaders Rock Our World? Drumroll, Please ...(AOL)
  99. (04/25/10) "'Gay dog' refused entry to Adelaide restaurant" (AFP)
  100. (04/26/2010) Merkel: Greece expulsion from euro not an option (The Local)
  101. (04/26/2010) Sick days increase as economy improves (The Local)
  102. (4-27-10): "Girl lucky to be alive after sting by deadly jellyfish" (Yahoo News) Medical history? She may be the only survivor of deadly sting ever
  103. (4-26-10) "US extradites Noriega to France" (Associated Press/AJC)
  104. (04/27/2010) German leaders cautiously welcome controversial Muslim minister (Deutsche Welle)
  105. (04/27/2010) Turbines start spinning at Germany's first off-shore wind park (Deutsche Welle)
  106. (04/27/2010) Weather service warns climate change is real (The Local)
  107. (04.28.10): "Police barred from [genitalia] enlargement" (O. Rondonuwu, Reuters)
  108. (04/28/2010) Teen sentenced to 8 1/2 years in custody for Kassandra attack (The Local)
  109. (04/28/2010) Germans like their jobs, bosses (The Local)
  110. (04/28/2010) Cracking the corporate glass ceiling (The Local)
  111. (4/23/10) New Report Profiling the Taliban (Jiadica)
  112. (4/24/10) Anarchists, Bin Laden, and the Environment (On War and Words)
  113. (Apr 30, 2010): "Stillborn photo wins acclaimed prize" (Video, ABC Australia)
  114. (04/30/2010) Upping the Antifa: Leftist riots feared for May Day (The Local)
  115. (5/3/10) The Churchill Test (weekly Standard)
  116. (April 2010) Iran: The Case for “Regime Change” (Commentary)
  117. (Apr 30, 2010): "Belgium bans wearing of Islamic burqa in public" (News.com.au)
  118. (04.30.10): "In defense of Muslim women's choice" (R. Ali, Salon)
  119. 95/3/10) Greece erupts as men from IMF prepare to wield axe (Times)
  120. (05/03/2010) Löw passes up Kuranyi for World Cup squad (The Local)
  121. (05/03/2010) New scandal hits CDU ahead of state election (The Local)
  122. (03/05/2010) Merkel defends 22 billion euro bailout for Athens (Deutsche Welle)
  123. (05/02/2010) At Dachau, German president warns about forgetting the past (Deutsche Welle)
  124. (5-3-10): "Iran leader rejects nuclear charges on UN stage" (Charles Hanley, delawareonline/AP)
  125. (05/02/10) "Sniper kills Qaeda-from 1½ mi. away" (by Lukas I. Alpert, New York Post)
  126. (05/03/10) "Mumbai Attacker Is Guilty, Could Face Death Penalty" (by Arlene Chang & Geeta Anand, The Wall Street Journal)
  127. (05/04/2010) Adler ruled out of World Cup with broken ribs (The Local)
  128. (5-4-10): "British Elections: The Men Who Would Be Obama" (AOL News) hope and change
  129. (5-4-10): "Iraqi Women Break Barriers, Waitress at Coffee Shop" (MEMRI)
  130. (5/5/10): "Russian Warship Rushes to Tanker Held by Pirates" (aol news) pirates attack tanker
  131. (05.04.10): "Ahmadinejad Defends Iran's Seat on U.N. Women's Commission" (FOX) Translation: "I'm not a sexist!!"
  132. (05/05/2010) European Court Weighs Dutch Cannabis Ban for Foreigners (Spiegel online)
  133. “Special Message to (5/6/10) Jarret Brachman” and “Brachman’s Response” (Jarret Brachman.net)
  134. (5/7/10) Indonesia: Terrorist group linked to Abu Bakar Baasyir (Spero News)
  135. (05/07/10) "Kanellos the Greek protest dog" (The Guardian)
  136. (05/08/10) "Taliban to launch major offensive in Afghanistan" (by Golnar Motevalli, Reuters)
  137. (May 7 2010) Get Plucked: Bail Out Greece (The Brussels Journal)
  138. (05/09/2010) End-of-season football riots break out (The Local)
  139. (05/09/2010) CDU suffers defeat in North Rhine-Westphalia (The Local)
  140. (May 9, 2010): "Russia Holds 65th Victory Day Parade" (AP, via YouTube)
  141. (May 9, 2010): "World's Biggest Hummus Serving Made" (AP, via YouTube)
  142. (05/10/2010) How sick is Germany’s healthcare system? (The Local)
  143. (05/08/2010) 96 stay up! (Hannover 96.de)
  144. (5/10/10) American-born Shabaab commander releases recruitment tape (The Long War Journal)
  145. (05.11.10): "Afghan girls hit again by suspected gas attack" (H. Shalizi & M. Hamed, Reuters via Yahoo News)
  146. (5-11-10): "Cameron: It's 'Decision Time'" (BBC news)
  147. (05/11/2010) German Capital Bids Auf Wiedersehen to Top-Flight Football (Spiegel online)
  148. (05.12.10): "7 kindergarteners, teacher hacked to death in China" (B. Demick, LAT)
  149. (5-11-10): "David Cameron and Nick Clegg lead coalition into power" (guardian.co.uk) STORY & VIDEO
  150. (05/12/10) "Obama on Civilian Deaths in Afghanistan: 'I Am Accountable'" (by Jeremy Scahill, The Nation)
  151. (5-12-10): "SOMALIA: Russia executed all Somali pirates" (Somalilandpress)
  152. (5-12-10): "Catholic voice for change" (Tim Rutten, LAT Op-Ed)
  153. (05/11/10) "Is the Christian right changing Canada?" (CBC News)
  154. (5/12/10) Annals of a 91-Year-Old Peace Process (Contentions)
  155. (5/12/10) Al-Qaeda’s Global Reach (National Review)
  156. (05/12/2010) Turks found worst integrated group amid widespread bigotry (The Local)
  157. (05/12/2010) EU court slams German penal system (The Local)
  158. (05/13/2010) Police release two men suspected of Berlin hijack plot (Deutsche Welle)
  159. (05/12/10) "Britain's New PM Supports Gay Refugees" (by Mac McClelland, Mother Jones)
  160. (5/13/10) Indonesia steps up pressure on Islamist militants (Washington Post)
  161. (5/12/10) Ex-Diplomat Challenges Farm Seizure in Venezuela (NY Times)
  162. (May 13, 2010): "Pope Benedict XVI: Gay Marriage Is 'Insidious And Dangerous'" (AP, via HP)
  163. (5/13/10) A Most Disturbing Moment of Clarity (Michael J Totten)
  164. (5/13/10) U.N. Human Rights Council Welcomes Some New Members (The Corner)
  165. (05/14/2010) Käßmann stirs Catholics with pill speech (The Local)
  166. (05/14/2010) Hamburg's merry buccaneers celebrate a century of football (The Local)
  167. (5/10/10) The United States and the Middle East with Fouad Ajami (Uncommon Knowledge)
  168. (Spring 2010) A Hidden History of Evil (City Journal)
  169. (May 15, 2010): "Australian finishes round-the-world sail at age 16" (AP, via Google News)
  170. (May 16, 2010) Ed Miliband to take on brother David in leader battle- BBC News
  171. Charts and Graphs thread
  172. (5/15/10): "Vacationing a human right, EU chief says" (Ottawa Citizen)
  173. (May 16, 2010): "Volcanic ash closes airports in England, Ireland" (CNN)
  174. (05/14/10) "In South Africa, an Unlikely Leader on AIDS" (by Celia W. Dugger, The New York Times)
  175. (5-16-10): "Will the 'PIIGS' trash Europe?" (Doyle McManus, LAT Op-Ed)
  176. (5-16-10): "Britain's babes in the woods" (Chris Ayres, LAT Op-Ed)
  177. (05.16.10): "Symbol of Afghan Drug Problem May Also Be a Remedy" (R. Norland & A. Wafa, NYT)
  178. (05.18.10): "Suicide Car Bomber Hits U.S. Convoy in Afghanistan" (D. Filkins, NYT)
  179. (05.18.10): "Malawi court convicts gay couple" (BBC)
  180. (05.18.10): "[British] Men are bigger liars than women, says poll" (BBC)
  181. (05/18/10) "Marriage Equality Gains New Momentum in Europe this Week" (by Ty Cobb, HRC Back Story)
  182. (5-19-10): "London Olympics 2012: Meet Wenlock and Mandeville, drips off the old block" (guardian.co.uk)
  183. (05.19.10): "Bangkok Burns After Thai Army Launches Deadly Assault On Protesters" (J. Gecker, AP via HuffPo)
  184. (05.20.10): "Paintings by Picasso, Matisse stolen in Paris" (AP via LAT)
  185. (5-19-10): "Investigators: N Korea fired torpedo that sank South Korean warship" (Fox News)
  186. (5/16/10) Munich Imam Tries to Dull Lure of Radical Islam (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
  187. (5/18/10) U.S. wants to build up Hezbollah moderates: adviser (Reuters)
  188. (5/20/10) The flight of the intellectuals (Jerusalem Post)
  189. (May 21, 2010): "160 killed in Indian plane crash" (ABC Australia)
  190. (05.21.10): "Key Al Qaeda Figure Accidentally Blows Himself Up, U.S. Officials Say" (M. Emanuel et. al., FOX)
  191. (05.21.10): "China jails 19 online swingers over sex orgy club" (BBC)
  192. (05.20.10): "A Virulent Outbreak of Rational Thought" (C. Shaw, Open Democracy)
  193. (May 22, 2010): "19 killed after landslide derails train in China" (AFP, via ABC Australia)
  194. (May 23, 2010): "Raw Video: Paris Turns Green" (AP)
  195. (May 23, 2010): "Sex and Religion: Fists fly on TV over gay book scandal" (RT)
  196. (May 23, 2010): "Anti-gay demo in Bucharest" (No Comment Video) - homophobia alive and well in Romania.
  197. (5-23-10): "U.S. Implicates North Korean Leader in Attack" (NYT) Kim Jong-il "must have authorized" attack on S. Korean warship
  198. (05/24/10) "The Greeks Get It" (by Chris Hedges, TruthDig)
  199. (05/25/10) "Dozens killed in Jamaican violence" (CNN)
  200. (05/25/10) "Collision Causes Oil Spill in Singapore" (by Sam Holmes, The Wall Street Journal)
  201. (5.27.10) Ships recreate Dunkirk journey for 70th anniversary (BBC)
  202. (5/27/10) Croatia: Government moves to legalise incest (adnkronos)
  203. (5/27/10) Kurdistan: the "Second Israel" (Townhall)
  204. (5/27/10) Captured Iraqi and Terrorist Records Now Available {FYI} (On War and Words)
  205. (5/29/10) Militant attacks on two Pakistani mosques leave 80 dead (Dallas Morning News)
  206. (05/30/2010) Lena wins Eurovision (The Local)
  207. (May 30, 2010): "Princess Diana's Dresses Up for Auction" (Video, AP)
  208. (May 30, 2010): "Man jumps from Eiffel Tower to land in record book" (Video, RT)
  209. (May 30, 2010): "New Caledonia reef under threat" (Video, AJE)
  210. (May 22, 2010): "Australia battles threat of growing obesity" (Video, AJE)
  211. MERGED: (05/31/10) "Israel boards Gaza-bound ships" (Reuters) UPDATED --> 9 dead, 30 wounded
  212. (05.31.10): "German President Horst Koehler quits post" (AP via HuffPo)
  213. (05.31.10): "Prosecution plan as rave winds down in Pembrokeshire" (BBC)
  214. (5/31/10) 6.0 Earthquake Hits Phillipines (CNN)
  215. (06.01.10): "Drone strike reportedly killed Al Qaeda No. 3 Mustafa Abu al-Yazid" (H. Yusuf, CSM)
  216. (6/1/10): “Michael Yon's War” (the Atlantic)
  217. (06/02/10) Three killed in WWII bomb explosion (The Local)
  218. (06/02/10) Germany is getting fatter (The Local)
  219. (6-2-10): "Militants attack Afghan peace conference" (Yahoo News/AP)
  220. (6-2-10): "'We face international hypocrisy’" (The Jerusalem Post) Netanyahu's first public statement
  221. (06/02/10) "Capt. Picard gets a promotion — to knight" (MSNBC in association with the Associated Press)
  222. (03/06/2010) Aigner unfriends Facebook (The Local)
  223. (06/03/2010) Thousands of WWII bombs found on sunken German ship (The Local)
  224. (06/04/2010) Banker's wife found dead (The Local)
  225. (6/5/10) Al Qaeda urges Saudis to abduct royals, Christians (APF)
  226. (06/05/2010) Germany and Russia agree on sanctions against Iran (Deutsche Welle)
  227. (06/05/10) "Egypt: No citizenship in Israeli unions - Case underlines deep animosity Egyptians hold toward Israelis" (msnbc/AP)
  228. (6/6/10) Israeli Soldiers Board Aid Ship (WSJ)
  229. (June 6, 2010): "Australia - Breakthrough in breast cancer treatment" (ABC Australia)
  230. (06/06/2010) Merkel to cut social services in tight budget (The Local)
  231. (06/06/2010) Scottish-German politician set to head Lower Saxony (Deutsche Welle)
  232. (06/07/2010) Axe falls on welfare and family benefits (The Local)
  233. (06/02/10) "Morning glory: Man convicted of solo sex romp on trampoline" (STV)
  234. (6/8/10) Dennis Prager :: Townhall.com Columnist If Israel Is Not Evil, the World Is in Big Trouble (Townhall)
  235. (6/8/10) George Osborne asks the public to say which services should be axed (The Times)
  236. (6/8/10) Awesome: Israeli students trying to organize flotilla to Turkey (Hot Air)
  237. (06/08/10) Reuters Admits Cropping Photos of Ship Clash, Denies Political Motive (Fox News)
  238. (06/09/2010) Thousands of students take to streets in protest (The Local)
  239. (6/9/10) Indispensable Michael Oren, Israel’s U.S. ambassador, says Washington will always need his country as an ally (Tablet)
  240. (6/9/10) Reaction to UN Sanctions (Contentions)
  241. (06/10/2010) Supermarket cashier wrongly fired for taking deposit slips (The Local)
  242. (6-10-10):"Taliban hang 7-year-old boy accused of being a spy, suicide bomber kills 40 at Aghanistan Wedding" (NY Daily News by Corky Siemaszko)
  243. (06.09.10): "In Sweden, the Men Can Have It All" (K. Bennhold, NYT)
  244. (06.11.10): "Jesus' ultrasound will be featured on anti-choice billboard in the UK" (Miriam, Feministing.com)
  245. (6/11/10) Helen Thomas, Turkey, and the Liberation of Israel (National Review)
  246. (June 11, 2010): "Iceland passes gay marriage law in unanimous vote" (Reuters)
  247. (June 12, 2010): "N.Korea warns it could turn Seoul into 'sea of flame'" (AFP)
  248. (June 12, 2010): "19 killed in attack on Mexico drug clinic" (LA Times)
  249. MERGED: (6-12-10):"Saudi Arabia gives Israel clear skies to attack Iranian nuclear sites"(Times Online UK by Hugh Tomlinson)
  250. (06/13/2010) Austerity plan spurs thousands to protest in Germany (Deutsche Welle)