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  1. (06/12/2010) German central bank official under fire over anti-immigrant slurs (Deutsche Welle)
  2. (6/12/10) What if the Obama administration fully sided with Iran's Green Movement? (Washington Post)
  3. (06/14/2010) German-French Relations On the Rocks (Spiegel online)
  4. (06/14/2010) Embattled coalition faces calls for fresh elections (The Local)
  5. (06/14/2010) Crowd breaks world record for ballet class in Hannover (The Local)
  6. (06/14/10) "A Dirt-Poor Nation, With a Health Plan" (by Donald G. McNEIL Jr., The New York Times)
  7. (06/15/2010) Court rules Germany must recognise foreign gay marriages (The Local)
  8. (6/15/10) U.S. High-Tech Mission, Backed by State Department, Goes to Syria (Rubin Reports)
  9. (06/15/10) "Strong quakes jolt Indonesia" (CNN)
  10. A blog about Uganda
  11. (06/16/2010) One-fifth of Germans want Merkel to resign (The Local)
  12. (6-16-10): "Iceland parliament in marathon debate session" (Ice News) "Island passes Wikileaks' Bill"
  13. (6/16/10) Where There’s a Will, There’s a Way in Afghanistan (Contentions)
  14. (6/15/10) EU chief warns 'democracy could disappear' in Greece, Spain and Portugal (Daily Mail)
  15. (6-17-10): "Israel says it will ease Gaza land blockade" (latimes.com) In a move to quell criticism, a 3 1/2 year old land blockade is being eased, not sea
  16. (06/17/2010) Train collision injures 16 (The Local)
  17. (06/17/2010) UN body says Germany not doing enough against discrimination, racism (Deutsche Welle)
  18. (6/16/10) Reading Paul Berman in Kurdistan (Michael J Totten)
  19. (06/16/2010) Swedish Crown Princess Victoria Takes on World Cup (Spiegel online)
  20. (6/18/10) The Distorted Gaza Debate: It’s About Hamas, Stupid (Pajama Media)
  21. (Spring 2010) A Basic Income for All? (City Journal)
  22. (6/18/10) New Poll Shatters Myths on Gaza Blockade and Settlement Freeze (Contentions)
  23. (06/19/10) "Iranian clerics lash out on veiling" (by Meris Lutz, Los Angeles Times)
  24. (June 2010) War with Sebastian Junger (Uncommon Knowledge)
  25. (06/19/2010) Merkel refutes Obama on G20 fiscal policy (The Local)
  26. (06/19/2010) Top music stars join calls to tax the rich more (The Local)
  27. (6-10-10):"Shelter Tries To Help Abused Child Brides"(By Nic Robertson,Afghanistan Crossroads CNN.com)
  28. (06/19/2010) Berlin celebrates gay pride parade (The Local)
  29. (06/20/2010) Germany slams Israel for blocking minister's Gaza visit (Deutsche Welle)
  30. (6-21-10): "Iran bans 2 UN nuclear inspectors from entering" (Yahoo News)
  31. (June 21, 2010): "South African doctor invents female condoms with 'teeth' to fight rape" (CNN)
  32. (6/22/10) Taliban commander detained in Karachi (Long War Journal)
  33. (06/23/10) "Australia gets its 1st female PM" (Associated Press)
  34. (06/23/10) "US Hikers Were Seized in Iraq" (by Babak Sarfaraz, The Nation)
  35. (06/24/10) G-20 Nations Should Look to Canada for How to Build a Better Economy (FoxNEWS)
  36. (6/24/10) sexual violence as a factor in radicalisation and becoming a terrorist (Small War Council)
  37. (6/20/10) Three Cups of Tea and an IED: The Death of Haji Abdul Jabar and the Future of the Alikozai Tribe (Small War Journal)
  38. (06/25/2010) Highest German court set to rule on assisted suicide (Deutsche Welle)
  39. (6/25/10) Chávez Loses in Colombia (The Weekly Standard)
  40. Letter to Friends-The 60th Anniversary of the Korean War Special
  41. (06/25/10) "England softens up" (by Henry Chu, Los Angeles Times)
  42. (6/25/10) Gilad Shalit: Hostage of Hamas (WSJ)
  43. (6-26-10): "G-8 to Take on Iran, North Korea" (Daily Beast)
  44. (6/26/10) Thousands protest summit in Canada; vandals smash windows, torch police cars (Fox)
  45. (6/26/10) To Chavez, With Love (WSJ)
  46. (6-26-10) Violent protests at G-20 Summit! PHOTOS
  47. (6-27-10): "N. Korea may formalize power transfer from Kim Jong Il to son, analysts say" (Chico Harlan & John Promfret, WaPo)
  48. (06/29/2010) Immigrants Defend the Flag while Left-Wing Germans Tear it Down (Spiegel online)
  49. (06/29/2010) Earthquake shakes Rhine-Main region overnight (The Local)
  50. (06/29/2010) Half of Germans want the Deutsche mark back (The Local)
  51. German presidential election on June 30th
  52. (6-29-10): "Britain's Labor Party plots a return to power" (Henry Chu, latimes.com) Look who! And ... he has a brother
  53. (6/28/10) The Ghosts of Martyrs Square (Michael J Totten)
  54. (6-29-10): "Saudi Arabia’s Modern Day Slavery" (FrumForum)
  55. (06/30/2010) Australia's New Leader Is An Atheist: Americans, Don't Try This At Home! ( Politics Daily)
  56. (7/1/10) Obama in the Mideast (Tablet)
  57. (07/03/10) "Finns win wife-carrying world championship" (by Attila Cser, Reuters)
  58. (July 2, 2010): "Australia lags shamefully on gay marriage" (by Rodney Croome, SMH)
  59. (7/3/10) Planner of Munich Olympics Attack Dies in Syria (AP)
  60. (7/1/10) Jordan: Made in Israel (Global Voices)
  61. (7/4/10) Lebanon's top Shiite cleric Fadlallah dies at 75 (AP)
  62. (7/4/10) Pakistani Premier Agrees to Terrorism Conference (WSJ/AP)
  63. (July 4, 2010): "Fuel tanker explosion kills at least 230 in Congo" (Video, ITN News)
  64. (07/04/2010) Bavaria votes on total smoking ban (The Local)
  65. (04/07/2010) Government split over nuclear power extension (The Local)
  66. (7/5/10) Mexican president's allies lead in key elections (AP)
  67. (7/5/10) Europe finds politics and biofuels don't mix (Reuters)
  68. (6/25/10) End of the European Siesta? (City Journal)
  69. (07/05/2010) The Team Is 'Winning Hearts Beyond Germany's Borders' (Spiegel online)
  70. (07/05/2010) German guns down two Italians after football row (The Local)
  71. (07/05/2010) Merkel's Cameo in South Africa (Spiegel online)
  72. (7-5-10): "Human rights activist tries to stop death by stoning for Iranian woman" (CNN) STORY & VIDEO --> Woman will be stoned to death for adultry
  73. (07/06/2010) Higher health insurance costs approved (The Local)
  74. Gay asylum seekers from Iran and Cameroon win appeal - BBC News
  75. (7/7/10) What Arabs Think of The Persian Bomb (Michael J Totten)
  76. (7-8-10) "3 Arrested in Norway Al Qaeda Bomb Plot" (NYT/AP)
  77. (7-8-10): "Vatican to revise rules on sexual abuse" (Philip Pullella, Reuters)
  78. (07/08/2010) One-quarter of Germans avoiding the internet (The Local)
  79. (07/08/2010) Traditions like smoking are not worth defending (Der Tagesspiegel; The Local)
  80. Soccer thread 2010/2011
  81. (7/10/10) Pakistan bomb attack kills more than 100 (Reuters)
  82. (7/9/2010) Venezuelans oppose Chávez attempt to nationalize private food company (WaPo)
  83. (07/10/10) "Fidel Castro makes first appearance in four years" (by Jeff Franks, Reuters)
  84. (7/11/10) On Patrol in Karamanda (Weekly Standard)
  85. (July August 2010) Far Rights and Wrongs (Standpoint)
  86. (07/11/2010) Students suffer collapse onboard overheated ICE train (The Local)
  87. (07/11/2010) Germany sizzles through hottest day of the year (The Local)
  88. (July 11, 2010): "Thousands attend Srebrenica memorial" (Video, ITN News)
  89. (July 11, 2010): "Parachutist rescue in Australia" (Video, NoCommentTV)
  90. (7-12-10): "Darfur warrant for Sudan's Bashir: ICC adds genocide" (BBC News)
  91. (7-12-10): "New al-Qaida threat: Somali group claims blasts" (Max Delany & Jason Straziuso, AP) World Cup twin bombings --> 74 dead
  92. (7-12-10): "World Cup final: Holland and Spain's anti-football lets Europe down" (guardian.co.uk)
  93. (07/12/10) "Desperate Addicts Inject Others’ Blood" (by Donald G. McNeil Jr., The New York Times)
  94. (07/13/2010) Munich S-Bahn murder trial starts (The Local)
  95. (07/13/2010) Toll mounts in 'black wall' storms (The Local)
  96. (07/13/2010) Youthful Germany hold heads high and look to future (Deutsche Welle)
  97. (07/14/2010) German Hotelier Lands in Court for Owning Hitler Portrait (Spiegel online)
  98. (07/14/2010) Language group slams Deutsche Telekom for English terms (The Local)
  99. (07/13/10) "Argentina Senate to Vote on Gay Marriage" (by by Alexei Barrionuevo, The New York Times) [UPDATE: Marriage equality now LAW in Argentina]
  100. (07/14/10) "Pakistan's Peculiar (and Prolific) Pornography Tastes" (by Rachel Goldstein, Time)
  101. (7/13/10) Israel Derangement Syndrome in Spain (Michael J Totten)
  102. (07/15/10) "Vatican toughens rules on sexual abuse of children" (by Philip Pullella, Reuters)
  103. (07/15/2010) New State Government Marks Political Gender Shift in Germany (Spiegel online)
  104. (07/15/2010) Denmark Debates a Lower Minimum Wage for Immigrants (Spiegel online)
  105. (7/10/10) Iran's Global Terrorist Reach (Counter Terrorism Blog)
  106. (07/15/10) "It was wrong of me to oppose gay marriage" (by Derryn Hinch, The Australian)
  107. (7/16/10) Jundallah suicide attack targets Iran's Revolutonary Guards Corps (Long War Journal)
  108. (07/16/2010) Singer Pink tumbles off stage in Nuremberg (The Local)
  109. (July 16, 2010): "Drug war turns Mexico into war zone" (Video, AJE)
  110. (July 16, 2010): "Vatican Makes Ordaining Women a Crime?" (ABC News)
  111. (7/17/10) "Car bomb in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico kills several, many injured" (WikiNews)
  112. (7/14/10) China’s Political Awakening? (The Diplomat)
  113. (7-18-10) "Iraq security forces attacked by suicide bomber" (guardian.co.uk) More than 40 dead
  114. (07/18/2010) Stasi files shed light on West German spy agency's Nazi past (Deutsche Welle)
  115. (07/19/2010) Ice cream maker working overtime through heat wave (The Local)
  116. (07/19/2010) Referendum voters reject Hamburg school reforms (The Local)
  117. (07/19/2010) Democracy advocates cheer referendums, no matter what the outcome (Deutsche Welle)
  118. (07/19/2010) Germany's New Economic Miracle (Spiegel online)
  119. Australian Federal Election: August 21, 2010
  120. (July 19, 2010): "The Vatican and Women: Casting the First Stone" (Time Magazine)
  121. (July 19, 2010): "Dozens Killed in Indian Train Collision" (Video, AP)
  122. (July 19, 2010): "Britain's oldest married couple still going strong" (ITN News)
  123. (July 19, 2010): "Deputy Lib Dem leader Simon Hughes says government will allow gay couples to marry" (Pink News UK)
  124. (07/20/2010) Germany commemorates failed anti-Hitler plot (The Local)
  125. (07/20/2010) The Impotent Rage of a German Soldier's Mother (Spiegel online)
  126. (07/21/2010) Stork With Moustache Battles Humorless Neo-Nazis (Spiegel online)
  127. (7/21/10) Chavez and His Caribbean War (Townhall)
  128. (7/13/10) Update from Indonesia and Singapore (COMOPS Journal)
  129. (7/21/10) White House backs Kosovo ahead of court decision (Washington Times)
  130. (7/21/10) A Third COIN Course of Action (Small Wars Journal)
  131. (07/22/2010) Is Germany's Left Party a Threat to Democracy? (Spiegel online)
  132. (07/21/2010) German government 'ignoring gay youths' needs,' says Green MP (Deutsche Welle)
  133. (7/23/10)china,s oil spill..A.P.post gazette
  134. (07/23/2010) Unemployed could be forced into tiny apartments (The Local)
  135. (07/23/2010) Confessed World Cup killer flown to Germany for trial (Deutsche Welle)
  136. (7/18/10) Pakistan Hires Transgender Workers to Shame Tax Delinquents (At War: Notes From the Frontlines)
  137. (7-23-10) "New N. Korean Leader Could Rule by September" (Philip Shenon, Daily Beast Blog) Executions and "brutal internal maneuvering" suggest succession imminent
  138. (7/24/20) Iraqi parties working on resolving crisis (Alsumaria Iraqi Satellite TV Network)
  139. (7/23/10) Colombia and Obama’s Latin America Policy: Time to Close Ranks and Support a Friend (Heritage Foundation)
  140. (07/24/2010) German festival stampede kills 10 (bbc.uk)
  141. (7/24/10) KOSOVO: INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE RULING (Mark Dowe's Journal)
  142. (07/25/10) "A Russian milestone: 1st black elected to office" Kristina Narizhnaya, The Seattle Times)
  143. (07/24/2010) Dead boy found in Spain confirmed missing German five-year-old (The Local)
  144. (07/26/2010) Illegal pesticides found on German produce (The Local)
  145. (7-25-10):"Gaza rockets pound southern Israel"(Israel Today)
  146. (07/28/2010) Aldi Founder Theo Albrecht Dies (Spiegel online)
  147. (7/27/10) Transgender Nur reignites controversy over Mr. Sally in Egypt (Meedan)
  148. (07/28/2010) Ex-RAF terrorist stands trial for Attorney General's 1977 murder (Deutsche Welle)
  149. (07/29/2010) East German Trabants Heading for Extinction (Spiegel online)
  150. (07/29/2010) Conscription Debate Divides German Conservatives (Spiegel online)
  151. (07/29/2010) Germany still paying for Chernobyl fallout (The Local)
  152. (7-30-10):"Arab journalist: Gaza's problem is not Israel"(Israel Today)
  153. 7/30/10) Wanted Mexican Trafficker Is Killed (WSJ)
  154. (7/28/10) Somaliland and the March of Freedom (The American)
  155. HRC Pic in Afghanistan - A Group of Beautfiul STRONG Women !
  156. (7/27/10) A Government for Baghdad (The National Interest)
  157. We are world champion!!!
  158. (08/02/2010) End of vacation traffic fills train to 200 percent capacity (The Local)
  159. (08/02/2010) Labor chief opposes welcome bonus for foreign workers (Deutsche Welle)
  160. Vote Could Clear Way for Ground Zero Mosque8/3/10/ A.O.L.
  161. (08/03/2010) It's Time for Germany to Change Its Immigration Laws (Spiegel online)
  162. (03/08/2010) What Makes the Aldi Discount Empire Tick (Spiegel online)
  163. (08/04/10) "Iran's Ahmadinejad survives blast near motorcade" (by Robin Pomeroy, Yahoo! News in association with Reuters)
  164. (08/04/2010) A soccer ball can change a life (Deutsche Welle)
  165. (08/04/2010) Germany Looks to Tighten Up Public Drinking Rules (Spiegel online)
  166. (8/2/10) Music fails to chime with Islamic values, says Iran's supreme leader (guardian.co.uk)
  167. (8/4/10) “The Greatest Collection of Nightmares on Earth” {Israel and the Media} (Pajamas Media)
  168. (8/4/10) Portrait of Pain Ignites Debate Over Afghan War (NY Times)
  169. (8/3/10) The Saudi Option {PDF File} (Small Wars Journal)
  170. (8/5/10): "Mexican Supreme Court upholds gay marriage law" (cnn)
  171. (08/07/2010) Six German doctors killed in Afghanistan (The Local)
  172. (8/6/10) The Enemy of My Enemy (WSJ)
  173. (08/08/2010) Flood situation turns critical in Germany, central Europe (Deutsche Welle)
  174. (8/8/10) What Goes Around, Comes Around {China Corruption} (Strategy Page)
  175. (08/09/2010) Hamburg shuts mosque visited by 9/11 terrorists (The Local)
  176. (08/07/2010) Jamaican says Gay Games provide escape from homophobia (Deutsche Welle)
  177. (08/09/2010) German Military Reform Could Halve Ground Forces (Spiegel online)
  178. (8-9-10) "Deadly Moscow summer kills 700 daily" (Rianovosti)
  179. (08/10/2010) Drunk, homeless man convicted for 'Hitler salute' (The Local)
  180. (08/10/2010) Could the autobahn solve Germany's skills shortage? (Deutsche Welle)
  181. (08/10/2010) A New Look at Germany's Postwar Reconstruction (Spiegel online)
  182. (8/11/2010) New strains of bacteria could spell end of antibiotics (heraldsun.com.au)
  183. (8/11/10): "Mexico Supreme Court rules in favor of recognizing same-sex marriage in all 31 states" (NY Daily News)
  184. (8/11/10) Hezbollah Can’t Pin Hariri Murder on Israel (Contentions)
  185. (8/12/10)Giant Mecca clock seeks to call time telegraph.co.uk)
  186. (08/12/2010) Surge in mental illness highlights psychotherapist dearth (The Local)
  187. (08/12/2010) Germany can be sued over Hitler-era bonds, US court says (The Local)
  188. (08/12/2010) East Germany was ready to attack West Berlin, documentary says (Deutsche Welle)
  189. (8/10/10) Taliban behind 76 percent of civilian deaths in Afghanistan: UN (Threat Matrix)
  190. (08/13/2010) Court approves neo-Nazi march, but excludes counter demonstration (The Local)
  191. (8/13/10) 2 Muslims jailed 5 years for Malaysia church arson (AP/Townhall)
  192. (08/13/2010) Greatest Economic Boom Since German Reunification (Spiegel online)
  193. (8/13/2010) Psychiatric group warns of surge in Greek suicides (MSNBC)
  194. (8/15/10) Japan PM shuns shrine, apologizes at WWII ceremony (AP)
  195. (8/15/2010) China: No link between milk powder and infant breast growth (CNN)
  196. (08/16/2010) No Angels singer admits to sex while HIV positive (The Local)
  197. (08/16/2010) It was fifty years ago today... (The Local)
  198. (08/16/2010) Economy revs up but Merkel still sputters (The Local)
  199. (8/13/2010) Scientist lives as Inuit for a year to save disappearing language (CNN)
  200. (08/17/2010) Gay couples gain equal inheritance tax standing (The Local)
  201. (08/18/2010) 'Germans Like to Look, But Not to Be Looked At' (Spiegel online)
  202. (08/18/2010) 'No Reason to Discriminate Against Gay Partnerships' (Spiegel online)
  203. (Aug 19, 2010): "The issue others avoid" (The Age, Australia) - Greens Party Leader Supports Marriage Equality
  204. (08/19/2010) 'Google Knows More about Us than the KGB, Stasi or Gestapo' (Spiegel online)
  205. (08/19/2010) Germany increases aid to Pakistan by €10 million (The Local)
  206. (08/20/2010) Germany Comes to Terms with its Ugliest Buildings (Spiegel online)
  207. (8-21-10)"Mexican Police Help Murder Their Own Mayor"(By IOAN GRILLO,Time, Yahoo)
  208. (8/21/10) True ‘Brotherhood’ Means Granting Palestinians Citizenship (by David Frum, FrumForum.com)
  209. (08/22/2010) Germany's bravest, baddest director Schlingensief dies (The Local)
  210. (08/22/2010) Merkel attempts to calm split over planned nuclear tax (Deutsche Welle)
  211. (08/23/2010) Opposition Leader Steinmeier to Donate Kidney to His Wife (Spiegel online)
  212. (08/23/2010) New Law to Stop Companies from Checking Facebook Pages in Germany (Spiegel online)
  213. (08/23/2010) Decision Expected Soon on Eurovision Host City (Spiegel online)
  214. (08/23/2010) Twenty years ago the GDR parliament voted to join the Federal Republic (Deutsche Welle)
  215. (Aug 23, 2010): "China's nine-day traffic jam stretches 100km" (AFP, via Yahoo)
  216. (08/24/2010) New government ID cards easily hacked (The Local)
  217. (08/24/2010) Sky Deutschland looking for new cable TV partners (The Local)
  218. (08/24/2010) How Germany's Export Strength Helps its Neighbors (Spiegel online)
  219. (8-23-10):"200 women gang-raped near Congo U.N. base(By Michelle Faul-AP,Washington Times)
  220. (8/23/10) The Gun Speaks: An Interview With Richard Huffman {Baader-Meinhof} (Current Intelligence)
  221. (08/25/2010) 'The Neverending Story' tops list of world's favourite German books (The Local)
  222. Germany vs USA (youtube)
  223. (08/26/2010) Driver's licences get expiration date (The Local)
  224. (08/26/2010) Conservatives suggest mandatory public service for young adults (The Local)
  225. (08/26/2010) Calls Grow for Foreign Minister to Step Down as Party Leader (Spiegel online)
  226. (Sept 2010) Buried History (Standpoint)
  227. (6/25/10) The Perfect Iranian Storm on the Horizon {Michael J Totten} (Pajamas Media)
  228. (8/26/10) USAID leader in Pakistan supports Jamaat-ud-Dawa front {WTF Alert!} (Long War Journal)
  229. (08/27/2010) Storm slams northwest (The Local)
  230. (8/19/10) The musical threat to Iran's regime (PoliticalWarfare)
  231. (8/27/10) BBC Exonerates Israel (The Weekly Standard)
  232. (8/28/10) Graft-Fighting Prosecutor Fired in Afghanistan (NY Times)
  233. (8/28/10) Upstarts Chip Away at Power of Feudal Pakistani Landlords (NY Times)
  234. (8/28/10) Egypt intercepts shipment of missiles (The Jerusalem Post)
  235. (8/26/10) Trials of Indonesian Terror Suspects Begin (Jakarta Globe)
  236. (08/29/2010) End of German conscription would create need for volunteer troops (Deutsche Welle)
  237. (8-31-10) "Palestinian kills 4 Israelis on eve of peace talks" (Mark Levie, AP)
  238. (09/01/2010) Germany Is Becoming Islamophobic (Spiegel online)
  239. (09/01/2010) Merkel's cabinet backs tough austerity package (The Local)
  240. (9-1-10) "Tony Blair: Gordon Brown tried to blackmail me" (Telegraph.co.uk)
  241. (09/09/2010) New rabbis signal Jewish renaissance in Germany (The Local)
  242. (9/3/10) After Iran Gets The Bomb {Be Afraid...very very AFRAID} (The Chicago Boyz)
  243. (9/3/10) What Sort of Palestinian State? (NRO)
  244. (9/4/10) US envoy Oren warns: Hizbullah has 15,000 rockets on border (Jerusalem Post)
  245. (09/04/2010) Mainz synagogue highlights revival of Jewish life in Germany (Deutsche Welle)
  246. (Sep 4, 2010): "New Zealand Dodges Quake Disaster" (AJE)
  247. (Sep 7, 2010): "U.N. puts Congo sex attacks at more than 500" (CNN)
  248. (Sep 7, 2010): "EU decries 'barbaric' plans to stone Iranian woman" (AP)
  249. (9-7-2010):"Abbas: We will not recognize Israel as a Jewish state"(Jerusalem Post - By JPOST.COM STAFF AND YAAKOV LAPPIN )
  250. (9/8/10) After a Year of Setbacks, U.N. Looks to Take Charge of World's Agenda (FOX)