
A mass evacuation eastward is triggered. Rebel fighters describe it as an upcoming attempt to retake the Libyan desert outpost of Bin Jawwad. Share Related Stories See more stories
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WASHINGTON: President Barack Obama on Monday lifted a two-year freeze on new military trials at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba and suggested Congress was hurting national security by blocking his attempts to move some trials into US civilian courts. In an apparent acknowledgment that the Guantanamo detention camp won’t be shut down any time soon, Obama also outlined procedures for reviews to be held at least every four years for prisoners held indefinitely without charge…
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WASHINGTON: President Barack Obama on Monday lifted a two-year freeze on new military trials at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba and suggested Congress was hurting national security by blocking his attempts to move some trials into US civilian courts. In an apparent acknowledgment that the Guantanamo detention camp won’t be shut down any time soon, Obama also outlined procedures for reviews to be held at least every four years for prisoners held indefinitely without charge…
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Shrek and other cartoon characters influence the opinions of children about their eating preferences, a study shows.
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Captain Kirk Sends Shuttle Discovery Off on Last Voyage – Indyposted [Source: Associated Press]. Did You Like This Story? Subscribe To Indyposted (It’s Free!): Tags: captain kirk, Discovery , NASA, shuttle discovery, William Shatner. Stories From Around The Web: More Stories From Around The Web: … Shatner Gives Shuttle Discovery Crew Wakeup Call As Capt. Kirk … Shatner Gives Shuttle Discovery Crew Wakeup Call As Capt. Kirk. Posted March 7th 10:34am by HVpolitics. Read More: Tags: Captain Kirk, Discovery , nasa, Priceline, space, Star Trek, Starship Enterprise, William Shatner … These Are The Voyages… – Shatner Provides Discovery's Last Wake-Up … Tags: Captain Kirk, Discovery , Humble Pie, nasa, Reminders that humans are capable of making awe-inspiring things, Sci-Fi, Science-Fiction, Shuttle, space, Star Trek, The Final Frontier, Warm-and-fuzzies, William Shatner … Captain Kirk gives send-off to Discovery crew (AP) | Weblinxx.ca Go to Source. Posted in Sci/Tech – Tagged captain kirk, discovery crew, Home, international space station, last time, mission, retirement, Source, space shuttle discovery, time. SHARE THIS Twitter Facebook Delicious StumbleUpon E-mail … misterunwin says: Awesome that Captain Kirk gave the @NASA space shuttle discovery crew their wake up call this morning http://bit.ly/e200CY #nicetouch
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The disclosure that dozens of Catholic priests accused, but never convicted, of child molestation have lived quietly in communities around the US for years has prompted some critics to demand the church create special housing for the accused. (March 7)
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Lindsay Lohan is shown in surveillance video broadcast Monday texting and trying on multiple pieces of jewelry in front of a clerk in a Southern California store that has accused her of stealing a $2500 necklace. (March 7)
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Remember during the peak of Bush Derangement Syndrome in the previous decade when it seemed that liberal media members had forgotten all of our nation's history prior to the invasion of Iraq in March 2003? On Monday's “The Ed Show,” the host went into a tirade about Wisconsin governor Scott Walker with seemingly no recollection of last year's healthcare battle (transcript and commentary follow with video pending): ED SCHULTZ: Scott Walker’s dogmatic approach is never going to change. I think we know that. His ego’s too big. But the key now for the Democrats is to hold tight, don’t give in, and swing these vulnerable Republican senators right into the no column. So what we have here is a premiere, political standoff that we haven’t seen in this country in decades if ever. We have a governor who is going against all of the polls and the wishes of the people, against the popular (?) in that state, and he is willing to throw and watch his fellow Republicans get thrown under the bus by their constituents so he can push his ideology. Now is that what the last election was all about? This is so delicious it requires almost a sentence by sentence analysis. Let's start with the first three: Scott Walker’s dogmatic approach is never going to change. I think we know that. His ego’s too big. Who does that sound like? Think hard. I'll give you a hint: his middle name is Hussein . Correctomundo. If you substitute Barack Obama for Scott Walker, those first three sentences would perfectly describe the current White House resident's approach his first two years in office, especially during the healthcare debate. Next: “But the key now for the Democrats is to hold tight, don’t give in, and swing these vulnerable Republican senators right into the no column.” Wasn't the key for Republicans last year to hold tight, don't give in, and try to swing vulnerable Democrats right into the no column? Pretty much exactly like last year's healthcare battle, right? Yet, Schultz actually said, “So what we have here is a premiere, political standoff that we haven’t seen in this country in decades if ever.” D'oh! The final version of ObamaCare passed the House on March 21, 2010. Less than a year later, one of MSNBC's prime time commentators appears to have forgotten the battle that ensued prior to that point, and the dogmatic approach taken by the President of the United States and his fellow Democrats to ram this legislation down the throats of a protesting nation. But there's more: “We have a governor who is going against all of the polls and the wishes of the people, against the popular (?) in that state, and he is willing to throw and watch his fellow Republicans get thrown under the bus by their constituents so he can push his ideology.” In 2010, we had a President that went against the polls and the wishes of the people, and he was willing to watch his fellow Democrats get thrown under the bus by their constituents so he can push his ideology. “Now is that what the last election was all about?” Yes. That is what the last election was about, for Obama and the Democrats suffered the largest midterm loss of any Party in decades as a result of their behavior during a far greater and consequential political standoff than what is currently going on in Wisconsin. But Schultz apparently has forgotten all of it. And he's got his own national television show five days a week. Makes you weep for the future, doesn't it?
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It’s a common problem, not having as much cash as you want to, and Skype ‘s solving it with a common web solution: advertising . It may come as a surprise to hear that the eminently popular voice and chat service doesn’t peddle stuff to its users already, but it’s now formalizing a plan to introduce a carefully controlled measure of paid-for display ads on the Home tab of its Windows desktop client. You heard that right, there’s no mention of Mac or mobile services here, and it’s further limited to the nations of Germany, the UK, and USA. Anonymous data may be collected as part of the new scheme to target ads to specific audiences (you can, however, opt out), while Skype promises that user experience remains paramount to its future goals, though clearly that looming Initial Public Offering isn’t too far from its thoughts right now either. Skype to start serving ads in US, Germany and UK ahead of upcoming IPO originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 07 Mar 2011 12:59:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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President Obama today reversed a two-year freeze on military prosecutions against Guantanamo Bay detainees, the AP reports. In an executive order, the president restarted the process of trying the high-risk detainees–the latest acknowledgment of the political difficulties of fulfilling his campaign promise to close the Cuban detention facility. Defense secretary…
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