Gunmen attacked Iraq’s largest oil refinery before dawn today, killing a guard and detonating bombs that sparked a fire and forced the facility to halt operations, officials said. The attack on Beiji began at about 3:30am. Assailants carrying pistols fitted with silencers attacked guards and planted bombs near some…
Continue reading …Another day, another controversial soundbite from Rush Limbaugh. Yesterday, the radio show host took on the subject of New York’s racial anti-abortion billboard , calling New York City “the abortion capital of the world” and bemoaning, in particular, the “60% abortion rate among black women in New York City.” He went…
Continue reading …Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker dug in his heels even further yesterday, threatening to trigger as many as 12,000 layoffs starting next week if his controversial budget bill is not passed. Walker is still determined not to compromise on the portion of his bill that strips public employees of many…
Continue reading …Less than three weeks after his divorce from wife no. 3 was finalized , Kelsey Grammer tied the knot with wife no. 4, the New York Post reports. Grammer, 56, and Kayte Walsh, 29, married yesterday on the set of La Cage Aux Folles on Broadway, where Grammer just finished a…
Continue reading …Will the US ever undertake another war like the ones in Iraq and Afghanistan? Not if Defense Secretary Robert Gates has his way. “In my opinion, any future defense secretary who advises the president to again send a big American land army into Asia or into the Middle East or…
Continue reading …Moammar Gadhafi’s security forces cracked down on protesters in Libya’s capital city yesterday, firing on crowds who took to the streets after prayers. Protesters “did not have weapons,” one rebel officer tells the New York Times , adding that Gadhafi’s forces “shot people outside the mosque.” Another resident adds, “They shoot…
Continue reading …Looks like a government shutdown has been avoided—for two weeks, at least. Democrats responded favorably last night to a Republican plan for a temporary, two-week extension that would allow the government to continue operating. The trade-off? It also requires a first installment of $4 billion in budget cuts to…
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After more than a week of unrest, thousands of Libyans are still calling for the end of Muammar Gaddafi’s rule. But the man who has led Libya for more than 41 years is clinging to power. What does the current political structure in Libya look like and what kind of Libya would emerge if Gaddafi falls?
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Calls for political reform have not been confined to the Arab world. Al Jazeera has obtained rare footage of a demonstration in Vietnam – a country where political dissent is swiftly put down by the government. Al Jazeera Steve Chao has this exclusive report.
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