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Breaking News Fri, 27 Jan 2012
Claire Danes
Celebrity   Photos   Star   Wikipedia: Claire Danes   Women  
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Danes Roasted At Harvard University
| Claire Danes was left red-faced after she was made to recite a risque monologue when she was named Woman of The Year by Harvard University students on Thursday. | The Romeo + Juliet star was brought... (photo: Public Domain / )
File - Historian Howard Zinn lecturing at the Monona Terrace in Madison, Wisconsin, May 2, 2009.
Human Rights   Justice   Photos   US   Wikipedia: Howard Zinn  
 Al Jazeera 
Remembering Howard Zinn
| Editor's note: Today, January 27, is the second anniversary of the death of Howard Zinn. An active participant in the Civil Rights movement, he was dismissed in 1963 from his position as a tenured p... (photo: Creative Commons)
Bikini-clad bodyguards training stirs China storm  The Times Of India 
Bikini-clad bodyguards’ training stirs China storm
SHARE | AND | DISCUSSTweet BEIJING: Photographs of Chinese female bodyguards training in swimsuits on a beach has provoked outrage on Chinese internet forums including the government-run china.org.cn.... (photo: WN / Aruna Gilbert)
Bikini   China   Photos   Wikipedia: Sanya   Women  
A group of participants march in front of their gay pride flag during the annual Pride March in Manila, Philippines, Saturday, Dec. 3, 2011.  Austin American Statesman 
Maine poised for 2nd public vote on gay marriage
| AUGUSTA, Maine — Gay rights activists in Maine, the only New England state that doesn't allow gay marriage or civil unions, said Thursday that they are forging ahead with plans to put the marr... (photo: AP / Pat Roque)
Augusta   Maine   Marriage   Photos   Wikipedia/Gay  
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Protesters gather in Tahrir Square in Cairo, Egypt, Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2011. The Los Angeles Times
Egypt marks anniversary of 'Arab Spring' revolution
Reporting from Cairo— Tens of thousands of Egyptians poured into Tahrir Square in celebration and protest Wednesday, the anniversary of the revolution that brought ... (photo: AP / Khalil Hamra)
Arab   Egypt   Photos   Revolution   Wikipedia: 2011 Egyptian revolution  
The President, Smt. Pratibha Devisingh Patil addressing the Nation on the eve of the 63rd  Republic Day, in New Delhi on January 25, 2012. Zeenews
Be cautious in bringing reforms: President
New Delhi: In an apparent reference to the civil society movement for a strong Lokpal, President Pratibha Patil on Wednesday said one has to be cautious in bringing about... (photo: PIB of India)
Delhi   India   Photos   President   Wikipedia: Pratibha Patil  
Jan Kubis (centre, in red tie), the newly-appointed Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Afghanistan and Head of the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA), arrives in Kabul to take up his post, 17 January, 2011. Austin American Statesman
UN's new Afghan envoy heartened by talk of peace
| KABUL, Afghanistan — The U.N.'s new representative to war-torn Afghanistan said Wednesday that he was encouraged by widespread discussion about prospects for maki... (photo: UN / Fardin Waezi)
Afghanistan   Peace   Photos   UN   Wikipedia: War in Afghanistan (2001present)  
Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Frank Wuterich arrives for his Article 32 Investigation Hearing at Camp Pendleton Marine Corps Base in San Diego County, Thursday, Aug. 30, 2007. Wuterich, 27, of Meriden, Conn., faces unpremeditated murder charges in the deaths of 18 people in an attack in Haditha, Iraq, Nov. 19, 2005. (js1) Gulf News
Marine's plea deal for Haditha massacre sparks outrage
| Dubai: Many Iraqi politicians yesterday reacted with absolute shock to reports of a deal under which a US Marine squad leader facing trial over the killing of 24 Iraqi ... (photo: AP / Denis Poroy)
Crime   Iraq   Photos   US   Wikipedia: Haditha killings  
President Obama delivers his State of the Union address at the U.S. Capitol, D.C., Jan. 25, 2011 WorldNews.com
Remarks by the President in State of the Union Address
(Transcript of President Obama's State of the Union Address) | Mr. Speaker, Mr. Vice President, members of Congress, distinguished guests, and fellow Americans: | Last mo... (photo: White House / Lawrence Jackson)
Economy   Photos   Politics   Washington   Wikipedia: State of the Union address  
President Barack Obama arrives at a rally for New Jersey Gov. Jon Corzine, Thursday, July 16, 2009, in Holmdel, N.J. CBC
State of the Union speech
| Remarks of President Barack Obama – As Prepared for Delivery | Mr. Speaker, Mr. Vice President, members of Congress, distinguished guests, and fellow Americans: | Las... (photo: AP / Haraz N. Ghanbari)
Congress   Photos   President   US   Wikipedia: Barack Obama  
In this Jan. 15, 2008, file photo, Apple CEO Steve Jobs holds up the new MacBook Air after giving the keynote address at the Apple MacWorld Conference in San Francisco. Crunch
Steve Jobs's Widow Will Join First Lady At State Of The Union
Get Technology Alerts Sign Up Submit this story digg reddit stumble | AllThingsD: | Laurene Powell Jobs, widow of Apple co-founder Steve Jobs and longtime community and e... (photo: AP / Jeff Chiu, File)
Apple   Photos   Steve Jobs   Technology   Wikipedia: Steve Jobs  
Children watch to a dried water canal filled with garbage at the slum of Cite Soleil in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Wednesday Nov. 10, 2010. Doctors and aid groups are rushing to set up cholera treatment centers across Haiti's capital as officials warn that the disease's encroachment into the city will bring a surge in cases. Cholera has killed more than 580 people across the country according to Haiti's health ministry. Al Jazeera
New allegations of UN sexual abuse in Haiti
| The UN has begun an investigation into two new allegations of UN police abuse and "sexual exploitation" of children in Haiti, Martin Nesirky, a UN spokesperson, said. |... (photo: AP / Ramon Espinosa)
Exploitation   Haiti   Photos   UN   Wikipedia: United Nations peacekeeping  
Australia's Prime Minister Kevin Rudd speaks to the media at the Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting (CHOGM) in Port-of-Spain, Trinidad, Friday, Nov. 27, 2009. The Australian
Kevin Rudd ready to remake the world
| KEVIN Rudd is re-enacting Shelley's intense play of the high romance period, Prometheus Unbound, in the lead role, naturally, though he could also play Jupiter. Or... (photo: AP / Martin Cleaver)
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Elephant at the Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens. E2ride bike tours opened in 2009 and is the area's only historical bicycle tour company in Riverside-Avondale, San Marco, Olde Mandarin, Springfield and Jacksonville Beach The Guardian
How China is driving the grim rise in illegal ivory
| Demand from Asia is driving the killing of Africa's elephants for their tusks, with seizures hitting a record high in 2011 following a ban in 1989 2011 saw the highest ... (photo: Creative Commons / Excel23)
Animals   Asia   China   Ivory   Photos   Wikipedia: Ivory  
Parenting Entertainment
- HC okays admission of 3+ children to nursery
- Couple end life, leave behind 3 kids
- 1950s women may have triggered obesity epidemic, nutrition e
- They run from pillar to post to get back their children
Brain Scan
Brain scans could diagnose dyslexia in children before they even learn to read and head ...
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- Bill Frisell's Tribute to Paul Motian
- CCL-III set to soar with 2 more teams
- Demi Moore 'smoked something' before convulsions: 91
- Movie review: The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo
 Actress Naomi Watts, attends the Chanel 2006-07 cruise collection fashion show at Grand Central railroad terminal, Wednesday, May 17, 2006 in New York. (AP Photo/Dima Gavrysh) nf2
Watts gang to have summer in Sydney
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Health Equality
- 1950s women may have triggered obesity epidemic, nutrition e
- For A fresh feeling
- No. 1 Kentucky, Calipari receives letter from dog
- February is American Heart Month. Know the facts about women
Mother - Newborn baby - Family Planning
Business, social media to prevent babies with HIV
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- Jonglei State Minister Call for Equal Participation for Wome
- Judgment on gender equality in line for global award
- Gender Equality: Tip-toeing to the Tipping Point
- Congress brought equal change in Bengal: Jairam
In this Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2012 photo, an Ultra Orthodox man takes his daughters to school in the Mea Shearim Ultra Orthodox Jewish neighborhood in Jerusalem.
Sexism and the state of Israel
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Sex Education Women's Rights
- Special Ed teacher who had sex with one student and oral sex
- Ex-Air Force instructor faces sex assault trial
- GOP State Senator says it's nearly impossible to get AI
- Boston hospital seeks dismissal of sex abuse suit
Itv-office
Former BBC and ITV presenter admits string of sex assaults on teenage girls
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- Furore over slaughter of women and children in Homs
- No end to trafficking of women
- UN Security Council discusses Syrian crisis
- Crew begins deep tunnel video inspection
Syrian army defectors, celebrate and wave the Syrian revolution flag shortly after they defected and join the anti-Syrian regime protesters at Khalidiya area in Homs province, central Syria, on Thursday, Jan. 26, 2012.
Syria security forces kill 34 civilians: rights group
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Abortion Religion
- Aborted take-off by Air India Express pilot being probed: DG
- The Mass Psychology of Newt Gingrich
- Email letters, Jan. 27, 2012
- Virginia Board of Health holds first public hearing on abort
Air India Express Boeing 737-800 taxiing towards runway.
Aborted take-off by Air India Express pilot being probed: DGCA
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- Must India downplay its secular credentials?
- NYPD boss won't talk about son's sex-assault case
- Woman photographs dull metallic UFO in Area 51 [video]
- Stem Cell Research: Ethics, Conflict, and the Truth
European Parliament President Jerzy Buzek (R) welcomes Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban (L)
EU tries to counter Hungary's new authoritarian measures
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