News Headlines (133) 23 January 2013

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► Taming the Tigers - Thailand. Published on Jan 7, 2013 by journeymanpictures :: Thailand's Tiger Temple is one of the country's best-known tourist attractions. Yet marketed as a sanctuary to help conserve an endangered species, activists claim it has a history of exploitation and abuse. "If you're selling animal exploitation as a conservation project, then I have a serious concern," states Edwin Wiek of the Wildlife Friends Foundation Thailand. There's something undeniably mysterious and majestic about tigers, even in captivity. But while tourists are told the temple is a sanctuary for rescued animals, conservationist and animal rights activist, Sybelle Foxcroft, claims they are treated appallingly. "I personally saw sticks being broken across tigers' backs." The temple claims "assertive treatment" is the only way to train these powerful animals. In stark contrast, Foxcroft describes it as "probably one of the most horrific things I've ever seen." - SBS



► Documenting Asia's Illegal Animal Trade. Published on Jan 8, 2013 by VICE :: We visited photographer Patrick Brown to talk about his forthcoming book, Trading to Extinction, which documents the illegal trade of endangered animals in Asia. We then travel with Brown to Guangzhou, China, where he finishes his decade-long project.



► The Bubble - Raw footage of Marc Faber interview. Published on Nov 26, 2012 by TheBubbleFilm ::  Raw footage of Marc Faber interview from The Bubble.



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Drugs Inc - Drug Kings Of New York. Published on Dec 3, 2012  by ryan4447.  All rights to the original owners National Geographic.  ||  ► Drugs, Inc.: High Stakes Vegas. Published on Nov 5, 2012 by brasilkaful. Deep in the heart of the Nevada desert is Las Vegas--America's ultimate Sin City. Each year 40 million tourists come to this adult fantasyland to gamble and party. This oasis of hedonism fuels a massive demand for illegal drugs. This film reveals how the drug dealers, the gangs, and the Mexican cartel traffickers make their millions from the tourists who flock here. From the VIP party host to the notorious Playboy Bloods street gang who control the crack industry in West Las Vegas, to the Mexican cartel trafficker who uses three different identities to stay under the radar of the police, and the Vegas Strip dealer who reveals how much of a battleground the drugs market is--and how



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Documentary American underworld: Homemade illegal drugs. Uploaded on Oct 20, 2011 ::  An investigative documentary series examining criminal enterprises.



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BBC - WikiLeaks: The Secret Life of a Superpower (Ep. 1). Published on Mar 22, 2012. Originally aired March 21, 2012 on BBC Two.

Richard Bilton uncovers a struggle at the heart of US diplomacy between the ideals of freedom and spreading democracy, and the ruthless demands of American security and narrow self-interest. He examines what the WikiLeaks cables reveal about America's conflicted dealings with Egypt's deposed dictator Hosni Mubarak, and shows how US diplomats in Cairo missed warning signs that revolution in Egypt was coming. And he details the moral tension in US diplomacy brought about by America's controversial War on Terror. Using the cables, Richard uncovers the moral compromises made by America's diplomats over the repatriation of Guantanamo Bay prisoners, and he shows the secret US efforts to block investigations into alleged CIA rendition and abuse.



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Slavery By Consent ( Full Version). Published on Mar 29, 2012 :: "Every War in past 50 Years a Result of Media Lies" - Julian Assange



► Hearing Loss Accelerates Brain Function Decline in Older Adults - Jan. 21, 2013 — Older adults with hearing loss are more likely to develop problems thinking and remembering than older adults whose hearing is normal, according to a new study by hearing experts at Johns Hopkins.

► Clairvoyant Camel Predicts Baltimore Ravens to Win Super Bowl - By Eliza Murphy | ABC News Blogs – Mon, Jan 21, 2013  || Jan 27, 2012  - Camel Predicts Super Bowl Winner 

► Astronauts See Obama Inauguration Site from Space - by Miriam Kramer, SPACE.com Staff Writer | Date: 21 January 2013

► Barack Obama inauguration speech: a greatest hits of rhetorical tricks. The president gave a smash-hits selection of oratorical devices, from emphatic anaphora to substantial syntheton - by Sam Leith | guardian.co.uk, Monday 21 January 2013

► U.S. debt limit vote set for Wednesday; Obama likely to sign. By Mark Felsenthal and David Lawder  | Tue Jan 22, 2013 

► Analysis: In speech, Obama pushes activist government and takes on far right.  By Steve Holland | Tue Jan 22, 2013

► Obama's ball: No room to dance, but a night to remember. By Andy Sullivan and Andrea Shalal-Esa  | Mon Jan 21, 2013

► Netanyahu turns to Iran after narrow election win 

► Netanyahu tops exit polls - Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu won Israel's election according to exit polls. Deborah Gembara reports. :: Exit polls show Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as the winner of Israel's election . Celebration at his party's headquarters. Seen here earlier in the day, Netanyahu's Likud party along with the ultra-nationalist Yiserael Beitenu still have the most seats in the 120-member assembly --- reportedly 31 seats ---down from the 42 they held in the previous parliament. The centrist Yesh Atid party led by a former television talk show host came in second with 18 or 19 seats, a stunning result for a political newcomer. The once dominant Labour party was projected to take third place with 17 seats. Lawmaker Isaac Herzog says he thinks the left could form an alliance against Netanyahu's leadership. SOUNDBITE: ISAAC HERZOG, ISRAELI LAWMAKER FROM LABOUR PARTY, SAYING: I believe that right now we can be the center of a coalition with Yair Lapid, for a new government for Israel." During his campaign, 63-year-old Netanyahu promised to focus on tackling Iran's nuclear ambitions, if he won.



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Drifting Towards World War 3. Published on Dec 7, 2012 by TheAlexJonesChannel :: On the Friday, December 7 edition of the Alex Jones Show, Alex runs down developing news stories, including moves against Syria as the USS Eisenhower arrives in the waters off the besieged Middle Eastern nation. It now looks certain Western-Arab military intervention against the Assad regime is due to begin shortly with the participation of the U.S., France, Britain, Turkey, Jordan and other anti-Assad Arab nations.





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Raw: Obamas Dance to "Let's Stay Together". Published on Jan 21, 2013 :: At the Commander-in-Chief Ball, President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama shared a dance set to Al Green's "Let's Stay Together" performed by Jennifer Hudson. (Jan. 21) || ► Raw: Bidens Dance to "I Can't Stop Loving You". Published on Jan 21, 2013 ::  At the Inaugural Ball, Vice President Joe Biden and his wife, Jill, shared a dance to Ray Charles' "I Can't Stop Loving You" performed by Jamie Foxx. (Jan. 21)



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Obama Thanks Troops at Commander in Chief Ball. Published on Jan 22, 2013 :: President Obama took time to thank US service members during the Commander in Chief ball. The President said that whenever he speaks, he always gets the loudest applause when he mentions the US Military. (Jan. 22)  || ► As Capital Cleans Up, Obama Buckles Down to Work.  Published on Jan 22, 2013 :: As Washington cleans up after the inaugural party, President Obama is getting down to work on his second-term agenda. (Jan. 22)

► President Barack Obama's Inauguration Day Speech: Read His Complete Address - Access Hollywood – Mon, Jan 21, 2013

► Obama lauds progress on gay civil rights in inaugural address - By Mark Felsenthal | Reuters – Mon, Jan 21, 2013 (VIDEO) 

► Boehner Pressures Senate to Pass Budget or Have Pay Withheld - By John Parkinson | ABC OTUS News

► Boehner has 'no clue' what he said to prompt Michelle Obama's eye roll  - By Chris Moody, Yahoo! News (VIDEO)

► Inaugural parade highlights - The day's full highlights from the 57th Presidential Inauguration parade Monday, Jan. 21, 2013, in Washington, DC.(PHOTOS)

► 2013 Inauguration - Scenes from the day's events of the second inauguration of President Barack Obama. (PHOTOS)

► Martin Luther King Jr. honored. America's concern over gun violence became the focus of speeches in Atlanta on Jan. 21 honoring Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., who led a non-violent struggle for civil rights before he was gunned down at age 39. (VIDEO) 

► 27th Amendment gets publicity in budget battle - By Scott Bomboy | National Constitution Center

► Clinton Benghazi Questioning Set -By Sarah Parnass | ABC OTUS News 

► Taliban responds to Prince Harry: 'It's not a game—it's very, very real' | By Dylan Stableford, Yahoo! News

► Indonesia sentences UK woman to death over drugs - By FIRDIA LISNAWATI | Associated Press  

► Space Explosion to Blame for Tree Ring Mystery, Astronomers Say - By Clara Moskowitz | SPACE.com 

► Did Beyonce Lip-Synch At The Inauguration? - By Mike Krumboltz 

► Al Green Turns Down Inauguration Celebration Invitation - By Billy Johnson, Jr.

► Shakira Gives Birth to Baby Boy -By Lizbeth Scordo

► Sheryl Crow Speaks Out About Lance Armstrong's Doping Confession: 'Honesty Is Always the Best Bet' - By Suzy Byrne 


► Group Finds More Fake Ingredients in Popular Foods - By JIM AVILA and SERENA MARSHALL | Good Morning America

► Netanyahu pledge after narrow win 

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vows to form "as broad a government as possible" after his bloc narrowly wins general elections.
* Netanyahu's tough task
* 'Opportunity for change' - VIDEO
    * Guide to Israel's parties
* Q&A: Israeli elections
* In pictures: Israelis vote

► Israel election exit polls suggest Netanyahu victory.  22 January 2013 - Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu looks set to win a third term in office according to election exit polls. They suggest a narrow majority for Mr Netanyahu's Likud-Beitenu and potential nationalist and religious allies. The high turnout is thought to have benefited Labour and centrists, as Wyre Davies reports from Tel Aviv. (VIDEO) ||  NEWS :: Netanyahu setback in Israel poll 

► UK PM to promise EU referendum

Prime Minister David Cameron is to promise an in/out referendum on the EU if the Conservatives win the next election.
* Nick Robinson: Cameron's Europe test
* 'Strong case' for EU vote - Hague
* Q&A: David Cameron's EU speech
* Landale: 1990s Europe nostalgia? 

► N Korea nuclear vow after UN acts

North Korea reacts angrily to a UN resolution condemning its rocket launch and expanding sanctions, pledging to strengthen nuclear capabilities.
* Pyongyang thumbs nose 
* Key step in N Korea ambitions 

► 23 January 2013 - The rise of Islamist militants in the Sahara

► Bali drugs: Death sentence for Briton Lindsay Sandiford. 22 January 2013 - A British grandmother has been sentenced to death by firing squad in Indonesia for drug trafficking. Lindsay Sandiford, 56, was arrested at Bali's airport in May last year after 4.8kg (10.6lb) of cocaine was found in the lining of her suitcase during a routine customs check. Her lawyers say they are "surprised" at the sentence and will appeal. Foreign Office minister Hugo Swire has condemned the sentence. Karishma Vaswani reports. (VIDEO)

* Death penalty for Bali drugs Briton
* Prosecutors drop Bali drug charge

► Mexican family living between a rock and a hard place. 22 January 2013 -  As a boy, farmer Benito Hernandez came across a cave in the remote arid region of Coahuila in Mexico, and decided that one day he would make it his home. And for the past 30 years he and his family have been living in it, supporting themselves by harvesting a variety of local desert bush. Daniel Gallas reports. (VIDEO) 

► Lance Armstrong: Man buys 7,000 DVDs before Oprah interview. 22 January 2013 - A man in the UK has revealed he bought 7,000 DVDs of Lance Armstrong DVDs, days before the cyclist admitted to Oprah Winfrey that he had used doping. Karl Baxter, director of Wholesale Clearance UK, got the discs, which provide cycling tips to amateur cyclists, hoping to sell them on. (VIDEO) ||  NEWS -  21 January 2013 Australia library in Armstrong pledge prank

► 23 January 2013 - Salmon steak from GM fish could soon be on your plate | By Katia Moskvitch Technology reporter, BBC News 

► Burmese boat people 'sold to smugglers'. 21 January 2013 - An investigation by the BBC has revealed that Thai officials have been allegedly selling boat people to human traffickers. Thousands of Muslim Rohingya refugees from Burma's far west have taken to the sea in the last few months, heading east to Thailand. The BBC found that boats from Rakhine state were being intercepted by Thai navy and police, with deals then being done to sell the people to traffickers. Jonah Fisher reports from Thailand. (VIDEO)

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Myanmar: By Boat to Safety. Published on Dec 11, 2012 by UNHCR :: The recent resurgence in inter-communal violence in western Myanmar, forced forced hundreds of people to sail to safety on their fishing boats.


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Iran sends humanitarian aid to Myanmar's Muslim. Published on Jan 5, 2013 :: Iran sends humanitarian shipment to Myanmar's Muslim Community, Rohingyas. The Moslem minority in Myanmar is nearly one million-member- strong. Some 800,000 Rohingyas have been deprived of citizenship rights due to the policy of discrimination making them vulnerable to acts of violence, persecution, expulsion and displacement. The international community has on the most part been silent about the sufferings of Rohingyas. Rohingya Muslims have faced torture, neglect, and repression in Myanmar since it achieved independence in 1948. According to United Nations more than 13000 people, mostly Rohingyas fled Myanmar by boat in 2012.
Arash Khalatbari, Press TV, Tehran  || ► 'US not worried about Myanmar killings'. Published on Jan 5, 2013 :: An analyst says that the US and its Western allies are not concerned about the ongoing ethnic cleansing of Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar. In the background of this a UN report says some 13,000 people have fled Burma now known as Myanmar chased out by racist Buddhists wanting an all-Buddhist country. Hundreds have been killed escaping and massacres have been committed by the Buddhist group. The government of Myanmar is complicit in the ethnic cleansing as is Nobel Peace Laureate Aung San Suu Kyi by her silence in this matter. The mainstream international community are not only permitting this act to go ahead, but their media intentionally keeps this story well in the background. Press TV has interviewed Mr. Jahangir Mohammed, Director of the Center for Muslim Affairs, Manchester about this issue.



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Obama visit to Myanmar fueled ethnic cleansing of Rohingyas: Massoud Shadjareh. Published on Dec 6, 2012 :: An analyst says the UN and international community only looks at the refugee status, not the root issue that is moving toward an ethnic cleansing of the Rohingya. In the background of this for decades the Rohingya Muslims have been persecuted by the majority Buddhist community in Myanmar who, due to their different religion and ethnic identity, attack the minority group with rapes, arson, bombings and shootings to drive them out and into a refugee status to the point where now these refugees are contracting diseases like pneumonia and cholera. The Myanmar government in its support to the ethnic cleansing has stripped the Rohingya of their citizenship despite centuries-old roots.  Press TV has interviewed Mr. Massoud Shadjareh, Head of the Human Rights Commission, London about this issue. || ►Muslim blood cheap to West: Mauri Saalakhan. Published on Oct 31, 2012 :: A peace activist tells Press TV that many so-called democracies ignore the massacre of Rohingyas Muslims in Myanmar because they consider Muslim blood to be cheap. Reports coming out of the country say over 300 Muslims have been killed in recent attacks by Buddhist extremists as a new wave of ethnic and sectarian violence has targeted Rohingya Muslims in the country, reports say. A Muslim community leader told Press TV on Tuesday that at least 50,000 Rohingyas have been displaced in the fresh round of violence in the country's western regions. Earlier on Tuesday, the UN's refugee agency (UNHCR) said that there is a shortage of food, water and medical help at the already overcrowded camps in western Myanmar.  Press TV has conducted an interview with Mauri Saalakhan, director, Peace THRU Justice Foundation from Washington, to further discuss the issue.



► 23 January 2013  - Chimpanzee co-operation linked to 'social bond' hormone

► Smoking chimp evacuated from Lebanon zoo to sanctuary in Brazil. Uploaded on Nov 9, 2010 by Russia Today :: A 12-year-old chimpanzee is heading to a sanctuary in Brazil after animal rights workers discovered him smoking cigarettes to entertain visitors at a Lebanese zoo. Omega, who weighs around 60 kilograms, has never climbed a tree or seen other chimpanzees and has a troubling smoking habit he maintained from picking up cigarettes that visitors threw into his cage. Organizers of Omega's evacuation say it marks the first time a chimpanzee has been rescued in Lebanon, a country with virtually no animal rights protection laws.



► 22 January 2013 -  How we became biohackers: Part one 

► Serbia's seductive charms 

► Amsterdam hotel proud to be the world's worst  (ahahhaa... I could not help but laugh while reading this headline. The worst hotel in the world? Proud? ehehhee .... Why not? After all, just a hotel. I do not feel my self-esteem to go down just because I have to spend the night in the worst hotel in our city, for example. For me, it's still better than getting lost in a snob metropolitan)

► 22 January 2013 -  Day in Pictures: 22 January 2013

► Today's African Proverb :: "A vulture has no business with the barber" - A Yoruba proverb sent by Anyanwu Chima, Lagos, Nigeria

► Netanyahu to form coalition 'as soon as possible' after tight win

► 'Muslim Patrol' in homophobic tirade during second London vigilante video

► At least three shot at Texas college (PHOTOS)

► Pentagon's DARPA reveals plans to reuse old satellites 

► On the day of his death, US ambassador to Libya warned that he was in danger 

► UN tightens sanctions on North Korea

► Rand Paul slams House Republicans over debt ceiling deal

► Russian test for migrants 'not discriminatory' – Medvedev

Migrant workers in Russia face language test. Published on Dec 2, 2012 by Aljazeera English ::Russia's economy relies heavily on immigrant workers but starting from December all immigrants will have to sit a Russian language test in order to receive a work permit. Experts estimate that one third of all possible applicants are likely to fail. Al Jazeera's Charles Stratford reports from Moscow.  ( My older post  :: on 3 Desember 2012)



► Russia's lost opportunity to monitor orphans adopted in US – Ambassador

► Lower House indefinitely postpones gay propaganda hearings 

► Communists fail to strip Russian ex-presidents of immunity 

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Paint It Black: FBI keeps Americans in dark about GPS tracking. Published on Jan 22, 2013 :: Americans are being kept in the dark about how and why they are being followed by the nation's security agency. A civil liberties group in the U.S asked the FBI to spell out what techniques it's using when it tracks citizens - but as Gayane Chichyakyan explains, the reply raised more questions than answers. 

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Looking ahead to the 2013 Davos meeting. Published on Jan 22, 2013 :: The world's financial and political elite are getting set to meet in the Alps this week for 2013's World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.  Al Jazeera's Stephen Cole is there.


► Fault Lines

■ Obama's Policy on Torture. Published on Jan 22, 2013 :: As a candidate for president, Barack Obama promised a new direction. Just days after taking office, the new US president issued a series of executive orders banning all acts of torture, discontinuing the use of CIA black sites, and calling for the US detention centre at Guantanamo Bay to be closed. But what will it really take to dismantle the Bush administration's legacy of torture when there is the same leadership at the Pentagon, the same rhetoric about protecting "state secrets", and the same refusal to allow victims of rendition to file lawsuits in US courts - not to mention a fully functional US military prison at Bagram air base in Afghanistan?

Among other things, since taking office, the Obama administration has asserted in court that prisoners held at Bagram Air Force base in Afghanistan have no right to challenge their detentions in US courts, pre-empted a supreme court ruling on whether a legal US resident can be imprisoned indefinitely without trial, and argued to dismiss cases brought by alleged victims of rendition on the grounds that they might pose a threat to US "national security". The litany of disappointing actions on human rights and civil liberties seems to be growing longer every day.

This week on Fault Lines, we talk to people on all sides of the so-called "war on terror" - from human rights lawyers to former Bush administration officials; from a former US detainee who was rendered to torture to the CIA analyst who helped author his fate. Where at first glance the US appears to be heading in a new direction, to what extent has the Obama administration turned its back on the abusive policies of the Bush era? And to what extent can we expect more of the same? (VIDEO)

■  A Tale of Two Bankruptcies. Published on Jan 22, 2013 :: Double standards. You hear a lot about them in the US these days, particularly from families facing economic disaster while they watch big banks get trillions of public dollars to shore up their bottom lines. To get a better understanding of what pundits call "populist rage," we compare the fates of two American institutions: one family, one bank.

Frank and Jeanne Bachard of Bridgeport, Connecticut were both city employees until health problems forced them into unemployment. They turned to their credit cards to pay for household necessities, amassing deep debt. And now they are discovering that - thanks to changes in the bankruptcy laws - they are actually too poor to go bankrupt.

Two years ago Citigroup was the biggest company in the world. Thanks to heavy bets in the risky derivatives market, it has plummeted from those heights, sinking under hundreds of billions in toxic debt. Some economists argue that it is actually bankrupt - a zombie bank that is being kept alive at taxpayer expense (more than $450bn and counting). One family, one bank. Obviously not comparable in most respects. But both are facing towering debts, both need help to get through this crisis. How did they both end up here? And what will happen to them next? Therein lies the tale. (VIDEO)

► Stream - Israel's new right

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► Official: 3 People Wounded in College Shooting. Published on Jan 22, 2013 by AssociatedPress :: A law enforcement official says Texas authorities have at least one person in custody after a shooting at Houston's Lone Star College campus. Multiple injuries have been reported, amid fears there is a second shooter. (Jan. 22)

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► A Room With a View: Scenes From the International Space Station

► Inauguration 2013: Richard Blanco's inaugural poem 'One Today'  (VIDEO)

* In Obama's inaugural speech, a sweeping liberal vision
* Moment of unity at the capital
* Hope for gay marriage supporters
* Axelrod: Immigration reform coming early
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► NRA's LaPierre defends 'absolutism,' decries Obama's comments
► Election of new DNC leaders points up tensions with White House
► House GOP lines up debt ceiling vote; White House will not oppose
► Support for legal abortion rises, 40 years after Roe vs. Wade

► Roaming rocks of the Racetrack Playa in Death Valley National Park 

► Pictures in the News | Jan. 22, 2013

► Martin Luther King Day highlighted with service projects and celebrations - January 21, 2013 | Posted By: Marc Martin 

(So, though you both have the same name (Martin), that does not mean Luther King is you, Mark ...ehehhee ....)

► Hijacked Legacy: MLK's dream used & abused to push Pentagon agenda.Uploaded on Jan 18, 2011 by Russia Today :: When people across the globe joined together to honor Dr. Martin Luther King on his birthday, it showed the legacy of this moral crusader in America's race war - lives on. But as RT's Kristine Frazao discovered, some are also taking advantage of his name to gain support for U.S. wars abroad.

News Headlines (86) 6 December 2012

► Syria has loaded chemical weapons into bombs; awaiting attack order from Assad -  By Eric Pfeiffer, Yahoo! News 

► Russia, Turkey discuss new ideas on Syria: Kremlin - By Alexei Anishchuk 

► Egypt descends into political turmoil - By Associated Press  

► Israel pushes settlement plan ahead; EU summons envoy - By Jeffrey Heller and Justyna Pawlak  

► Thai king's birthday marks time-out in Thailand's game of thrones - Though the royal institution once enjoyed a near-universal respect, recent political polarization has raised questions about the role of the monarchy and about the country's future after his reign. By Simon Roughneen | Christian Science Monitor 

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Vast crowds gather for Thai king's birthday. Published on Dec 5, 2012 by AlJazeeraEnglish - Ailing King Bhumibol Adulyadej tells his devoted subjects he is confident they can unite the divided nation. Al Jazeera's Wayne Hay reports from Bangkok



► Christmas for Obama Bundlers - Michelle Malkin's column is released once a week. By Michelle Malkin  

 ► Mermaids: Are Mermaids real or not? - Who Knew? Videos :: It’s official: the US government has declared that mermaids aren’t real. But half-woman, half-fish creatures have been part of world mythology for centuries, inspiring storytellers -- and the Starbucks logo. (VIDEO)


► Below surface, moon is a battered, cracked heap - Associated Press

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New Stunning Nighttime Views of Earth Unveiled. Published on Dec 5, 2012 by AssociatedPress -Twinkling city lights, raging wildfires and colorful auroras are lit up in new dazzling nighttime views of the Earth. The new images released Wednesday are courtesy of a newly launched NASA-NOAA satellite. (Dec. 5) 

► Philippine storm toll passes 300 New 

ore than 300 die and hundreds are missing after Typhoon Bopha cut a swathe of devastation across the southern Philippines, officials say.
* 'Food, water, power the priority' - VIDEO
* In pictures: Typhoon Bopha
* Animated guide: Typhoons 

► Deadly Egypt constitution clashes

Three people die and 350 are injured in clashes in Egypt's capital, Cairo, as unrest grows over a controversial draft constitution.
* 'Ugly scene' in Cairo - VIDEO
* Mekki: 'Door open for dialogue' - VIDEO 

  ► 5 December 2012 - Burma camp for Rohingyas 'dire' - Valerie Amos

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'Myanmar government ignores rights of Rohingya Muslims'. Published on Nov 9, 2012 - Myanmar's government continues to ignore the basic human rights of the Rohingya Muslims, says a rights activist. Myanmar's government refuses to recognize Rohingya Muslims as citizens and labels them as "illegal" immigrants. More than 100,000 Rohingyas have been displaced since the sectarian violence broke out in June, according to the UN. The humanitarian situation continues to deteriorate.  Press TV talks with Sarnata Reynolds, the program manager of Refugees International from Washington, regarding the issue. || ► Suu Kyi ignores Rohingyas plight: Mohamed Ibrahim. Published on Nov 5, 2012  - Myanmar Nobel Peace Prize laureate Aung San Suu Kyi has ignored the government's massacring of the Rohingya Muslims, an activist tells Press TV. The Myanmar government and its majority population refuse to recognize Rohingya Muslims as citizens and label the minority of about 800,000 as illegal immigrants from neighboring Bangladesh, an impoverished state that has shown no willingness to help the Rohingyas. Press TV has conducted an interview with Mohamed Ibrahim, media secretary of the European Rohingya Council, from Frankfurt, to further discuss the issue.



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World must be responsible for Rohingyas. Published on Nov 9, 2012 - A political analyst tells Press TV that the responsibility of supporting the minority Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar has to be shared by the international community. The comments come after Rohingya organizations and activists around the world declared Nov. 8 a global day of action to draw attention to the ongoing plight of Muslims in Myanmar. Press TV has conducted an interview with Sarnata Reynolds, the program manager for statelessness at Refugees International, to further discuss the issue. || ► 'UK, Saudis after Myanmar sectarianism'. Published on Nov 1, 2012  - The alliance of the UK and the Saudi regime is fostering a sectarian conflict in Myanmar, says a political commentator. The comments come as earlier in the week Myanmar's President Thein Sein admitted that an extraordinary wave of ethnic and sectarian violence had targeted Rohingya Muslims in the west of the country. Press TV has conducted an interview with Mike Billington with the Executive Intelligence Review weekly magazine from Leesburg, Virginia to shed more light on the issue. He is joined by two additional guests: Randy Short with the Dignity, Human Rights and Peace Org from Washington and Adnan Rashid, historian and Islamic studies expert from London.

► Colombia Farc peace talks resume 

Negotiations aimed at ending five decades of conflict resume in Havana after a week's break, with rebels saying positions are still far apart.
* Q and A: Colombia peace talks
* Profiles: Colombia's armed groups

► 5 December 2012 - Grail satellites show Moon's violent history|  By Jonathan Amos Science correspondent, BBC News, San Francisco 

The scale of the battering the Moon received early in its history is revealed in remarkable new data from two Nasa satellites.
* Nasa's gravity twins now circling Moon -  By Jonathan Amos Science correspondent, BBC News 
* 6 September 2011- Probe pictures Moon landing sites By Jonathan Amos Science correspondent, BBC News 

► Driving school for dogs in New Zealand. 5 December 2012  - A charity in New Zealand is teaching rescued dogs how to drive a car. The canine driving school is aimed at proving how intelligent the animals can be. Monty the giant schnauzer is among the novice drivers who have learned to control the brakes, gears and steering wheel. Bill Hayton reports. (VIDEO)

► Ekso exoskeleton: Helping the paralysed walk 
► Gamification: Is it game over?
► Gourmet goods on demand in LA 

► Nuclear Israel: The secret that is not. Published on Dec 5, 2012 by RussiaToday -The United Nations General Assembly is pressing Israel to reveal its nuclear arsenal. Israel has lashed out against the overwhelming approval of the resolution, which calls for international inspectors to be allowed to examine its atomic programme. Its foreign minister said the vote was meaningless. The country also rejected a UN-backed conference on a nuke-free Middle East. Israel denies it has nuclear weapons - but refuses to provide proof that it doesn't. RT's Paula Slier tried to lift the veil surrounding Israel's atomic programme. (VIDEO)

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US fails to force Iraq to proxy-police Iran flights to Syria. Published on Dec 5, 2012 by RussiaToday - Supporting the rebels is one thing though, but putting spokes in Assad's wheels is another. America's been demanding Iraq search Syria-bound planes for weapons, going so far as to call on it to ground all passing jets. But, to Washington's dismay, Baghdad hasn't been all that enthusiastic.



► 'Syria is not Libya' - Lavrov

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CrossTalk: Kurd State Soon? Published on Dec 5, 2012 by RussiaToday - ­Will the Kurdish people have a state of their own in the near future? With the Middle East in turmoil, can they exploit this instability? What are the chances of a positive outcome for Syria's Kurds? And will Turkey be forced to compromise on the Kurdish issue? CrossTalking with Edward Joseph, Ibrahim Dogus and Fevzi Bilgin.



► Egypt protest: Morsi advisors resign amidst reports of killings in Cairo violence
► Iran to take US to international court over intercepted spy drone
► Thousands of US troops arrive near Syrian shore on USS Eisenhower 
► NDAA 2013 still allows for military detention within the US
► Wings of a scandal: Saudi princes stopped trying to take rare falcons out of Russia
► Putin pledges further support for Russia's CIS allies 

► The Stream - Is Malaysia risking it all for rare earths?  Published on Dec 5, 2012 by AlJazeeraEnglish - Why environmental activists in Malaysia are fighting against the world's largest rare earths refinery.  (VIDEO)

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Obama invites US tribes to White House. Published on Dec 5, 2012 by AlJazeeraEnglish - Some of the 566 federally recognised tribes, such as the Navajo Nation in the southwestern US, are well-known, but others like the Si-letz tribe are much smaller.  Al Jazeera's Rob Reynolds reports from Oregon.


► Inside Story - Election time in the land of the rising sun.  Published on Dec 5, 2012 by AlJazeeraEnglish - We look at the political struggles of an economic giant facing an uncertain future as elections draw near. Inside Story, with presenter , Kamahl Santamaria, is joined by guests: Michael Penn, president of the independent Shingetsu News Agency; Seijiro Takeshita, director of Mizuho International, the investment banking arm of Japan's Mizuho Financial Group; and Gerhard Fasol, CEO of Eurotechnology Japan, dealing with business in the country's technology sector. (VIDEO) 

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■ Death Toll from Philippine Typhoon Rises to 325 
■ Guatemalan Police Arrest Software Guru McAfee
■ Oscar Niemeyer, Brazilian Architect, Dies at 104 

■ Gregoire Sign Wash. Gay Marriage Law 

(I also have a few friends. Sissy. Generally, they are fun. Very entertaining. While I'm glad they can make me more happy. When I'm sad, they can console my sadness (even momentarily) with their characters ... Well, you know how it is. For example, in this video.... eh, what did you say? Sexy, you say? Sexy? Are you sure? Yaahhh...that's according to you. To me, you are very funny.)

■ Rupert Murdoch's Mother Elisabeth Dies at Age 103
■ School Records May Relate to Alleged Colo. Gunman
■ 18th-Century French Chateau Razed 'By Mistake' 
■ Democrats: Obama to Ask for $50 Billion Sandy Aid 
■ 48 Nations Join Forces to Fight Online Child Abuse
■ IOC Strips 4 Medals from 2004 Athens Olympics 
■ NYC Police Make Arrest in Fatal Subway Push 
■ Citigroup to Cut More Than 11,000 Jobs 
■ CNN: Western Sanctions Hamper Iran's Economy
■ CNNMoney: Weak November Jobs Report Possible 
■ CNN: The Year in Pictures 

► Don't Let Them Eat Cake: How Ethnic Tensions in China Explode on Streets

By Austin Ramzy
* Photos: The Shifting Sands of Xinjiang 
* After Xinjiang Riots, Ethnic Tensions Remain

► Capturing a 'U.S. Drone': What's Behind Iran's Claim

* Navy: No U.S. Drones Missing after Iran Allegation

► Viewpoint: Who's Afraid of the Egyptian Constitution?

* Military Unlikely to Intervene in Egypt's Power Struggle

► New York Subway Death: Why We Reach for Cameras in Disasters    
► Voyager 1 Reaches the Edge of the Solar System  
► Could Theme Parks Adopt Airline-Style Pricing?    
► How Much Should You Save for Retirement?
► Military Photos: A Month Inside the Armed Forces, November - By Tanner CurtisDec. 05, 2012
► Little Richard: Rare Photos of Rock and Roll’s Original Wild Man 
► David Goldblatt Revisits "On the Mines" 

► House GOP leadership very white and male, but why? 
► House to remain in session until 'fiscal cliff' resolved
► Coburn prefers rate hikes to capped deductions
► House extends Secret Service protection for former presidents

► Grammys 2013: Nominations have younger vibe with Frank Ocean, Fun. 

* Live coverage: Grammy nominations

By Todd Martens - Without Taylor Swift's "Red" in contention, and no 2012 album as successful as Adele's "21," which took home the album of the year prize in February, there is no obvious Grammy front-runner. So who will that clear the way for?

* Timeline: Grammy winners through the years

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* Netflix's Ted Sarandos: Disney deal a 'game changer'
* Fresh & Easy markets may be sold off
* 3,000 new Starbucks to open by 2017
* Starbucks offers $450 steel gift card
* More: Major worker walkouts of 2012 

► Apple iPhone 5S rumors already swirling 

► California: All of Mammoth Mountain set to open Friday

► Jazz legend Dave Brubeck dies at 91 - Pianist and composer Dave Brubeck won legions of fans over a six-decade career with his complex rhythms and harmonies. His quartet's 'Take Five' was the first million-selling jazz recording. 

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► Study: If You're 'Keen to Stay Cheery,' 7 Fruits and Vegetables a Day -  By Lindsay Abrams - inShare1 Oct 11 2012

► Children Who Swim Start Smarter, Study Suggests -  ScienceDaily (Nov. 16, 2012)
► At Washington's James Bond exhibit, villains are forever - By Ian Simpson | Reuters – Fri, Nov 16, 2012 
► Oldest Arrowheads Hint at How Modern Humans Overtook Neandertals By Kate Wong | November 7, 2012  || Study: Stone spear tip made by earlier ancestor - By MALCOLM RITTER | Associated Press – Thu, Nov 15, 2012
► Charlie Chaplin's bowler hat and cane fetch over $60,000 at auction
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■ Screensaver reveals new test for synaesthesia - 04 August 2008 by Alison Motluk 
■ Eat Your Words? Some Can Taste Them - People With Rare Condition 'Taste' Words on the Tip of Their Tongue
■ Synesthesia May Explain Healers Claims of Seeing People's 'Aura' - ScienceDaily (May 4, 2012) || Reading in Two Colors at the Same Time: Patterns of Synesthesia Brain Activity Revealed ScienceDaily (Mar. 11, 2011) 

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Rohingya - The Forgotten People. Published on Aug 10, 2012 by WeAreHelpOrg :They are branded as one of the most persecuted communities in the world by the UN, yet nobody knows their name. They are the forgotten people. In recent weeks, the escalating violence has displaced more than 90,000 Rohingya people. Villages are being burnt, people are being abducted, concentration camps are being created, women are being raped and children mercilessly killed. The persecution against the Rohingya can be described in no other terms but that of ethnic cleansing and genocide. || Rohingya: the world's most forgotten people. Published on Jul 22, 2012 by AlJazeeraEnglish : This is what the Bangladeshi authorities don't want you to see: 300,000 Muslim Rohingya refugees from Myanmar living in makeshift camps alone the Bangladesh border. Officially, Bangladeshi authorities do not recognise their existence, but in reality Rohingyas are tolerated and are known as unregistered refugees. Al Jazeera's Nicolas Hague reports


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The Forgotten People - Burma. Published on Jul 3, 2007 by journeymanpictures || Black Friday Massacre - Burma. Uploaded by journeymanpictures on Sep 27, 2007 : April 2004 What really happened the night that Aung Sang Suu Kyi was arrested? Did the military try to kill her? A crowd of cheering people stretch as far as the eye can see. As these pictures show, despite spending most of the last 14 years in detention, Aung Sang Suu Kyi still commands the support of her people. But a few days later, her convoy was attacked by government backed thugs, leaving dozens dead. "The situation was very chaotic and frightening," confides Suu Kyi's bodyguard, Khin Oo. He recalls seeing Suu Kyi being attacked by men wielding sticks. "She was injured on her left shoulder and the left side of her neck." Many of her supporters feared she would be killed. "The security group were shouting 'Drive Away' but instead of running, I heard her say 'How can I run when people are being beaten?'" Khin recalls. But her driver had other ideas. As he whisked her away, eyewitness Naing Naing recalls hearing: "a voice giving orders to fire." Ten to fifteen gunshots were then fired at Suu Kyi's car, narrowly missing. "It was definitely the military," states Naing Naing. "It was meant to kill our leader." After the massacre, the generals took to the world's stage rejecting calls they were responsible. But, nearly a year on, Suu Kyi remains under house arrest. And the future of Burma looks as bleak as ever.
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Obama to Myanmar: America Is With You. Published on Nov 19, 2012 by AssociatedPress : President Obama encouraged Myanmar to continue its transition to democracy, during a speech today at the University of Yangon. Mr. Obama is the first US President to visit Myanmar. (Nov. 19) || Raw: President Joins Democracy Leader in Myanmar.  Published on Nov 18, 2012 by AssociatedPress : President Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton met with democracy activist and Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi, at the start of the President's landmark visit to the long-isolated nation of Myanmar. (Nov. 19)

Blah,... what am I looking at? Dear Mrs Suu Kyi,... out here, we do not need that smile and small talk in welcoming the visit. In there, your neutral stance in the massacre of Muslim Rohingya must be questioned because of your position as a Nobel Peace Prize winner, and you also had experienced the intimidation and persecution by the military junta. Supposedly, all of your goals is to uphold human rights and support democracy. But why are you silent when confronted with the internal race like this? It is no exaggeration if I suspect you are applying a double standard. It seems the human rights for you is only valid for people outside of Muslim, but not for Muslims. Aung San Suu Kyi, you are not a pure democracy fighter.

■ Obama, Suu Kyi And The Forbidden Kiss - BY Palash R. Ghosh | November 19 2012

■ The hug that says you're not alone: Obama and Clinton meet with activist Aung San Suu Kyi in historic Presidential visit to Myanmar.  Obama becomes first president to visit Myanmar and Cambodia. n Myanmar, Obama and Hillary Clinton met with Aung San Suu Kyi who was under house arrest for two decades after fight for democracy. Commended country for progress but urged further reforms. In 'tense' talks in Cambodia, Obama urged politicians to hold fair elections, while leader Hun Sen denied severity of human rights abuses. By Associated Press and Meghan Keneally | PUBLISHED 19 November 2012

► Israeli offensive in Gaza was years in the making - By JOSEF FEDERMAN | Associated Press
► Gazans apply lessons learned from last battle - By IBRAHIM BARZAK and KARIN LAUB | Associated Press
► Israeli aircraft hit Hamas bank HQ in Gaza -By KARIN LAUB | Associated Press
► Turkey's Erdogan calls Israel a "terrorist state" 
► Russia calls for end to Israel-Palestinian strikes - Reuters
► Worshipping the sun gods. Celebrating the Hindu religious festival "Chhat," devotees worship the Sun god and fast all day for the betterment of their family and society during the festival. 

► Asia trip takes Obama White House into Myanmar time warp - By Matt Spetalnick || (PHOTOS) Obama's historic Myanmar visit - In a historic breakthrough, President Barack Obama on Nov. 19 stepped onto the soil of long-shunned Myanmar and into the flag-waving embrace of its once repressed people. "You gave us hope," he declared, the first U.S. president to visit what not long ago had been an international outcast. 

► Tensions loom as Obama meets Japan, China leaders - By Jeff Mason
► Photos of the Day - A roundup of today's best photos.
► Even apes have 'midlife crises,' study finds - By MALCOLM RITTER | Associated Press

► Dinner recipes for every night this week   

► 20 November 2012 - Gaza death toll 'rises over 100' 

Israeli air strikes have killed at least 105 Palestinians in Gaza in six days of violence, Hamas officials say, as militants continue rocket fire on Israel.
* Israel-Gaza violence 
* What is Israel's military plan?
* Israel targets Hamas homes - VIDEO 
* Israel moves to protect children - VIDEO 
* Latest pictures 
* Israel-Gaza violence in map
* Q&A: Israel-Gaza violence 

► Islamists reject Syria opposition

Islamist rebel groups in the Syrian city of Aleppo say they reject the new Western-backed opposition coalition, and seek to establish an "Islamist state".
* Syria's displaced 'number 2.5m'
* What chance for new opposition? 

► 19 November 2012  - What did Barack Obama achieve in Burma? | By Jonathan Head BBC News, Rangoon  || VIDEO :: US President Obama hails Burma's 'remarkable journey' 

► 19 November 2012- Berlusconi accountant 'kidnap' leads to six arrests 
► 19 November 2012  - Great apes may have 'mid-life crisis', a study suggests | By Jeremy Coles Reporter, BBC Nature 
► 20 November 2012 - Solzhenitsyn's One Day: The book that shook the USSR | By Steve Rosenberg BBC News, Moscow 

► 20 November 2012 -  In pictures: Life in Kashmir

► 'Hamas using civilians as human shields' - Israeli Foreign Ministry spokesman. Published on Nov 19, 2012 by RussiaToday : Israel continues to shower Gaza with rockets from both air and sea, with the number killed in the strikes almost doubling within the past day. The Palestinian death toll reportedly exceeds 100 - around half of them civilians, including women and children. As the civilian death toll mounts, so does criticism of Israel - for what many see as a disproportionate response. RT spoke to Paul Hirschon, Foreign Ministry spokesperson, who says Israel does its best to prevent the killing of innocents. (VIDEO) 

► Firm Ground? 36-hr ultimatum to Hamas leaked by Israeli minister. Published on Nov 19, 2012 by RussiaToday : Israel's Finance Minister told IDF radio the time left before Israel escalates its attacks can be measured in "hours, not days." Israel is said to have issued a 36-hour ultimatum demanding that Hamas stops firing rockets at Israeli territory. (VIDEO)

► CrossTalk on China: Generation Next. Published on Nov 19, 2012 by RussiaToday : What to expect from China's new leadership? How assertive will its foreign policy be over the next decade? How worried should the West be over its growing military and sea power? What are the chances of a US-China confrontation in the next 10 years? CrossTalking with Jonathan Holslag, Brian Becker and Dru Gladney. (VIDEO)

► Bloodlust in Israel: 'Flatten Gaza, send it back to Middle Ages, they need to die!' Published: 20 November, 2012 - Edited: 20 November, 2012

(Israel, you're less introspective. If you know how painful the memories of genocide, why do you have the heart to hurt other people with the same memories of murder?)

► Israel gives Hamas 36-hours ultimatum before starting major offensive. Published: 19 November, 2012 - Edited: 19 November, 2012 
► Israeli missiles hit Gaza media center for 2nd time, top militant killed (VIDEO, PHOTOS). Published: 19 November, 2012 - Edited: 19 November, 2012 
► Breaking the 'filibuster': Russia to propose UN resolution on Gaza crisis. Published: 20 November, 2012 
► Russian FM calls for Israel-Hamas ceasefire following attacks on Gaza media center.  Published: 19 November, 2012 

► Morsi's Gaza dilemma hits home. Published on Nov 19, 2012 by AlJazeeraEnglish :Egypt's president Muhammad Morsi is under pressure both at home and abroad to help end the crisis in Gaza. Unlike his predecessor Hosni Mubarak who had cordial relations with Israel, Morsi has to tread carefully over obligating his country's Camp David Treaty with Israel and showing support to Hamas, an offshoot of the Muslim Brotherhood.  - Al Jazeera's Peter Greste reports from Cairo.

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■ Israel, Hamas Trade Fire and Tough Truce Proposals 
■ Syrian Islamists Reject Western-Backed Opposition 
■ Congo Rebels, Army Clash at Goma's Edge ►
Conflict Minerals, Rebels and Child Soldiers in Congo || SC President, Hardeep Singh Puri (India) on the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) - Security Council Media Stakeout (17 November, 2012). 17 Nov 2012 - Press statement and informal comments to the media by H. E. Mr. Hardeep Singh Puri, Permanent Representative of India to the United Nations and President of the Security Council for the month of November 2012, on Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). 



■ Judge Denies Bid for Park Nativity displays 
■ Brazilian Soccer Star on Trial For Killing Lover 
■ Judge Facilitates Talks Between Hostess and Union
■ Intel CEO Otellini to Retire in Surprise Move 
■ Iran Starts Building Gas Pipeline to Syria 
■ Even Apes Have 'Midlife Crises,' Study Finds
■ U.S. Home Sales Rise 2.1 Percent in October 
■ Lebanese Army Dismantles Rockets Aimed at Israel
■ Petraeus Biographer: Devastated by Affair Fallout 
■ CNN: Debt Ceiling May Collide With Fiscal Cliff
■ SI: Maryland Leaves ACC to Join Big Ten

► In the Line of Fire: Photos from Gaza

* Egypt and Gaza: Can Cairo Manage a Tricky Relationship?
* Gaza Assault: How Surgical Are Israel's Strikes?

► Forget the Fiscal Cliff: Why President Obama is in Asia 

* Obama's Burma Visit Builds Hope, Criticism 

► France's Right-Wing Civil War: Leadership Vote Plunges UMP into Chaos

► Colorado Marijuana Law Could Be Black Market Boon 

* Marijuana in Colorado: Ready for Business

► Secession Reality Check: No, Texas Can't Legally Leave the Union    
► Can Online Courses Keep Students from Cheating?
► Senator Marco Rubio's Long Road to 2016 Begins Now
► Monday, November 19, 2012 | By TIME Photo Department - Art for Sandy Relief: Iconic, Collectible Photographs to Benefit Hurricane Sandy Relief
► Monday, November 19, 2012 | By Richard Lacayo - This Means War: A Look at Conflict Photography
► Ecocentric - The Earth as Art: Satellite Images of Our Planet from Orbit | By Kari CollinsNov. 19, 2012 

► Marco Rubio: A hip-hop fan unsure of Earth's age
► Sikh religion joining California universities' curriculum. Mistaken for Muslims — and targeted — after 9/11, members of the faith have sought to educate Americans about the religion. UC Santa Cruz is the latest to offer a course.
► Santa Monica at war with tradition, if not with Christmas 
► Mayor Villaraigosa discusses poverty report with D.C. think tank 
► Did Romney deserve the negative media coverage he received? 
    ► Republicans abandoning Romney over 'gifts' remark
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► Op-Ed - Goldberg: Obama needs a family plan - He could show some leadership on the state of the black family, and the American family in general.
► Pictures in the News | Nov. 19, 2012