Seoul Accepts North Korea's Proposal for Dialogue

April 19, 2009

First high-level dialogue between North and South comes as tensions continue to rise in the region. “Pyongyang has expelled international monitors, vowed to quit six-nation disarmament talks and restart its nuclear program to protest of the U.N. Security Council’s condemnation of its rocket launch on April 5.” Any bets on what makes NK walk away?

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Blowback Overseas: British Intelligence Fears Prosecution Over CIA Memos

April 18, 2009

Fresh revelations about the CIA’s torture techniques have thrown the spotlight on British Intelligence, which gained valuable insight into terror networks from confessions extracted by American officers. They have raised further fears that British agents could be prosecuted for their indirect role in the abuse of detainees.

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Israel Preps Major Assault on Iran's Nuclear Sites: This Could be Bad

April 18, 2009

Israeli military preps to move against a dozen nuclear targets in Iran as part of “massive aerial assault…within days of being given the go-ahead by its new government.” This could be for real: they’re prepping for the retaliation too in civil defense drills. What will the Obama Administration demand, and will that hold Israel back?

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Obama Tries to Take Moderate Path on Embryonic Stem Cells, Disrupts Left's "Science!" Chant

April 18, 2009

The White House issues guidelines on government-funded ESCR, limiting it to “excess fertility clinic embryos,” more than enough for the purposes of research but disappointing those who wanted open floodgates. Activist: “I am really, really startled…This seems to be a political calculus when what we want in this country is a scientific research calculus.”

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GOP vs. Democrats Like Superman vs. Bizarro Superman, or Jerry vs. Bizarro Jerry

April 18, 2009

Jay Cost points out the irony — or maybe just the hilarity — of the party flip-flop. “Republicans, completely in charge, were blaming Democrats for the partisan rancor, and touting their own permanent majority. Today, it’s young voters, professionals, and Hispanics. Back then, it was exurbanites, 93 of the 100 fastest growing counties, and Hispanics!”

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In Landmark Tech Case, Judge Jails Pirate Bay File-Sharing Site Founders

April 18, 2009

Along with $4.5 million in damages (for site with no income stream!), “Frederik Neij, Gottfrid Svartholm Warg, Carl Lundstrom and Peter Sunde were found guilty of breaking copyright law and sentenced to a year in jail.” Undeterred, geeks say they’ll appeal and even if they could pay, wouldn’t. Up with free [stuff] and deviance!

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The Wii Hits a Rough Patch: A Sign of the Economic Times, or Just a Bunch of Subpar Games?

April 18, 2009

After hot selling streak, the Nintendo Wii is cooling down. Since it’s a significantly underpowered and different machine from the PS3 and Xbox 360, games have to be built from scratch. Sony rules the Japan charts for the first time in 16 months, and the Wii is becoming viewed as “fool’s gold for third-party developers.”

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GM CEO says Bankruptcy is Probable

April 17, 2009

General Motors chief executive Fritz Henderson said the automaker still intends to restructure its business outside of bankruptcy, but a filing is still “probable” given all the concessions it must achieve with such a short deadline. GM, which has already received $13.4 billion in government loans, is working on a two track plan: outside bankruptcy […]

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The Story Behind the Story: Politico Article Incites Online Left

April 17, 2009

The liberal blogosphere is on the attack about three paragraphs in a story POLITICO posted Thursday on the release of the CIA interrogation memos. Here’s the story behind the story.

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Palin Admits She Considered Abortion During Pregnancy

April 17, 2009

EVANSVILLE, Ind. (April 16) — In her first out-of-state political appearance since last fall’s presidential election, former GOP vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin confided to 3,000 at a right-to-life event here that she had “just for a fleeting moment” contemplated seeking an abortion after learning she was pregnant with her son Trig, who will turn […]

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