1. Flimflamming America into a pseudo-services econom
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... of scientists in Switzerland have restarted the world's largest sub-atomic particle collider for the first time since the nearly $10bn machine suffered a massive malfunction last year. CONTINUE... ...

2. The Struggle for Net Neutrality
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...ic web domain SCI-TECH By Agencies    Monday, 16 November 2009 Egypt has introduced the first internet domain name written in Arabic, allowing millions of Arabic speakers easier access t...

3. Starting With a Murder
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... Iran. The Council on American-Islamic Relations warns that the seizure of places of worship may have First Amendment implications for the American Muslim community. CONTINUE... US unveils extend...

4. Man-made Global Warming
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...y Agencies    Friday, 13 November 2009 Barack Obama has arrived in Japan, kicking off his first visit to Asia as US president as he seeks to soothe relations with Tokyo strained by a row o...

5. Taliban = 9/11?? Afghanistan by Hypnosis
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...er. The convictions turn them into international fugitives who risk arrest abroad. The case marks the first time any American has been convicted for taking part in a so-called “extraordinary rendition...

6. A Nation of Golems
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... swept through ten nations leaving thousands of people dead and rendering millions more homeless. The first of the natural disasters, tropical storm Ketsana, struck Manila and the surrounding area on ...

7. Obama Continuing Bush Policies, Chomsky says
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...2009 UK oil giant, British Petroleum and the China National Petroleum Corporation have signed Iraq's first major new oil deal since the 2003 US-led invasion. CONTINUE... Species face extinction ...

8. Leading Political, Legal Blogger Glenn Greenwald
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...alls Economy By Agencies    Saturday, 31 October 2009 US consumer spending fell for the first time in five months in September, official data has shown, in a sign that a recovery from th...

9. Being Muslims at the Wrong Time in America
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...inski spoke at a RAND Corporation forum on Afghanistan in a Senate caucus room on Thursday.  His first statement was that "Withdrawal from Afghanistan in the near future is a No-No."&nb...

10. Drug-War Assassinations
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...9 A US official has resigned from his contract post in Afghanistan over the US-led war, becoming the first US political representative to step down in protest at the conflict since it began eight yea...