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NEWS STAND: Who Lost Abdulmuttalab? Mass Murder, European Style
Can America catch a bad guy? Any bad guy? For years, the Bush Administration was under fire for letting Osama Bin Ladin slip through its fingers. Now the Obama Administration is catching flak for failing to nail the Underwear Bomber. Driven by Republican accusations of laxity about security, the Obama Administration has gone on the…
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NEWS STAND: Debating America's Safety, The Newest Indian Tribe, China Executes Briton for Drug Smuggling
THE NEW SECURITY DEBATE Can America ever be safe? The Underwear Bomber has set off a new round of recrimination about the state of security in the U.S. The fact that Umar Farouk Abdulmullatab’s own father went to the U.S. Embassy to express concern about his son’s militant leanings suggest another missed opportunity to stop…
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NEWS STAND: Mexico Reconsiders Drug War; Dennis Brutus, 85; Percy Sutton, 89.
SAY NO TO NO ON DRUGS? Will common sense about the war on drugs emerge from Mexico? For several years, the administration of Mexican President Felipe Calderón has battled the illegal traffic in drugs with a strategy defined and supported by the United States. He has deployed large numbers of troops in Ciudad Juarez, a…
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Nigerian Man Held in Terror Attempt
His own father was so worried about his involvement with extremist groups that he informed U.S. authorities about him. His name was on American security watch lists. Yet Abdul Farouk Abdulmutallab cleared security in Lagos and Amsterdam and was able to board a Northwest Airlines flight to Detroit. When he attempted to set off an…
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NEWS STAND: A Present for Obama, Big Paydays for Freddie and Fannie, Freedom in China, Facebook Dissent in Egypt
Merry Christmas, Mr. President President Barack Obama’s Christmas present was the health care reform bill the U.S. Senate passed strictly along party lines in the early hours of Christmas Eve. The 60-40 vote along party lines, including the Senate’s two independents, signaled how dead the concept of bipartisanship has become. The great task now is…
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NEWS STAND: France's New Black Star, U.S. Justice Toughens Stand on Hate Crimes …
A Black Politician Rises In France The most popular politician in French President Nicolas Sarkozy’s government is Rama Yade, the minister of sports, according to the latest survey. She is also the most visible black politician in a country where few minorities play prominent roles outside of sports and entertainment. Yade, 32, a native of…
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NEWS STAND: Health Care Advances, Death Sentences Drop, Minority Farmers Sue, French Debate Identity
News Stand Closer to Universal Health Care President Obama’s health care bill moved a step closer to passage when Democrats in the U.S. Senate voted to cut off a Republican filibuster. With members voting strictly along party lines, the 60-40 vote indicated that the Democrats had rounded up the votes they need despite vehement opposition…
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NEWS STAND: Tiger Woods Wins and Loses, Racism in China, Quads Admitted to Yale, Grading Obama
Tiger Woods Wins PGA Player Award, Loses Tag Heuer Watch Deal The relentless wave of bad news about Tiger Woods took a brief respite Friday when his fellow professional golfers voted him the player of the year. This was the 10th time in 13 years as a professional that Woods has won the award, a…
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NEWS STAND: D.C. OKs Same-Sex, Yes to Bananas, Non to Racism, Soft Radio
DC OKs Same-Sex Marriage Just days after black voters helped put Houston’s first openly gay mayor into office, the Washington, D.C. city council struck its own blow for gay rights. The federal district’s local lawmakers voted Tuesday night to allow same-sex marriage, making it the sixth jurisdiction in the U.S. to pass such a law.…
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