Remember Why are Singapore political blogs languishing in the shadows?
Remember Why are Singapore political blogs languishing in the shadows? An oldie from 2005, but it still seems to apply.
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Recession fear plunders Wall Street, Dow dives 678.91 (Reuters)
Reuters - Stocks plummeted for a seventh straight session on Thursday as investors bet recent moves by authorities worldwide to thaw frozen credit markets would not be enough to avert a global recession.
The Financial Crisis, as Explained to My Fourteen-Year-Old Sister
The Financial Crisis, as Explained to My Fourteen-Year-Old Sister - Economist Kevin Nguyen explains the country’s economic woes to his younger sister, using Pokémon as an analogy. Seriously.
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Iraqi PM vows to capture killers of anti-US Shiite MP (AFP)
AFP - Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki vowed on Thursday to capture the assassins of an anti-American Shiite MP, the first lawmaker to be killed in 18 months, and ordered a top-level investigation.
Things Rick Astley Would Never Do To You
originally posted here
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North Korea said to be deploying missiles (Reuters)
Reuters - North Korea deployed more than 10 missiles on its west coast apparently for an imminent test launch, a South Korean newspaper said on Thursday, and Pyongyang halted U.N. monitoring of its nuclear complex.
Elections officials deny illegally purging voters (AP)
AP - A newspaper report Thursday said tens of thousands of eligible voters have been removed from rolls or blocked from registering in at least six swing states, but election officials quickly lined up to defend their registration procedures and said they had done nothing wrong.
Pentagon sees reconciliation with Taliban, not Qaeda (Reuters)
Reuters - The United States would be prepared to reconcile with the Taliban if the Afghan government pursued talks to end the war, U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates said on Thursday.
Tropical species also threatened by climate change (AP)
AP - If you can’t stand global warming, get out of the tropics. While the most significant harm from climate change so far has been in the polar regions, tropical plants and animals may face an even greater threat, say scientists who studied conditions in Costa Rica.
