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• Arab Spring: Egypt’s Parliamentary Elections Begin Amid Continued Violence

  

  Are Egypt's unfolding parliamentary elections a massive step forward for democracy or a mechanism by which the entrenched elite will hold on to power? Read more

  The 28 November 2011 by   Periscope
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• NATO Airstrike Causes Outrage in Pakistan

  

  What does it mean for Afghanistan & US-Pakistan relations? Read more

  The 28 November 2011 by   Periscope
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• Life's Too Short: Gary Speed Dies at 42

  

  The Tragedy of Gary Speed Many players have battled continually battle it, but news of Gary Speeds’ death yesterday came like a bolt from the blue for so... Read more

  The 28 November 2011 by   Thebhoymcclay
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• Martin Scorsese’s “Hugo”

  

  Near the beginning of the film Hugo, there progresses an elongated tracking shot that follows the title character, a young orphaned boy of eleven, as he rushes... Read more

  The 28 November 2011 by   Antiscribe.com
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• Turbulent Republican Race Still Wide Open

  

  New front-runner Newt Gingrich, with his wife Callista The last time I blogged about the 2012 Republican contest, it appeared to be a two-man race between... Read more

  The 27 November 2011 by   ---
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• NASA to Launch Mars Rover Curiosity – but Will It Be the Last of Its Kind?

  

  NASA is expected to launch its $2.5 billion Mars rover Curiosity on Saturday, but with budget constraints curtailing the space program, will it be the last of... Read more

  The 25 November 2011 by   Periscope
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• Winners and Losers of the GOP Debate on Foreign Policy

  

  Newt Gingrich: Immigration issues? Photocredit: Gage Skidmore, http://www.flickr.com/photos/gageskidmore/4393323094/sizes/m/in/photostream/ The US presidential... Read more

  The 23 November 2011 by   Periscope
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• Arab Spring: Tahrir Square Reoccupied, Egypt’s Young Revolution in the Balance

  

  Just nine months after Hosni Mubarak was ousted, there's blood on the pavement of Cairo's Tahrir Square again as protesters and the military battle over the... Read more

  The 22 November 2011 by   Periscope
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• Iran Lashes out at ‘Ineffective’ Sanctions

  

  Financial & petrochemical sectors the tarets of new sanctions Read more

  The 22 November 2011 by   Periscope
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• Wither Democracy in Egypt?

  

  Much has been written about the euphoria surrounding the ousting of Mubarak and the reality of making reforms work in the post-Mubarak era. The lesson that... Read more

  The 21 November 2011 by   Center For International Private Enterprise
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