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News in Brief: 24 December 2009
11 hours ago ago from Nima Maleki: Politics and Critical Thought
A brief list of news clippings for the day: Seven million Iraqis gripped by poverty . Seven million Iraqis are gripped by poverty. In this regard, MPs stressed the necessity to consider reducing poverty in 2010 budget. (Alsumaria) Russia to modernise nuclear arsenal . Dmitry Medvedev, the Russian president, has announced that his country is to develop a new generation of nuclear missiles to ensure its nuclear deterrent remains ...
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One thing I like about the classical liberalism is that it generally has a much more optimistic worldview than other ideologies. Clearly, optimism is only good if it is justified, but I think that, for the most part, the optimism of classical liberalism is justified. Without a doubt, as we conclude the first decade of the 2000's, humanity faces plenty of challenges. But if you look at macro trends, the world today is more peaceful and ...
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7 hours ago ago from Mike & Razz's Blog
I know, I know. Why haven't you updated in ages?! How come you haven't let us know where you've been? To be honest, we both got kinda lax about updating and for that I'm sorry. On the good side though, we're gonna have a special treat for you guys that will be ready right after Christmas. So until then (which is about 2 days from now), I'm going to give you a special treat of not one, not two, but THREE reviews! Here's the first of them: The ...
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10 hours ago ago from Huffington Post
This time of year is a period for reflection for many people around the world. For the people of Sri Lanka it brings back acutely painful memories, but also for the first time in many years, a genuine sense of hope. On December 26, 2004, one of the worst natural disasters in modern times befell our country and we required aid and other support from the world on an unprecedented scale. The tsunami that struck the length of Sri Lanka's ...
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