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SubscribeDid toads predict the China quake?
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It’s the KGB’s Fault!
http://www.rjkoehler.com/ 2008/ 05/ 17/ its-the-kgbs-fault/Astronaut candidate Ko San, who was replaced at the last moment by Yi So-yeon as Korea’s first astronaut, suspects spy agencies were behind his sudden replacement: Astronaut candidate Ko San said Friday that he didn’t understand his sudden replacement — in March — on Korea’s first mission to the International Space Station (ISS), and intimated that some spy agencies had meddled in the process.
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Friday Photo: Kim Jong-il's deadly paint attack thwarted
http://blog.foreignpolicy.com/ node/ 8872Friday Photo: Kim Jong-il's deadly paint attack thwarted Fri, 05/16/2008 - 5:59pm Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA - MAY 14: South Korean Capital Defence Command soldiers take part in an anti-terrorism exercise at their Seoul military camp on May 14, 2008 in Seoul, South Korea.
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In case anyone was wondering...
http://blog.foreignpolicy.com/ node/ 8870In case anyone was wondering... Fri, 05/16/2008 - 2:59pm Yes, parents who lost a child in the earthquake will be able to have another child under China's one-child policy. Preeti Aroon
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Did toads predict the China quake?
http://blog.foreignpolicy.com/ node/ 8867Did toads predict the China quake? Fri, 05/16/2008 - 2:26pm Rumors are flying in China about why officials couldn't predict the quake when apparent natural signs were there. Technically, seismologists the world over say they can't accurately predict location and timing of earthquakes, but some in China see it differently.
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The UN Decries More Unnecessary Civilian Deaths in Afghanistan
http://www.theseminal.com/ 2008/ 05/ 16/ the-un-decries-more-unnecessary-civilia…Strong words from the UN, seemingly directed at American strikes on suspected insurgents in Afghanistan: Foreign intelligence agents are leading secret, deadly raids on suspected insurgents in Afghanistan and shirking responsibility when innocent civilians are killed, a U.N. official alleged Thursday.
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Links of the day
http://whatyoumustread.blogspot.com/ 2008/ 05/ links-of-day.html-> You thought China was scrambling through Africa? Think again: it's scrambling through Africa and the Middle East... -> You feel like you've got a grudge against Robert Kagan, but are looking for arguments to support it? Here are a few...
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Orange brings iPhone to Eurpoe, Mid East, Asia
http://iphonewatch.com/ ?p=5Orange today announced a new agreement with Apple to bring the iPhone to Orange customers in Austria, Belgium, the Dominican Republic, Egypt, Jordan, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Switzerland and Orange’s African markets later this year.
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[May 16 2008] Travus T. Hipp Morning News & Commentary: ‘Apocalypes Then’ - 21 December 2012, Remember That Date… It’s Going To Make For An Interesting Last Few Months To A Possible McCain Administration
http://leighm.net/ wp/ 2008/ 05/ 16/ tth_080516/“All The News You Never Knew You Needed To Know …Until Now.” In The News: California’s Supreme Court rules by a 3-4 majority for gay marriage. Details. In China, the predictions call for 50,000 dead from the Sichuan province Earthquake. China’s limiting of family size has exacerbated the disaster… Details.
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[May 16 2008] Travus T. Hipp Morning News & Commentary: ‘Apocalypes Then’ - 21 December 2012, Remember That Date… It’s Going To Make For An Interesting Last Few Months To A Possible McCain Administration
http://leighm.net/ wp/ 2008/ 05/ 16/ tth_080516/“All The News You Never Knew You Needed To Know …Until Now.” In The News: California’s Supreme Court rules by a 3-4 majority for gay marriage. Details. In China, the predictions call for 50,000 dead from the Sichuan province Earthquake. China’s limiting of family size has exacerbated the disaster… Details.
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Experts divided over Taiwan F-16 sale
http://blog.foreignpolicy.com/ node/ 8863Experts divided over Taiwan F-16 sale Fri, 05/16/2008 - 10:53am PIERRE VERDY/AFP/Getty Images The Bush administration is currently debating a plan to sell 66 advanced F-16 jets to Taiwan. The F-16 sale was a recurring theme in a panel discussion Monday at the Carnegie Endowment on cross-straits relations featuring Bonnie Glaser of CSIS, Michael Swaine of Carnegie, and Douglas H.
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