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>>   US political columnists
Picks Prove Diversity Is More Than Skin-Deep 
Washington Post - 20 Hours ago
President-elect Barack Obama Of the 28 top officials named to posts in the West Wing, East Wing or Vice President-elect Joe Biden's office, about two-thirds are the same age or younger than Obama, who
President-Elect's Picks Prove Diversity Is More Than Skin-Deep Washington Post
Cabinet of President-Elect Proves Diversity Is More Than Skin-Deep Washington Post
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Michael Tomasky: cows worse than cars? 
Guardian Unlimited - 6 Hours ago
Now here's something to chew on, yuk yuk. by Ben Adler in The American Prospect on how the meat industry contributes to global warming (grain, processing, deforestation, release of methane gases in mass
Are cows worse than cars? Guardian Unlimited
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Obama takes leftists' fire 
Chicago Tribune - 22 Hours ago
You can't please everybody in politics. You can't even please your fans all of the time. Remember when President-elect Barack Obama was battling opposition to his promise of 'change'? That was so last     Add Comment

Real (Evicted) Housewives of Atlanta 
The New Republic Online - 4 Hours ago
Last week on TNR, if the economic downturn might stall the popularity of ostentatious Reality TV shows. Her case in point was Real Housewives of Atlanta, which follows the ridiculously lavish lives of
'Real Housewives' NeNe Leakes gets evicted St. Petersburg Times
Evicted! 'Real Housewives' star gets the boot New York Daily News
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>>   US politics
Name by name, Obama's Cabinet taking shape 
Los Angeles Times - 5 Hours ago
Day by day, name by name, President-elect Barack Obama's Cabinet is taking shape, and other top jobs are being filled. A look at who has made the list and who is being talked about for jobs that are still
Obama names Bill Richardson secretary of commerce Sympatico
Obama picks Bill Richardson as Commerce secretary Los Angeles Times
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BRIEF-US Senate Leader Reid says "committed" to helping Detroit automakers 
CNBC - 96 Minutes ago
WASHINGTON, Dec 3 (Reuters) - A spokesman for U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, a Nevada Democrat, on Wednesday: * Says Reid 'committed' to finding way to help Detroit automakers avoid bankruptcy.
BRIEF-US Senate Leader Reid says 'committed' to helping Detroit automakers Forbes.com
Senate Majority Leader Reid Releases Statement After Richardson Nomination Nasdaq
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New York mayor urges Obama to fix municipal bond market 
Reuters India - 2 Hours ago
NEW YORK, Dec 3 (Reuters) - New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg said he had advised President-elect Barack Obama's transition team to boost U.S. economic growth by fixing the credit markets so that
New York mayor urges Obama to fix municip... Hemscott
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Obama Campaign Manager to Write Book 
ABC News - 110 Minutes ago
Barack Obama's campaign manager, David Plouffe, is writing a book about the historic election victory and has retained Washington attorney Robert Barnett, Obama's literary representative, to shop the
Obama campaign manager to write a book Chicago Sun-Times
5 People Writing Obama Books US News
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>>   US social policy
Insurers Group Proposes Universal Health Care 
Wall Street Journal Online - 50 Minutes ago
By JANE ZHANG WASHINGTON -- The trade group for health insurers on Wednesday offered its own universal-coverage     Add Comment

Improving Social Services, Privacy and Project Management Top 2008 Watch List 
Government Technology - 42 Minutes ago
Most of the projects highlighted here were selected because they involved strategies many state and local governments are still deciding whether or not to try. Industry observers are watching for the     Add Comment

Bad Economy, CIO Transitions, Improving Social Services: 2008 -- The Year in Review 
Government Technology - 103 Minutes ago
By Chad Vander Veen, Associate Editor In the waning weeks of 2008, with holiday parties, New Year's resolutions and visions of sugarplums dancing in our heads, it's easy to forget what a momentous year     Add Comment

FACTBOX-US President-elect Obama to face distressed economy 
CNBC - 3 Hours ago
Dec 3 (Reuters) - U.S. President-elect Barack Obama will take office at a time when the U.S. economy is in recession, with many analysts warning of the potential for a protracted downturn. The following
CHICAGO - President-elect Barack Obama named New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson as  Sympatico
Where President-Elect Barack Obama Stands on Indonesia and East Timor (Timor-Leste) ETAN
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>>   International development
RI, Kenya promote cooperation among developing nations to address crisis 
Antara Interactive - 112 Minutes ago
Jakarta (ANTARA News) - Indonesia and Kenya have agreed to step up cooperation among developing countries in addressing the current global financial crisis, a minister said. The two countries also discussed     Add Comment

"The Real Estate and Financial Crisis: Causes, Effects and Impacts on Development,"  
AEC News Room - 59 Minutes ago
'The Real Estate and Financial Crisis: Causes, Effects and Impacts on Development,' a Seminar Organized by the Secretariat and the Real Estate Market Advisory Group (REM) of the United Nations Economic
Food Price Crisis And Financial Crisis Present Double Threat For Poor People Medical News Today
"The Real Estate and Financial Crisis: Causes, Effects and Impacts on Development,"  Street Insider
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Release: Call on Donors to Boost Aid 
World Bank - 8 Hours ago
- As development experts prepare for the International Conference on Financing for Development in Doha, Qatar, the World Bank is calling on donors to further boost aid as investment in developing countries
China calls for assistance to developing countries in UN meeting on financial crisis China Economic Net
Release: Bank Calls on Donors to Boost Aid World Bank
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Sasha Abramsky: Obama should appoint a 'poverty tsar' to his cabinet 
Guardian Unlimited - 10 Hours ago
As President-elect Obama shapes his administration, it strikes me that of all the challenges confronting America, three are particularly critical. The first is tackling international terrorism effectively.     Add Comment
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>>   Human rights
As genocide raged, general's pleas... 
CNN - 110 Minutes ago
In 1993, Romeo Dallaire was full of hope for the future of Rwanda. The Canadian lieutenant general and son of a soldier was about to take up the biggest command of his career -- leading United Nations     Add Comment

Darfur genocide continues: ICC prosecutor 
The Age - 60 Minutes ago
Sudan's government is still supporting genocide in Darfur, including through rape and holding up humanitarian aid, the International Criminal Court prosecutor said Wednesday. 'Genocide continues,' Luis     Add Comment

Super funds fight for human rights 
Financial Standard - 43 Minutes ago
Can super funds join forces to stop human rights abuses, improve the lives and rights of hundreds of people in just over a year? According to four Swedish pension funds, nothing is impossible. The Ethical     Add Comment

Zimbabwean authorities target activists and trade unionists 
Amnesty International - 65 Minutes ago
A Zimbabwean human rights activist was abducted from her home at dawn on Wednesday by a group of armed plain-clothes men who identified themselves as policemen. Jestina Mukoko is the director of the Zimbabwe     Add Comment
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>>   Iran
Iran concedes economy hurting over oil 
CNBC - 99 Minutes ago
TEHRAN, Iran - Iran's hard-line president has acknowledged publicly for the first time that his country's economy is taking a severe beating from tumbling oil prices, a damaging admission by a leader
Ahmadinejad: Iran Economy Hurt by Falling Crude Prices KFWB News 980
Irans president concedes oil prices hurt economy MyMotherLode.com
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Iran concedes economy hurting over oil 1 hr ago 
CNBC - 34 Minutes ago
TEHRAN, Iran - Iran's hard-line president has acknowledged publicly for the first time that his country's economy is taking a severe beating from tumbling oil prices, a damaging admission by a leader     Add Comment

Think-tank comments on Iran worry Israel 
Jerusalem Post - 109 Minutes ago
Israeli officials expressed concern Wednesday about some of the recommendations in a report top American experts have prepared on Middle East policy for the Obama administration, including expanding engagement
Think Tanks: '09 to be Iran's Year of Nuclear Reckoning NewsMax.com
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Budget Squeeze Forces Iran to Shelve Downstream Projects 
Energy Intelligence Group - 107 Minutes ago
Summary The global credit crunch and sliding oil prices will put a number of Iranian energy projects on hold as the government scrutinizes the money available for oil and gas investment, a top Iranian
Ahmadinejad: Iran will be forced to cut budget Albawaba
S.C. tax cuts get blame for budget woes The State
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>>   Iraq
Pssst! Obama's a Shi'ite - TIME 
Time - 105 Minutes ago
A man in Baghdad looks at a newspaper's headline story of Senator Barack Obama's victory in the U.S. presidential election, on Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2008 Hadi Mizban / AP When he learns that I live in New
Baghdad Scuttlebutt: Pssst! Obama's a Shi'ite Time
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Obama Rings Up Iraqs Maliki 
Wall Street Journal Online - 102 Minutes ago
Jonathan Weisman reports on the transition. President-elect Barack Obamas transition office regularly     Add Comment

Iraq bombs kill at least 11, injure 39 
Malaysia Sun - 2 Hours ago
At least 11 people were killed and 39 others injured Wednesday when bombs hit a primary school and a checkpoint in the Iraqi cities of Nineveh and Mosul, security sources said. The bomb in Mosul ripped
Bombs claim 21 in Iraqi Zimbabwe Herald
Bombs kill 14, injure dozens in Iraq Denver Post
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Iraq, United States A landmark agreement 
Zawya.com - 79 Minutes ago
Iraq's Parliament last week approved a landmark military pact that will see all American troops withdraw by the end of 2011, ending the 2003 invasion that toppled Saddam Hussein and plunged the country