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Southeast Asia - All countries are now covered in a separate posting to this blog
and to Burma Monitor blog at http://burmamonitor.blogspot.com/

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The Muslim World

The Ruthless Guerrilla Movement That Won't Die
http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,2014431,00.html?xid=newsletter-daily

'Time to turn the page' on the Iraq war
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/08/31/AR2010083106121.html

As Obama declares end of combat in Iraq, its citizens move forward with uncertainty
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/08/31/AR2010083106130.html

In Central Asia, a new headache for U.S. policy
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/08/31/AR2010083106265.html

Afghan authorities take over largest bank to avoid meltdown
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/08/31/AR2010083106082.html

Nervous Afghans pull money from Kabul Bank, raising fears
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/09/01/AR2010090101620.html

In Iraq, clear signs of a new U.S. mission
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/09/01/AR2010090106523.html

Leaders Call for Peace as Mideast Talks Begin
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/02/world/middleeast/02diplo.html?_r=1&ref=todayspaper

In Somali Civil War, Both Sides Embrace Pirates
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/02/world/africa/02pirates.html?ref=todayspaper

In Somalia, Battle Ends for Streets of Capital
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/02/world/africa/02somalia.html?ref=todayspaper


American Studies

Republicans Remain Disproportionately White and Religious
http://www.gallup.com/poll/142826/Republicans-Remain-Disproportionately-White-Religious.aspx?utm_source=alert&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=syndication&utm_content=morelink&utm_term=USA



Global Issues

Kim Jong-il gets aid offer from South Korea after coming up empty on China trip
http://www.csmonitor.com/World/terrorism-security/2010/0901/Kim-Jong-il-gets-aid-offer-from-South-Korea-after-coming-up-empty-on-China-trip

China pushes six-party talks with North Korea, but others remain skeptical
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/08/31/AR2010083101909.html

Germany considers another step toward normalcy: dropping the draft
http://www.csmonitor.com/Commentary/Editorial-Board-Blog/2010/0831/Germany-considers-another-step-toward-normalcy-dropping-the-draft

How I Learned to Love Farmed Fish
http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,2015134,00.html?xid=newsletter-daily

Campaigns for premier kick off in Japan
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/09/01/AR2010090106519.html

### Cities at Risk: Asia's Coastal Cities in an Age of Climate Change
http://www.eastwestcenter.org/fileadmin/stored/pdfs/api096.pdf


Minority Groups

Muslim leaders debate FBI presence at mosques
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/08/31/AR2010083106071.html

Grief Across Latin America for Migrant Killings
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/02/world/americas/02migrants.html?ref=todayspaper

Arizona's Anti-Immigration Firebrands: Fueled by Out-of-Staters
http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,2015377,00.html?xid=newsletter-daily

Separate but Loyal: Ethnicity and Nationalism in China
http://www.eastwestcenter.org/fileadmin/stored/pdfs/ps056.pdf


Internet Studies

Google Realtime Search (2 links)
http://www.google.com/landing/realtime/ (learn)
http://www.google.com/realtime (do)

Back to the future: two years of Google Chrome
http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2010/09/back-to-future-two-years-of-google.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+blogspot%2FMKuf+%28Official+Google+Blog%29