News, Views, Studies and Entertainment on Core Topics, September 9, 2010

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Southeast Asia

Burma postings are covered daily in a Burma Monitor blog at http://burmamonitor.blogspot.com/

Clan Planned Philippine Massacre Over Dinner, Witness Says
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/09/world/asia/09phils.html?ref=todayspaper

Row over graft charges rocks Timor coalition
http://easttimorlegal.blogspot.com/2010/09/row-over-graft-charges-rocks-timor.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+EastTimorLawJusticeBulletin+%28East+Timor+Law+%26+Justice+Bulletin%29

Former Vice Prime Minister Mario Carrascalao Resignation Letter: English Translation
http://easttimorlegal.blogspot.com/2010/09/former-vice-prime-minister-mario.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+EastTimorLawJusticeBulletin+%28East+Timor+Law+%26+Justice+Bulletin%29


The Muslim World

Mixed Results as NATO Drive on Kandahar Begins 
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/09/world/asia/09kandahar.html?ref=todayspaper

Suicide bomber kills 17 in Russia's North Ossetia
http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Europe/2010/0909/Suicide-bomber-kills-17-in-Russia-s-North-Ossetia?sp_rid=NTkyNjc1NDA2MgS2&sp_mid=4562148

Crisis casts new doubt on U.S. effort
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/09/08/AR2010090807423.html

Karzai seeks to restrict U.S. role in graft inquiries
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/09/08/AR2010090807394.html

Group tests the waters for Mubarak son succession
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/09/08/AR2010090806912.html

Egypt pushes back against Senate resolution
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/09/08/AR2010090807369.html


American Studies

Whatever Happened to Obama's Army?
http://www.time.com/time/politics/article/0,8599,2016973,00.html?xid=newsletter-daily

Court Dismisses a Case Asserting Torture by C.I.A.
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/09/us/09secrets.html?_r=1&ref=todayspaper


Global Issues

Tibetans' hopes hinge on Dalai Lama
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/09/08/AR2010090806917.html

In North Korea, signs of public discontent about Kim succession
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/09/08/AR2010090807085.html

Debt, financial crisis hurt U.S. competitiveness
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/09/08/AR2010090807266.html


Minority Groups

Halal Foods Expand Reach in France
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/09/world/europe/09france.html?ref=todayspaper

Evangelical leaders try to reach out to pastor who plans to burn Koran
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/09/08/AR2010090807414.html


Internet Studies

New York Times Will Go Out of “Print” Sometime in the Future
http://mashable.com/2010/09/08/nytimes-print/

Google Instant Predictions From A to Z
http://mashable.com/2010/09/08/google-instant-predictions/

Google Unveils Tool to Speed Up Searches
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/09/technology/techspecial/09google.html?ref=todayspaper