Sep 21, 2012
Stop Using Fake Names on Facebook [User Manual]
Stop Using Fake Names on Facebook [User Manual]:
For many good reasons, anonymity is important on the Internet. It's handy for unfettered discussion, whistle-blowing, and dissent under oppression! For the general preservation of privacy, it's nice to go nameless. More »
Najib Urges Muslim Moderation as Embassies Close: Southeast Asia - Businessweek
Najib Urges Muslim Moderation as Embassies Close: Southeast Asia - Businessweek:
 CBS News | Najib Urges Muslim Moderation as Embassies Close: Southeast Asia Businessweek The U.S. will shut its embassy in Indonesia's capital today because of “potential significant demonstrations that might be held,” according to a statement posted on its website. Demonstrations in Kuala Lumpur prompted the U.S. to close its embassy at ... US shuts Indonesia consulate amid film protestsCBS News Anti-American protests continue in IndonesiaBoston.com all 954 news articles » |
Welcome Governor Jokowi
Welcome Governor Jokowi:
It is almost certain that Jakarta will
have a new governor. Although the Jakarta General Elections
Commission (KPU Jakarta) will not announce the official count until
Oct. 3, based ...
It is almost certain that Jakarta will
have a new governor. Although the Jakarta General Elections
Commission (KPU Jakarta) will not announce the official count until
Oct. 3, based ...
Jakarta to welcome its new leaders on Oct. 7
Jakarta to welcome its new leaders on Oct. 7: Jakarta will see its new governor and deputy governor inaugurated on Oct. 7, as long as no complaints are filed after the runoff results are officially announced, said Sumarno, a member of the ...
Turkey convicts three former generals
Turkey convicts three former generals: Turkish court sentences three former generals to life in prison, in Turkey "sledgehammer" coup trial.
Protesters seek to disband Benghazi militias
Protesters seek to disband Benghazi militias: Large pro-peace "Save Benghazi" march coincides with smaller Ansar Sharia protest against anti-Islam film and cartoons.
FiveThirtyEight Forecast: G.O.P. Senate Hopes Slipping
FiveThirtyEight Forecast: G.O.P. Senate Hopes Slipping: Democrats now hold about a 70 percent chance of retaining control of the Senate, according to the new FiveThirtyEight forecast.
With China’s rise, Japan shifts to the right
With China’s rise, Japan shifts to the right:
TOKYO — Japan is in the midst of a gradual but significant shift to the right, acting more confrontationally in the region than at any time since World War II.
The shift applies strictly to Japan’s foreign policy and military strategy, not social issues, and has been driven both by China’s rapid maritime expansion — particularly its emphatic claims on contested territory — and by a growing sense here that Japan should recover the clout squandered amid two lost decades of economic stagnation.
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TOKYO — Japan is in the midst of a gradual but significant shift to the right, acting more confrontationally in the region than at any time since World War II.
The shift applies strictly to Japan’s foreign policy and military strategy, not social issues, and has been driven both by China’s rapid maritime expansion — particularly its emphatic claims on contested territory — and by a growing sense here that Japan should recover the clout squandered amid two lost decades of economic stagnation.
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Trade talks aim to expand United States’ Asia presence, with China on the horizon
Trade talks aim to expand United States’ Asia presence, with China on the horizon:
As the U.S. hammers on China’s front door with demands to further open up its economy, Obama administration officials are negotiating a potential back alley to the same end — a trade agreement with other Asian nations they hope will challenge China to change some of its core economic policies.
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As the U.S. hammers on China’s front door with demands to further open up its economy, Obama administration officials are negotiating a potential back alley to the same end — a trade agreement with other Asian nations they hope will challenge China to change some of its core economic policies.
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Final ‘surge’ troops leave Afghanistan
Final ‘surge’ troops leave Afghanistan:
AUCKLAND, New Zealand — The last of the 33,000 “surge” troops President Obama ordered to Afghanistan in December 2009 have left the country, the Pentagon announced Friday, just ahead of a Sept. 30 deadline.
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AUCKLAND, New Zealand — The last of the 33,000 “surge” troops President Obama ordered to Afghanistan in December 2009 have left the country, the Pentagon announced Friday, just ahead of a Sept. 30 deadline.
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Iran blamed for cyberattacks on U.S. banks and companies
Iran blamed for cyberattacks on U.S. banks and companies:
Iran has recently mounted a series of disruptive computer attacks against major U.S. banks and other companies in apparent retaliation for Western economic sanctions aimed at halting its nuclear program, according to U.S. intelligence and other officials.
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Iran has recently mounted a series of disruptive computer attacks against major U.S. banks and other companies in apparent retaliation for Western economic sanctions aimed at halting its nuclear program, according to U.S. intelligence and other officials.
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Polls Show Obama Edge in More Swing States - NationalJournal.com
Polls Show Obama Edge in More Swing States - NationalJournal.com
Another slate of battleground-state polls released late Thursday confirms that President Obama holds a clear, if tenuous, advantage in the race to 270 electoral votes, reaching 50 percent in smaller swing states Colorado,Iowa, and Wisconsin. The polls, conducted by Marist College for NBC News and The Wall Street Journal, show Obama with slight leads over Mitt Romney in Colorado and Wisconsin, and a significant lead in sparsely polled Iowa, where early voting begins next week.
Another slate of battleground-state polls released late Thursday confirms that President Obama holds a clear, if tenuous, advantage in the race to 270 electoral votes, reaching 50 percent in smaller swing states Colorado,Iowa, and Wisconsin. The polls, conducted by Marist College for NBC News and The Wall Street Journal, show Obama with slight leads over Mitt Romney in Colorado and Wisconsin, and a significant lead in sparsely polled Iowa, where early voting begins next week.
Heartland Monitor Poll: Obama Leads 50 Percent to 43 Percent - NationalJournal.com
Heartland Monitor Poll: Obama Leads 50 Percent to 43 Percent - NationalJournal.com
President Obama has opened a solid lead over Mitt Romney by largely reassembling the “coalition of the ascendant” that powered the Democrat to his landmark 2008 victory, the latest Allstate/National JournalHeartland Monitor Poll has found.
President Obama has opened a solid lead over Mitt Romney by largely reassembling the “coalition of the ascendant” that powered the Democrat to his landmark 2008 victory, the latest Allstate/National JournalHeartland Monitor Poll has found.
Philippine Campaign Takes Aim at Boastful Politicians - Southeast Asia Real Time - WSJ
Philippine Campaign Takes Aim at Boastful Politicians - Southeast Asia Real Time - WSJ
Elections are coming to the Philippines again in 2013 – but this time some lawmakers are determined put a stop to all the posters and that candidates use to claim credit for public works projects funded by the government.
Elections are coming to the Philippines again in 2013 – but this time some lawmakers are determined put a stop to all the posters and that candidates use to claim credit for public works projects funded by the government.
REPORT - Violence Containment Spending in the US
Violence Containment « Vision of Humanity
Released September 20, 2012
The size of economic activity that is devoted to inflicting, preventing or dealing with the consequences of violence is known as the Violence Containment Industry (VCI). In the U.S., Violence Containment costs around 15% of Gross Domestic Product each year and is the largest discrete industry.
Violence Containment Spending in the U.S., produced byInstitute for Economics and Peace, provides a new methodology to categorize and account for the public and private expenditure on containing violence.
While some spending on Violence Containment is necessary, the question is what is the optimal amount to spend on containing violence while cost effectively investing in future reductions of violence?
Sep 20, 2012
Greg Sargent: Romney: I’ll never convince Obama voters to take responsibility for their lives
Greg Sargent: Romney: I’ll never convince Obama voters to take responsibility for their lives:
The Huffington Post and Mother Jones both post audio of what may be a blockbuster moment: Mitt Romney telling a private fundraiser that 47 percent of the American people — the voters who can be counted on to vote for Obama — are “dependent on government,” “believe that they are victims,” and think government “has a responsibility to care for them.”
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The Huffington Post and Mother Jones both post audio of what may be a blockbuster moment: Mitt Romney telling a private fundraiser that 47 percent of the American people — the voters who can be counted on to vote for Obama — are “dependent on government,” “believe that they are victims,” and think government “has a responsibility to care for them.”
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The Fix’s interactive governor’s race map shows GOP opportunity
The Fix’s interactive governor’s race map shows GOP opportunity:
Republicans have a great chance to expand their stranglehold on governor’s mansions this year, with 11 states holding governor’s races.
Eight of those seats are held by Democrats, including all of the at-risk states, according to The Fix’s handy new interactive map of the governor’s races.
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Republicans have a great chance to expand their stranglehold on governor’s mansions this year, with 11 states holding governor’s races.
Eight of those seats are held by Democrats, including all of the at-risk states, according to The Fix’s handy new interactive map of the governor’s races.
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