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Posted on the March 12th, 2010 under Uncategorized by world

Appeals Court says 'Under God' not a prayer
San Francisco Chronicle
(03-11) 17:32 PST SAN FRANCISCO -- The federal court that touched off a furor in 2002 by declaring the words "under God" in the Pledge of Allegiance to be an unconstitutional endorsement of religion took another look at the issue Thursday and said the ...
Fed. appeals court upholds 'under God' in pledgeThe Associated Press
Pledge of Allegiance's God reference now upheld by courtLos Angeles Times
Court approves God for US money, pledge of allegianceAFP
New York Times -KGAN -Manteca Bulletin
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SCENARIOS-Will Thailand's government ride out the storm?
Reuters
BANGKOK, March 12 (Reuters) - Thai "red shirt" protestors began a series of demonstrations on Friday aimed at overthrowing the government, a scenario that has hit consumer confidence and may force the central bank to keep interest rates ...
Thailand braces for massive political protestsCNN International
Protesters clog Bangkok's main streetsABC Online
Thailand's Thaksin supporters set to march on BangkokAFP
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Turkey protests Swedish genocide vote
CNN
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has expressed anger at accusations of genocide against the country. Istanbul, Turkey (CNN) -- Turkey has canceled a high-level summit scheduled to take place in Sweden ...
Turkey recalls envoy to SwedenAljazeera.net
Swedish ambassador in Ankara summoned to Turkish Foreign MinistryXinhua
Turkey recalls envoy to Sweden over Armenia voteReuters
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Obama Lists Who Will Get Prize Money From Nobel
New York Times
WASHINGTON — President Obama has made good on a promise to give his $1.4 million in Nobel Peace Prize money to charity, releasing on Thursday the names of the organizations that will benefit. “These organizations do extraordinary work ...
Obama picks charities to which he'll donate Nobel prize cash awardWashington Post
Why the Internet Deserves the Nobel Peace PrizeAOL News
Internet nominated for 2010 Nobel Peace Prizemsnbc.com
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Cuomo Hands Paterson Case to an Ex-Judge
New York Times
ALBANY — Facing growing political pressure, Attorney General Andrew M. Cuomo on Thursday appointed an independent counsel to take over his office's investigation into the Paterson administration's response to a domestic violence case. ...
Cuomo Hands Off Paterson InquiryWall Street Journal
New York AG Cuomo recuses himself from probe of Gov. PatersonWashington Post
After drop in poll, AG recuses himself in NY probeThe Associated Press
New York Post -WCAX -WGRZ-TV
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Putin urges expanded Russia-India ties
AFP
NEW DELHI — Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, in India to sign a clutch of multibillion-dollar arms deals, said Friday it was time for the old Cold War allies to boost trade beyond the limited scope of defence. At just over 7.5 billion dollars in ...
Foreign Banks 'Facilitated' Russian Capital Flight, Putin SaysBusinessWeek
Putin: Russia, India Nuclear Ties PromisingWall Street Journal
India, Russia to strengthen its strategic partnershipRIA Novosti
Reuters -Voice of America -BBC News
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Pinera govt projects $30 billion in quake damage
The Associated Press
SANTIAGO, Chile — Calling on Chileans to dry their tears and get to work to rebuild the nation, Sebastian Pinera is already setting an example. Meeting until early Friday with his ministers after repeated earthquakes shook up inaugural ceremonies, ...
Aftershocks Jolt Chile as New President Is Sworn InNew York Times
Aftershocks a reality check for Chilean President Sebastián PiñeraWashington Post
New Chile president vows to rebuildAljazeera.net
Reuters -Xinhua -Times Online
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GOP Tactic in Ads: Scare Thy Rival
Wall Street Journal
With a final vote drawing near on President Barack Obama's health-care overhaul, Republicans' latest strategy can be neatly summarized: try to scare the daylights out of House Democrats. For months Republicans have been telling the ...
'Dramatic' developments in health care pushNECN
Democrats' legislative push for health care reform begins MondayCNN
Health care reform battle: Democrats opt to ignore abortion foesNew York Daily News
New York Times -Omaha World-Herald -ABC News
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Twin Suicide Attacks Hit Military Sites in Pakistan
New York Times
LAHORE, Pakistan — Dozens of people, including Pakistani soldiers, died on Friday and many were seriously injured in two suicide bomb attacks directed at army personnel patrolling a busy market place, police officials said. ...
Twin suicide bombings kill, wound scores in Pakistani cityWashington Post
Bombings Kill 53 in Pakistan's Lahore as Lull in Attacks EndsBloomberg
Twin suicide attacks kill 39 in Pakistan's LahoreAFP
Voice of America -ABC Online -Reuters India
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Palestinians try to breach East Jerusalem checkpoint
Ha'aretz
By Haaretz Service and News Agencies Palestinian youths on Friday hurled stones at Israeli security forces near the Temple Mount compound in Jerusalem and tried to breach a barrier to gain entry to the area, which has been sealed off amid concerns over ...
Israel moves to change law after Biden "mishap"The Associated Press
Israel seals off West BankCNN
Netanyahu Apologizes As Biden Leaves Israel Amid Doubts on TalksWall Street Journal
Aljazeera.net -BusinessWeek -Ynetnews
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