Syrian army ‘cracking’ amid crackdown
Testimonies from defected soldiers give a dramatic insight into the split apparently emerging in the security forces.
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Why Rowan Williams is wrong about the Conservatives
The Archbishop of Canterbury fails to understand the role that faith and compassion play in the modern Conservative Party, argues Tim Montgomerie.
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Anwar warns zealots, vows to defend harmony
KUALA LUMPUR – Opposition Leader Anwar Ibrahim has vowed to defend religious freedom in the country from UMNO’s leaders and media which he said were causing instability with their racist rhetoric. “There are some UMNO leaders and media owned by threatening religious harmony in the Malaysia with their narrow racial rhetoric which is shallow and not based on justice as demanded by Islam. “They are …
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Shooting Suspect’s Father: Drug Use Made Him ‘Paranoid’
Mike Stangel, a pastor, says his son was undergoing drug treatment but appeared to be on an “upswing” when he went on a shooting rampage, killing one woman and injuring two other people.
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Christian leader singled out for homophobia award
Gay and lesbian advocates have named the head of the Australian Christian Lobby as having the most outrageous and ignorant attitudes towards gay issues.
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The problem is we’re scared of our children
You can often work out how much publicity value there is in a political statement by reversing it. The highly emotive debate inspired by Reg Bailey’s review, Letting Children Be Children, looks like a case in point.
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The Freshest, Straightest Poop That Money Can’t Buy
Monday, May 30 Shook up: In wake of Japan’s nuclear disaster, Germany decides not to build any more nuke plants and phase out existing ones by 2022 … Set back: Regime of Libya’s Muammar Qaddafi takes a hit as eight top generals defect and flee to Italy … When produce goes wrong: Outbreak of E. coli linked to tainted Spanish cucumbers kills at least 14 in Germany; other European countries close …
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Poll shows 83% of Egyptians supported spring uprising
Activists who guided the revolt are expressing impatience with the military command, writes MICHAEL JANSEN
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USC Eliminates Stetson, 8-2
Almost 19 hours after it began, South Carolina clinched its second consecutive regional title on Monday afternoon, defeating Stetson 8-2 at Carolina Stadium in a game that was delayed overnight because of severe storms in Columbia.
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Women who will shape Seventh National Assembly
THE 2011 elections dealt women a devastating electoral blow, especially at the National Assembly. The political mileage women recorded between 1999 and 2007 was eroded this year.
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Area’s ‘Gateway to Pro Baseball’ begins 45 t h season
ACBL gets under way tonight with L.V. Catz visiting Quakertown The Atlantic Collegiate Baseball League begins its 45 t h season at 7 tonight when the Lehigh Valley Catz visit the Quakertown Blazers and while plenty of things have changed since the league began in the 1960s, it remains the place to be to catch many of baseball’s future stars.
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WSOC-TV Channel 9 Announces 2011 ‘Big 22’ Players To Watch
WSOC-TV Channel 9 announced for the second year in a row, Channel 9s Big 22, which highlights the top high school players to watch for 2011.
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WestBow Press Authors Recognized by International Book Awards
“Theology 101 in Bite-Size Pieces, A Bird’s Eye View of the Riches of Divine Grace” by Judy Azar LeBlanc Named Winner of Christianity: Religion Category
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Disillusioned Quebec Tories in no partying mood before Conservative convention
OTTAWA – The Conservative national convention next week is touted as a post-election celebration, but disillusioned Tories in Quebec don’t feel much like partying after what they describe as a bitterly disappointing campaign in the province.
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Bachmann feels a “calling” to run for prez
Presidential hopeful Rep. Michele Bachmann says she has the highest endorsement she can get: an endorsement from above.
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Nick Saban, Trooper Taylor stress more important things than football (videos)
“I’m sorry, but I just think there are a lot of things happening in our state right now that are more important than how many days it is until football season,” Saban said at the benefit for L’Arche Mobile. (with videos from appearance)
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@ the forefront: Indians leading the way in embracing fans through Twitter (with video)
“I met @Jobu_Lives in the CF sections pre game. He had #batmagic with him. Great to have him and his crew here”
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Nigeria: Double Blast as the Country Celebrate Children, Democracy
It is not common to have a weekend that comes with a two-face celebration. This is however what Nigerian fun lovers are sure to experience this weekend. On one hand is the globally recognised Children’s Day, which is incidentally celebrated today.
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Tributes flow for Warne’s spin tutor
SHANE Warne last night paid tribute to his trusted spin bowling mentor, Terry Jenner, who has died in Adelaide, aged 66.
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PNG: Lacuna wins 4 golds in swimming
BACOLOD CITY, May 26 (PNA) — Although he did not break any of his personal best records on Wednesday, Singapore Youth Olympic Games (YOG) veteran Jessie Khing Lacuna of Bulacan made sure he’d go to bed with four gold medals by churning waters at the Panaad Sports Complex swimming pool on the fifth day of competition in the joint Philippine Olympic Committee-Philippine Sports Commission National …
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Compassion International Announced as a Winner of Top 10 Corporate Blog Sites
Compassion Wins One of Top Three Spots
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Actors’ Equity Announces National Council Election Results
Actors’ Equity Association has announced the results of its May 21 National Council election for the union’s eastern, central and western regions.
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Oakland preacher/radio broadcaster says May 21 was ‘invisible judgment day,’ sets Oct. 21 as new doomsday date
OAKLAND — Preacher Harold Camping said Monday his prophecy that the world would end was off by five months because Judgment Day actually will come on Oct. 21.Camping, who predicted that 200 million Christians would be taken to heaven Saturday before the Earth was
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US preacher: New date for Rapture
A US preacher who caused a stir with his prediction that the world would end on May 21 has revised his apocalyptic prophecy, saying that he got God’s message wrong and that he was off by a few months.
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Roketkini blasts off: Latest Malay online portal in town
Unable to shake off its tag as a Chinese chauvinist party, DAP is now hoping to make a splash in the Malay online media landscape with a news portal, a step it says it should have taken “a long time ago.” Just days after vice chairman Tunku Abdul Aziz Tunku Ibrahim’s admission that the party has failed to attract Malay support, DAP will launch a Bahasa Malaysia language website — Roketkini.com …
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Defenders of the faith
MANILA, Philippines—Today it is the opinion writers being blamed by the Aquino administration. On Thursday, the gentlemen of the Presidential Communications Group put the slow collapse of the yellow juggernaut squarely on the shoulders of the nation’s opinion writers. “We don’t have any problem with the Malacañang Press Corps,” says spokesman Edwin Lacierda. “There’s no […]
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