Merkel under fire over secret Saudi tank deal

Merkel under fire over secret Saudi tank deal
BERLIN: The German Chancellor, Angela Merkel, is facing growing criticism after news of a multibillion-dollar deal for the secret sale of 200 tanks to Saudi Arabia leaked from the national security council that approved it.
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Malaysia’s dilemma: Can it reform and discriminate?
PUTRAJAYA, Malaysia, July 7 — Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad sits at a vast desk cluttered with work, hands clasped before him and looking at his visitors with a slight smile. Dr M, as he is popularly known, was prime minister of Malaysia from 1981 to 2003, the first commoner to ever hold the post in a land with nine sultans. His demeanour suggests the …
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Teen Succeeds in Business Via Social Media
Aaron Chavez’s resume reads like that of an accomplished businessman: founder of a national fundraising website, owner of a successful consulting business and author of a blog with 2.8 million followers.
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Bersih the turning point for Pakatan Rakyat
Kenny Gan If ever there is a defining moment in the post-2008 political environment, a turning point in which Pakatan Rakyat’s push to wrest Putrajaya from BN turns for the better, it may be the Bersih event. Ordinarily an event of this nature would not attract nationwide attention and become a household word but BN’s […]
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Under Obama, FOIA reform relegated to the back burner

Under Obama, FOIA reform relegated to the back burner
Anyone who’s ever filed a Freedom of Information Act request, be he a man or be he a god, knows the headache of asking his government for information that isn’t already publicly available. President Obama was supposed to change all that. In March 2009, Attorney General Eric Holder released a memo to all federal agencies outlining reforms as well as announcing the newly created positions of chief …
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Holy Rams ground Eagles
LASKER — Word of God Christian Academy rolled into Lasker Friday night as the top ranked team in 8-man football.
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Ed Miliband: I don’t believe in God (but I WILL get married)
Ed Miliband has become the latest Labour leader to say he does not believe in God.
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Accident victim remembered
Relatives and friends have every right to question why God would snatch 25-year-old Melissa “Noel” Gallaher away from them, the Rev. Josh Ordonez told a crowd of about 40 people Thursday evening at Gallaher’s memorial service at Rolland Moore Park in southwest Fort Collins.
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