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CBC News - Toronto - Cancer faker released by court

Ashley Kirilow will be supervised by the John Howard Society.

Le Figaro - International : Incertitude politique dans le «paradis» australien 

Le premier ministre sortant Julia Gillard, vendredi à Canberra. Elle est talonée par la coalition des libéraux-conservateurs. 
Les indicateurs économiques sont au beau fixe, mais les législatives de samedi s'annoncent très serrées.Vu d'Europe, on peut se demander comment les deux principaux candidats au poste de premier ministre d'Australie peuvent bien se différencier. Que proposer d'autre aux 14 millions d'électeurs, lors. . . .

French News: Au Pakistan, un demi-milliard de dollars d'aides ne suffit pas

L'ONU estime que les inondations ont fait au moins 6 millions de sans-abri.

French daily Le Figaro readies charge for premium online content - Brand Republic News

Weary of the Afghanistan War: Some in Merkel's Party Want to Talk with the Taliban

Escape to Norway: Iranian Anti-Stoning Lawyer Continues Fight from Exile

Human rights lawyer Mohammad Mostafaei, who represented Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani, a woman sentenced to death by stoning for adultery, was forced to flee Iran after the authorities became determined to silence him. Speaking to SPIEGEL from his exile in Norway, he talked of his plans to continue the fight to save Ashtiani. By Dieter Bednarz in Oslo more...

The World from Berlin: 'The War in Afghanistan Reveals Obama's Impotence'

Russia Leans on Belarus: Europe's Last Dictator Under Pressure from Moscow


Alexander Lukashenko is regarded as Europe's last dictator, but after more than 16 years in power his days as Belarusian president may be numbered. As presidential elections approach, Russia seems to be determined to see the back of Lukashenko. By Benjamin Bidder in Moscow more...

On the Way Down: The Erosion of America's Middle Class


While America's super-rich congratulate themselves on donating billions to charity, the rest of the country is worse off than ever. Long-term unemployment is rising and millions of Americans are struggling to survive. The gap between rich and poor is wider than ever and the middle class is disappearing. By Thomas Schulz

The World from Berlin: 'The Invasion of Iraq Was Wrong, Unjust and Damaging'


Has American credibility been severely damaged by the Iraq War? One day after the last US combat unit left the country, some in the German press say that it has. Commentators are pessimistic about Iraq's ability to cope alone. more...

Günter Grass: 'The Nobel Prize Doesn't Inhibit Me in My Writing'


In a SPIEGEL interview, Nobel Prize-winning German author Günter Grass talks about why he doesn't fear death, the missed opportunities of German reunification and why he thinks the Brothers Grimm had "oral sex with vowels." more...

The Man Who Saved Europe: How Winston Churchill Stopped the Nazis


Some 70 years ago, Hitler's Wehrmacht was chalking up one victory after the next, but then Winston Churchill stood up to the dictator. Their duel decided World War II. The former British prime minister has been viewed as one of the . . . .

Hawaii-based soldier killed in Iraq

Hawaiian, Alaska Airlines drive tourism recovery

Candidate profile: Neil Abercrombie - Hawaii News

Neil Abercrombie Neil Abercrombie

Honolulu mayoral forum heats up over Oahu rail project

Panos Prevedouros Panos Prevedouros
Peter Carlisle Peter Carlisle
Kirk Caldwell Kirk Caldwell

Hawaii Medical Center emerges from bankruptcy

Property tax quadruples for needy families in Kalihi - Hawaii

Hawaii troops among those marking end to combat in Iraq

Mother and daughter are victims in apparent murder-suicide - Hawaii News

Washington Post News




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My soft spot for Dr. Laura

Parker: What she's done to help people should be balanced against her insensitivity.
Plus: Wired for racism?

Begin Democratic panic

Ponnuru | Bad employment news. Obama's view on the Ground Zero mosque. Whatever the reason, Democrats have started to panic.
Begin Democratic panic

Facing down intolerance

Video | Alyse Nelson of Vital Voices on how women all over the world are taking risks to become political and business leaders bettering their communities.
Alyse Nelson
Americans slow to buy, employers slow to hire With consumers destined to disappoint for many years, economy is unlikely to recapture prosperity of quarter-century that preceded financial crisis.
Neil Irwin
Iran fueling first nuclear plantEngineers begin weeklong process of loading uranium fuel into reactor in first startup step.
Associated Press | 7:01 a.m. ET
Blago's defense, funded by you? If TV shows can't cover the ex-Illinois governor's costs for retrial, federal taxpayers may have to.
Jerry Markon
Wikileaks founder is wanted man Swedish officials say chief of whistle-blower Web site is suspected in 2 cases of molestation, rape.
Associated Press | 8:11 a.m. ET
U.S. to host Mideast peace talks While citing obstacles, White House expresses hope that deal for Palestinian state may come soon.
Mary Beth Sheridan and Janine Zacharia
How the oil well was plugged BP and Uncle Sam overcome natural antagonism to create functioning team in gulf spill response.
Joel Achenbach
'Star Wars' speed dating event in Orlando offers attendees a three-minute shot at the chance to stop flying Solo. » Alexandra Petri

With consumers slow to spend, businesses are slow to hire

70 Years On, UK Honors Battle of Britain's "Few"

A Hurricane Mk I from the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight at Biggin Hill Airfield on August 20, 2010 in London, England. 

(AP)  In the words of Winston Churchill, it was Britain's "finest hour," a turning point in world history - though it didn't always feel that way at the time.

Seventy years after the Battle of Britain, Churchill's daughter commemorated the pivotal air campaign Friday alongside surviving members of "the few," the Royal Air Force pilots who defied the odds to defend the country from German attack.

Mexico Catches Men with 3,756 Sea Turtle Eggs

A sea turtle egg. Six men were caught transporting 3,756 illegally harvested sea turtle eggs in Mexico on Aug. 20, 2010.
(AP)  Police in Mexico say six suspects have been detained on the southern Pacific coast with 3,756 illegally harvested eggs from protected sea turtles.
Guerrero state police say the six men were caught with the Olive Ridley turtle eggs in a coastal town east of the resort city of Acapulco.

Analysis: How Are These Mideast Talks Different?

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Pessimists will say "here we go again."
Optimists will point to the goal of a peace agreement within one year and say "this time things will be different."
Journalists will have to restrain themselves from ending stories with "only time will tell."
The Obama administration has been working toward this announcement for twenty months, literally since their first days in office. Former Senator George Mitchell was named special envoy in Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's first week on the job.

Wyclef Jean Ruled Out of Haiti Presidential Run - CBS News

Haitian-born singer and presidential candidate Wyclef Jean walks surrounded by security after Haiti's electoral council rejected his presidential candidacy in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Aug. 20, 2010. 
(AP)  Updated at 12:20 a.m. ET
Haiti's electoral commission said Friday that hip hop artist Wyclef Jean cannot run for president of this Caribbean nation, ending his outsider's bid to lead a country struggling to recover from the Jan. 12 earthquake.
Special Section: Haiti | The Road to Recovery
Jean, who faced a challenge to his candidacy in the Nov. 28 elections because. . . .

Blackwater Firm to Pay Gov't $42M in Fines

In this April 4, 2004, file photo, plainclothes contractors working for Blackwater USA take part in a firefight in the Iraqi city of Najaf. 
(AP)  The troubled security firm formerly known as Blackwater will pay $42 million in fines to settle thousands of violations of U.S. export control regulations, according to The New York Times.
The newspaper reported on its website Friday that the Moyock, N.C.-based company now known as Xe Services reached a settlement agreement with the State Department.
The alleged violations included providing sniper training for Taiwanese police officers, illegal . . . .

Iran Begins Fueling Its First Nuke Power Plant - CBS News

Media members stand at a gate of Bushehr nuclear power plant, Iran's first, with its reactor building in background, just outside city of Bushehr, 750 miles south of the capital, Tehran, Friday. Iranian and Russian engineers began loading fuel into the plant the next day. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi) 

(AP)  Iranian and Russian engineers began loading fuel into Iran's first nuclear power plant on Saturday, a major milestone as Tehran forges ahead with its atomic program despite U.N. sanctions.
The weeklong operation to load uranium fuel into the reactor at the Bushehr power plant in southern Iran is the first step in starting up a facility the U.S. once hoped to prevent because of fears over Tehran's nuclear ambitions.

Petraeus: Afghans Call Shots in Taliban Talks

Army Gen. David Petraeus talks with _CBS Evening News_ Anchor Katie Couric in an interview broadcast Aug. 20, 2010.

(CBS)
The war in Afghanistan has gone on for 3,240 days. With each day, the casualties mount. On Friday, NATO reported the deaths of three coalition soldiers, including an American.
Special Section: Afghanistan | The Road Ahead
In Helmand Province, at least seven Afghan road-construction workers were shot to death by Taliban insurgents.

WikiLeaks Founder Suspected of Rape in Sweden

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange gives a seminar at the Swedish Trade Union Confederation headquarters in Stockholm, Sweden, in this Aug. 14, 2010 file photo. 

(AP)  WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is suspected of rape in Sweden, where authorities have issued a warrant for his arrest, officials said Saturday.

The 39-year-old Australian denied the allegations on WikiLeaks' Twitter page, saying they "are without basis and their issue at this moment is deeply disturbing."