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Midway memories - Opinion

Midway veterans, from left, Kaname Harada, a Japanese fighter pilot; George Bernstein, an aviation mechanic aboard the USS Hornet; and Paul Crook, a Marine aviation mechanic assigned to Midway atoll's Eastern Island.

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Azerbaijani-Armenians in the US : Welcome to the Armenian Mirror-Spectator

Newly-arrived Baku Armenians worshipping in New York
By Aram Arkun
Mirror-Spectator Staff
BROOKLYN, N.Y. — Hundreds of thousands of Armenians fled Azerbaijan in the early 1990s. The collapse of the Soviet Union, the Karabagh conflict and violence against Armenians in Azerbaijan culminated in pogroms in Sumgait in February 1988,....

Views: Solidarity vs. Contingency

The single most important structural change in higher education over the last two generations has been the massively increased reliance on faculty teaching intensively in contingent positions — 33 percent in 1975, 66 percent 30 years later in 2005, roughly 70 percent now. No other reform means anything unless we can obtain job security and academic freedom for the majority of college teachers. It will require solidarity from tenured faculty.

The Problems with Obama’s Infrastructure Request - TIME.com

On this Labor Day, President Obama announced that he's calling on Congress to pass an additional $50 billion in infrastructure investment. While I'm sure this pleased the construction, steel, plumbers and transportation unions – and, let's face it, unions haven't been the happiest of groups of late – I see several problems with this request in Congress.

Oklahoma Military Hall of Fame to induct 10

A soldier credited with leading the last horse cavalry charge in the U.S. Army and the only Chickasaw Indian known to receive the Medal of Honor are among 10 veterans selected for induction into the Oklahoma Military Hall of Fame.

John Travolta extortion case dropped in the Bahamas

With John Travolta declining to take the stand again in the Bahamas, the prosecution has dropped charges against two people accused of attempted extortion in the wake of the death of the actor's teenage son, Jett.

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  Julia Gillard to lead Australian government

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  7 Sep 2010: Letters: All the Bushmen of the Central Kalahari Game Reserve want is to be able to use a borehole which they used before they were illegally evicted from their lands

• Mining companies clash over Congo copper mine

  6 Sep 2010: First Quantum writes to UK authorities over ENRC's acquisition of Kolwezi copper mine

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  6 Sep 2010: Khoisan, southern Africa's first inhabitants, seek legal redress for 'injustices' and demand land rights as well as cultural protection

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  6 Sep 2010: Relief for hospitals and schools as staff go back to work, but unions say their demands have still not been met

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  6 Sep 2010: Government hopes unions will accept latest pay offer as schools and hospitals remain paralysed by industrial action

• In pictures: Orphaned chimpanzees in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

  
  7 Sep 2010: A new 'wave of killing' of chimpanzees for bushmeat has resulted in huge numbers of orphans
  
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  6 Sep 2010: Roger Yates: People don't have 'donor fatigue', but they are influenced by a media reliance on visually arresting images of disasters
  
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  6 Sep 2010: Keeping tabs on NGO activities is key to ensuring successful long-term development in Uganda and elsewhere. Lessons can be learned from the Katine project's stress on partnership
  
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• Swaziland trade unionists targeted

  6 Sep 2010: Letters: Swaziland marks 42 years of independence from British colonial rule today. It should be an anniversary to enjoy, but for many Swazis there is little to celebrate

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  5 Sep 2010: Congo survivor says overcrowded vessel reminded her of a 'market in village full of people'

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  5 Sep 2010: Leading journalist on the Middle East for the Guardian and Financial Times

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  6 Sep 2010: Save the Children says millennium development goal on infant mortality at risk as poorest miss out on resources
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  5 Sep 2010: Raj Patel: Maputo's 'food riots' are just the latest manifestation of the crippling shortcomings of the global economy
  
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  5 Sep 2010: The African Union has approved a feasibility study for the creation of an African Space Agency, writes David Smith
  
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  Study finds that rising rates of syphilis and HIV among young gay men suggests risky sexual behaviour

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Britain's EU rebate under threat

Britain's annual £3 billion rebate from the EU budget is facing a fresh threat after the European Commission said that the concession could no longer be justified.

Dresden mayor 'to lobby against building of Bomber Command memorial’

The mayor of the German city of Dresden has flown into London under pressure from fellow politicians to try to get a planned memorial to Second World War bomber crews scrapped.

Iran on brink of nuclear weapon, warns watchdog

Iran has passed a crucial nuclear threshold and could now go on to arm an atomic missile, weapons inspectors warn.

Ahmadinejad pours scorn on Middle East peace talks

Will Ahmadinejad be Genghis Khan with a nuclear bomb?

Obama unveils $50 billion roads, rail and air plan

President Barack Obama has unveiled a $50 billion plan to expand and renew roads, railways and airports in a late bid to boost confidence in the economy and prevent the Democratic Party from suffering a landslide defeat in forthcoming polls. 

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Las Vegas police defend Paris Hilton's quick release from jail on cocaine charges

 

Senior Las Vegas police officers have defended Paris Hilton's rapid release from prison after she was arrested on Aug 27 for suspected cocaine possession.

'Images' of Jesus around the world

Jesus 'seen' on phone mast

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US troops help Iraqi forces in Baghdad army base attack

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Footballer has lucky escape

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Black Widow wins eating title

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Asia

China to build $2bn railway for Iran

 

China is poised to sign a $2bn (£1.3bn) deal to build a railway line in Iran in the first step of a wider plan to tie the Middle East and Central Asia to Beijing.

Merchant navy officer stabbed to death by Filipino 'internet girlfriend’s’ boyfriend

Gen Petraeus requests 2,000 more troops for Afghanistan

Kabul Bank gets Afghan bail-out

Call for probe into diversion of Pakistan floodwater

Africa and Indian Ocean

Acid tide threatens Johannesburg

 

A toxic tide of acid mine water is rising steadily beneath Johannesburg which, if left unchecked, could cause earth tremors, power blackouts and even cancer among residents, experts have warned.

200 feared dead in Congo

Migratory birds decline in UK due to low African rain

The woman who saved Graham Greene

Jacob Zuma to become a father for the 22nd time

10 more killed amid Mozambique rioting

Australia and the Pacific

Australia election: Julia Gillard profile

 

Julia Gillard, a British born "Ten Pound Pom" who first came as a child emigrant to Australia for health reasons, has risen from humble roots to become her adopted country's first woman Prime Minister.

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Diamond to take over as new chief executive of Barclays

Barclays CEO John Varley is to hand control to American Bob Diamond - one of the world's highest paid bankers - in a dramatic shake-up at the bank.

London Tube strike: millions hit by travel chaos

Commuters face chaos as a fresh wave of Tube strikes leaves 10 Underground lines fully or partly suspended.

Tube strike: full details of all the affected lines

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Australia election: Julia Gillard stays in power

Labour PM retains power after securing the backing of two independents to form a minority administration.

Obama Today | Following Barack Obama

 

Obama greets audience members after speaking at a fundraiser in Seattle
How much would you pay to support President Obama at an event where you could meet him and hear him speak? How about $1,400 (the cost of attending Tuesday’s fundraiser in Seattle, Washington)? What about $30,400 (the suggested ticket price to attend Vogue Editor Anna Wintour’s dinner with Obama last month)?

Obama Today | Following Barack Obama - Engaging the World

The Obamas visited New Orleans this past weekend to mark the five-year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, a powerful storm that devastated much of the Gulf Coast and killed more than 1800 people. The anniversary also comes after months of cleanup from the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.

Obama Today | Following Barack Obama - Engaging the World - America.gov

The United States has ended its seven-and-a-half-year military operation in Iraq and is shifting to a civilian-led mission to build a partnership with the country that will strengthen its government, industry and people, President Obama told the American people in nationally televised address August 31.