- Afghan ex-spy boss opposes talking to Taliban (AP) AP - Afghanistan's ousted intelligence chief told The Associated Press on Wednesday that President Hamid Karzai is pursuing a dangerous strategy in seeking peace with the Taliban because the insurgents are giving nothing in return.
- Iran dismisses sanctions, but tried to avoid them (AP)
- Analysis: Sanctions unlikely to stop Iran (AP)
- Israel lifts ban on some foods for Gaza (AP)
- Gates: Progress in Afghan war must come this year (AP)
- Van der Sloot's Confession: Angling for a Light Sentence? (Time.com)
Jun 9, 2010
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Stock market: crystal ball or false alarm? - Jun. 9, 2010
FORTUNE -- From its peak in late April to the close last Friday, the S&P 500 has declined just over 12%. That is a correction of real historical magnitude. Stock markets around the globe have mirrored this move, if not exceeded it. Pundits have justified the correction primarily on the sovereign debt issues in Europe. But the question for stock market operators is, as always, what's next?
Lady Gaga Breaks YouTube Views Record - omg! news on Yahoo!
Lady Gaga busts a patriotic move in her 'Telephone' video InterscopeAccess Hollywood
NNSA LDRD Symposium Set For Wednesday, June 9 | National Nuclear Security Administration
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) will hold the 2010 NNSA Laboratory Directed Research and Development (LDRD) Symposium at the University of California Washington Center, 1608 Rhode Island Ave N.W. in Washington, D.C.
Mystery of Iranian Nuclear Scientist and the Duelling YouTube Videos | Informed Comment
Aljazeera English reports on the two contradictory videos that have surfaced, in one of which Dr. Shahram Amiri, an Iranian nuclear scientist, maintains that he was kidnapped while on pilgrimage to Mecca and is being held against his will in Arizona (an irony, since he would then be an involuntary illegal alien in a state that seems to mind the latter). The second video, also put up at YouTube, contradicts the allegations the first.
Dutch parliamentary election June 2010
The Labour Party withdrew from Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende's Christian Democrat-led coalition in February because of disagreements on extending the deployment of the 1,950 Dutch troops deployed in Afghanistan, precipitating the need for a general election. Radio Netherlands describes the poll as a text-book election battle between left and right.
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