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NATO guarantees that an attack against one member country is an attack against all, are no longer what they used to be. Had Georgia been inside NATO, a number of European countries would no longer be willing to consider it an attack against their own soil... more... |
Wednesday, September 3, 2008
Russia Jockeys for Superpower Status
Russia Jockeys for Superpower Status
Tuesday, September 2, 2008
Owner of Russian opposition website killed
Owner of Russian opposition website killed
NAZRAN, Russia (Reuters) - An opposition Internet news site owner in Russia's troubled Ingushetia region was fatally shot on Sunday soon after being detained by police, and his colleagues called for a rally to protest his death.
Magomed Yevloyev is one of the most high-profile journalists to be killed in Russia since investigative reporter Anna Politkovskaya was shot dead near her Moscow apartment in 2006, provoking condemnation of Russia's record on media freedom.
Yevloyev, owner of the www.Ingushetiya.ru website, was a vocal critic of the region's Kremlin-backed administration, accused by opponents of crushing dissent and free speech..More
Jerry Lewis telethon raises record $65 million
Jerry Lewis telethon raises record $65 million
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Jerry Lewis raised a record $65 million for the Muscular Dystrophy Association in his annual telethon on Monday's Labor Day holiday, a benefit that also made a pitch for those affected by Hurricane Gustav.
This year's 22-hour telethon added a special plea for MDA-registered families forced to leave their homes because of the hurricane, which made landfall Monday in Louisiana. The storm affected nearly 5,000 MDA families needing services in their new location, the organization said.
Lewis also urged viewers to contribute to the Salvation Army's emergency disaster services.
The 2008 haul for the 43rd annual fundraising blitz was $1.2 million more than last year's total.
Lewis said he was prepared not to exceed the 2007 number because of the sluggish economy.
Beast Rising in Germany
EXTREME- RIGHT VIOLENCE
Two young men were murdered in the space of only a few days in the eastern German state of Saxony-Anhalt. The suspected killers are both neo-Nazis with previous convictions for similar attacks, and yet there has been no public outcry about the two cases. By Sven Röbel more...
Google browser challenges Microsoft
Google browser challenges Microsoft
The browser war is back on.
This time, Microsoft's opponent is Google, a familiar foe.
On Tuesday, Google will release a free Web browser called Chrome that the company said would challenge Microsoft's Internet Explorer, as well as the Firefox browser.
In a curious twist, Google made its online announcement after its plans appeared as a digital "comic book" that was posted by Google Blogoscoped.com, a Web site that tracks the Internet search giant. Google said it had accidentally sent the comic book to the blog.
The browser is a universal doorway to the Internet, and the use of Internet software and services is rapidly growing. Increasingly, the browser is the gateway to the Web on cellphones and other mobile devices, widening the utility of the Web and Web advertising. Google, analysts say, cannot let Microsoft's dominant share of the browser market go without a direct challenge....Read More
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