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The Embassy Cables: Leak suggests strategic importance of Sweden, Qatar

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Dec. 7, 2010   Leave a Comment  

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Cables released online by Wikileaks on Sunday were called a “terrorist blueprint” by many, including several prominent news outlets, which have begun to turn on Wikileaks despite continuing to run stories every few minutes about the leaked US Embassy Cables. In recent releases, ambassadors suggest that resources in Sweden and Qatar should be added to [...]

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The logistics of Obama’s Asia trip

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Nov. 8, 2010   4 Comments  

Republican Rep. Michele Bachmann has been ridiculed for alleging that President Obama’s trip to India, Indonesia, South Korea and Japan is costing $200 million a day or roughly the same cost of waging war in Afghanistan. It has long been the White House’s official policy not to talk about what it costs for a president [...]

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Martin’s all up in the Blu-ray

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Nov. 18, 2008   Leave a Comment  

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Two classically funny and action-filled Martin Lawrence movies are coming to Blu-ray on Tuesday. In “National Security,” Martin partners with Steve Zahn as LAPD rejects turned security guards who take down a smuggling ring to prove themselves to their law enforcement betters. In “Blue Streak,” Martin’s a master jewel thief who made a $20 million [...]

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