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The Chinese Want To Buy the Big 3 Automakers
huffingtonpost.com — It appears that the Chinese car makers SAIC and Dongfeng have plans to acquire the Big 3: "A take-over of a large overseas auto maker would fit perfectly into China's plans. As reported before, China has realized that its export chances are slim without unfettered access to foreign technology. The brand cachet of Chinese cars abroad is, ...."More… (World News)
Indian navy sinks suspected pirate "mother" ship
news.yahoo.com — An Indian naval vessel sank a suspected pirate "mother ship" in the Gulf of Aden and chased two attack boats into the night, officials said Wednesday, yet more violence in the lawless seas where brigands are becoming bolder and more violent. More… (World News)
Australian Sex Party launches on Thursday
theaustralian.news.com.au — SEX sells, and the newly formed Australian Sex Party knows it. That's why, even with what seem to be sensible policies rooted in a desire to make sexuality and discussions about it less touchy subjects, the party has chosen a name that stands out from the traditional ballot paper line-up.More… (World News)
The End of Empathy
splicetoday.com — How the media’s oversaturation of violence makes us care less and less about what’s happening globally.More… (World News)
Texas grand jury indicts Cheney, Gonzales of crime
reuters.com — HOUSTON (Reuters) - A grand jury in South Texas indicted U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney and former attorney General Alberto Gonzales on Tuesday for ''organized criminal activity'' related to alleged abuse of inmates in private prisons. The indictment...More… (World News)
The Fed is collapsing watch!
Obama's Use of Complete Sentences Stirs Controversy
huffingtonpost.com — In the first two weeks since the election, President-elect Barack Obama has broken with a tradition established over the past eight years through his controversial use of complete sentences, political observers say.More… (World News)
Report Faults All Parties in War in Georgia
nytimes.com — Russian, Georgian and South Ossetian forces failed to protect civilians, and in some cases singled them out for attack, during the war in Georgia, according to a report released Tuesday by Amnesty International. More… (World News)
Obama to pick Holder as Attorney General
comcast.net — President-elect Barack Obama has decided on Eric Holder, a former senior official in the Clinton administration, to be attorney general, Newsweek said on Tuesday.More… (World News)
Harsh Interogators--Torture?- To Get Pass Under Obama
news.yahoo.com — According to two Obama advisers there is litte chance that those involved in harsh interogation techniques will be investigated. More… (World News)
Moms Must Choose Which Kids Eat, Which Die
cnn.com — Some mothers choose what their children will eat. Others choose which children will eat and which will die. Those mothers forced to make the grim life-or-death choices are the impoverished women Patricia Wolff, executive director of Meds & Food for Kids, encounters during her frequent trips to Haiti.More… (World News)
Fire don't read so good view!
"I'll Get Osama". "Top Priority" Obama Vows
nypost.com — Get Osama bin Laden! That's President-elect Barack Obama's mission, he said last night in his first interview since winning the White House. "It is a top priority for us to stamp out al Qaeda once and for all," Obama told CBS's "60 Minutes." More… (World News)
Drug dealers doing roaring trade on craigslist
nydailynews.com — What does Tina Turner have to do with dealing drugs? Drug dealing on craigslist - with code words like "Tina Turner" has become so rampant that the city's special narcotics prosecutor has asked the online trading post to curb the ads. More… (World News)
Manufacturer accused of knowingly selling faulty grenades
edition.cnn.com — Dean Wagner, a U.S. soldier, lost his hand when a stun grenade went off without warning. The manufacturer is accused of knowingly selling faulty grenades to the military and FBI. Wagner still cries about the experience: "They don't have a clue what it's like."More… (World News)
