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The Associated Press, a organization with so little respect for fair use that they expect you to pay for a license to quote as little as five words from its articles, describes how it relied on fair use to do reporting on Sarah Palin's memoir Glowing Rouge:
"The AP was determined to get the ...
White House
Sarah Palin
Four men have been charged with terror-related offences following raids by the North West Counter Terrorism Unit, Greater Manchester Police have said.
Officers arrested five people last on suspicion of inciting terrorism overseas.
Raids took place in Manchester's Longsight, Fallowfield and ...
Other
[Dawn] Thirteen militants and a security person were killed in fierce gun battle in Shahu Khel area in Hangu district on Sunday.
Sources confirmed that seven security personnel were also injured and were shifted to nearby hospitals for treatment.
Security forces reported taking complete ...
World
Pakistan
Homeland Security
[Iran Press TV Latest] An Iranian oil tanker has escaped an attack by pirates in Bab al-Mandeb in waters north of Somalia, a media report has revealed.
According to Mehr News Agency, Iran Nesa, an oil tanker which belonged to the Iranian Oil Tanker Company, was attacked on Sunday in the waters ...
World
Somali
Somalia
Iran
[Al Arabiya Latest] Iran has jailed former vice president Mohammad Ali Abtahi for six years on charges linked to protests over June's presidential election while opposition leader Mir Hossein Mousavi called on the Sunday government to stop intimidating people to try and change their political ...
World
Iran
[Al Arabiya Latest] Two men who had been held for seven years in the U.S. military prison in Guantanamo Bay on suspicion of belonging to an extremist group were acquitted in an Algerian court on Sunday, state media reported.
The two men alleged during their trial in Algeria on terrorism charges ...
World
Algeria
Guantanamo Bay
United States
Pakistan
[Straits Times] THAI Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva visited the north of the country amid heavy security on Saturday after receiving death threats over a planned trip to a stronghold of ex-premier Thaksin Shinawatra.
Some 1,500 police were sent to guard Mr Abhisit as he toured the three ...
Other
[Iran Press TV Latest] A survey suggests that British Prime Minister Gordon Brown's ruling Labour Party is slashing the chances of an easy victory for the Conservatives' in the upcoming election.
As long as Brits keep voting for Labour they'll have the government they deserve.
The Observer ...
Congress
Gallup Poll
[Iran Press TV Latest] Former Labour cabinet member and distinguished political activist Tony Benn has challenged Prime Minister Gordon Brown's defense of the European Union's new foreign affairs chief.
Briton Catherine Ashton was named Thursday as the new EU foreign policy chief, with many ...
World
[Iran Press TV Latest] The Azerbaijani and Armenian heads of state have met to attempt to resolve the longstanding territorial dispute over Nagorno-Karabakh.
On Sunday, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev held talks with his Armenian counterpart Serzh Sarkisian with hopes of reestablishing ...
World
Azerbaijan
France
Armenia
Ilham Aliyev
General David Petraeus
Even in troubled times, there are still fools eager to be parted from excess money.[Al Arabiya Latest] Michael Jackson's famous white glove sold for $350,000 at a memorabilia auction on Saturday, soaring far past pre-sale estimates, while a black jacket he wore during a 1989 world tour fetched ...
World
Jesse Jackson
A bomb exploded on Saturday at the offices of the opposition, center-right National Party in the northern city of El Progreso, causing damage to the main gate but no injuries.
The blast left the gate "destroyed," Ricardo Bermudez, a National Party congressional candidate, told HRN ...
World
Honduras
Ugandan officials say they are offended that Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has praised former dictator Idi Amin.
Officials including President Yoweri Museveni's secretary Tamale Mirundi say Amin ruled brutally in the 1970s. Chavez on Friday called the East African dictator a nationalist and ...
World
Hugo Chávez
Yoweri Museveni
Venezuela
Uganda
Cash-strapped Spaniards are pulling their hair out over the economic crisis -- literally.
Faced with the country's deep recession and soaring unemployment, many women are selling off their locks to pay the bills.
And Justino Delgado, who exports natural hair for wigs and extensions, couldn't ...
World
Foreclosure Crisis
So many billions out the door -- and nary a clue about what Americans got in return.
That's the tragic-but-too-true story of last February's $787 billion federal stimulus program -- the first major legislative package out of Washington after the Democrats took control of the city.
What a ...
White House
Barack Obama
Sens. Chuck Schumer (D.N.Y.) and Jon Kyl (R-Ariz.) sparred over the provision inserted into the healthcare bill that some say was crucial in attracting centrist Sen. Mary Landrieu's (D-La.) key vote on Saturday night's procedural motion.
Republicans have questioned an addition to the bill that ...
Congress
Charles Schumer
Jon Kyl
After coming under fire for advancing policies some say do not do enough to help the middle-class, President Barack Obama's economic team has "turned a corner" on those issues, Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) said Sunday.
The liberal Brown, who represents a blue-collar state, has ...
White House
Sherrod Brown
Barack Obama
Economic Meltdown
Liberal Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) said Sunday morning that a small group of centrist Senate Democrats should not "dictate" the form of the public option during the debate over healthcare reform.
Brown, a supporter of a strong public option, said that liberals in the caucus should ...
Congress
Sherrod Brown
Harry Reid
The late Sen. Edward Kennedy (D-Mass.) may not have been present as the Senate voted Saturday evening to move healthcare reform forward but he was clearly on his former colleagues' minds.
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) took a call from Kennedy's widow, Victoria, just minutes after ...
Congress
Harry Reid
Ted Kennedy
(CNN) -- A freshman Democratic senator said Sunday that he will support his party's efforts to pass health care reform legislation even if that means losing his seat in next year's midterm elections.
Many of us are hoping that's precisely what happens. Obviously he's not one of us.
"If you ...
