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mudvillegazette.com - 11/21/2009
Drop in the bucket
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Holy hemophilia - another drop in the hemorrhage of leaks. " Afghan minister accused of taking bribe " screams a dog-bites-man headline. Who's doing the accusing? Why, it's none other than "a U.S. official who is familiar with military intelligence reports." The Afghan minister of mines ...
jamesfallows.theatlantic.com - 11/23/2009
Manufactured failure #5: views from China
— jamesfallows.theatlantic.com — I won't go on in this vein forever (previously #1 , #2 , #3 , #4 ),... but the topic is important enough to bear a little more elaboration, IMHO. Part of the importance: there is no country with whom America's interactions are more consequential, or ... (more) Manufactured failure #5: views from China
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Amateur Hour at the White House
thedailybeast.com - 11/23/2009
Amateur Hour at the White House
— thedailybeast.com — The Asia trip was not worth Obama's time. Leslie H. Gelb on why the president should shake... up his foreign policy team-and make sure the deals are done before he leaves home. President Obama's nine-day trip to Asia is worth a look back to fix two... (more) Amateur Hour at the White House
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powerlineblog.com - 11/24/2009
More From the East Anglia Archives
— powerlineblog.com — We've written about the leaked emails and other documents from the University of East Anglia's Climatic Research... Center here , here and here . Another intensely interesting email thread, which doesn't seem to have gotten much notice, relates to the ... (more) More From the East Anglia Archives
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Victory Caucus -- All Content — ... in the hemorrhage of leaks. Afghan minister accused of taking bribe screams a dog-bites-man headline. Whos doing the accusing? Why, its none other than a U.S. official who is familiar with military intelligence reports.The Afghan minister of mines accepted a roughly $30 million bribe to award the countrys largest development project to a Chinese mining firm, according to a U.S. official who is familiar with military intelligence reports. The allegation, if proved true, would mark... read ...

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