Saturday, August 18, 2012

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Pussy Riot: It took a bunch of bright, sassy women in colourful balaclavas to ... - The Guardian


Making Case for His Medicare Plan, Ryan Tells Personal Tale - New York Times
THE VILLAGES, Fla. -- Paul D. Ryan wove a story of generational obligation on Saturday to make the case for his controversial Medicare plan and personalize an issue that has the potential to be one of Mr. Ryan's biggest liabilities in joining the …


Assange to break silence amid diplomatic stoush - ABC Online
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is expected to speak publicly tonight for the first time since taking refuge at the Ecuadorian embassy in London. Mr Assange, who has been holed up in the embassy since June, is set to give a statement at 2.00pm local …


Gov't campaigning to keep Ban from going to confab in Iran - Jerusalem Post
By HERB KEINON Jerusalem working to persuade nonaligned countries to boycott meeting or send junior representation; Israeli official: Idea Iran only the West's problem a fallacy. get UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and leaders of friendly Non-Aligned …


Karzai, Panetta concerned over 'insider attacks'
Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai returns from inspecting the guard of honorPentagon chief Leon Panetta urged Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Saturday to crack down on a rise in attacks by Afghan security personnel on their Western colleagues, officials said.


Tropical storm hits Mexico coast, quickly weakens
This NOAA satellite image taken Saturday, August 18, 2012 at 1:45 PM EDT shows clouds associated with a tropical wave of low pressure moving over Hispaniola. This system kicks up a few light showers, but no heavy rainfall. To the north, the tail end of a front lingers over the Bahamas and Florida, creating shower and thunderstorm activity. In the western Caribbean Sea, an area of low pressure produces moderate to heavy rains as it slowly advances westward into Costa Rica and Panama. (AP PHOTO/WEATHER UNDERGROUND)Tropical Storm Helene quickly weakened into a tropical depression Saturday after moving ashore on Mexico's Gulf Coast, bringing strong rains but few reports of damage.


The Tonight Show lays off about 10 per cent of staff; host Leno takes pay cut to save jobs
SAN FRANCISCO – “The Tonight Show” has laid off about two dozen workers, prompting host Jay Leno to accept a pay cut to spare other staffers as NBC clamps down on expenses.


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