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2010-09-03: Headlines

• Peterborough Today: Peterborough Arts Cinema: New season preview 2010-09-03

  BRIT film Four Lions is one of the stand out movies in the new Peterborough Arts Cinema season. | The full run of 13 films is Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll, Lebanon, A Single Man, The Idiot Cycle, Up In the Air, Tulpan, Goodbye Solo, Four Lions, No One Knows About Persian Cats, The Last Station, I Am Love, Ondine and The Secret in Their Eyes. | The season starts on Thursday, September 16. | Dury is not just a wild man;

• The Associated Press: Israeli, Palestinian leaders face critics of talks 2010-09-03

  Analysts on both sides questioned the ability and desire of their leaders to negotiate a peace accord. And the militant Islamic Hamas group, from its stronghold in Gaza, rejected the talks as illegitimate. | Netanyahu arrived back home at midday Friday. He did not speak to reporters on his plane or at the airport.

• The Associated Press: Blasts rip through possible Hezbollah weapons site 2010-09-03

  Explosions ripped through a building Friday in southern Lebanon that might have been used to store weapons by the militant group Hezbollah, security officials said. | There did not appear to be any casualties from the blasts, which set off a large fire, the officials said. Rescue crews responded to the scene. | Witnesses and an AP photographer said Hezbollah officials sealed off the area, pushing away journalists and cameramen.

• In Defense of Marxism: Niklas Albin Svensson: The World Crisis of Capitalism and Perspectives for the Class Struggle 2010-09-03

  The discussions on World Perspectives are the foundations from which everything else flows in terms of the perspectives and work in each country, our priorities, tasks, etc. The instability on a world scale has only deepened since the World Perspectives document was drafted, in the autumn of 2009. But the main lines of the perspectives have been entirely confirmed by the march of events.

• Petroleum News: LNG hopes evaporate 2010-09-03

  Not anymore. One is up and running and one has been converted to an LNG export venture. | Low gas prices, weak industrial demand, galloping shale gas production and an inability to secure LNG supplies have produced a perfect storm that jolted the ambitious proponents awake. | The only operating import facility is the Canaport terminal in New Brunswick, operated by Spain’s Repsol as 75 percent owner and Irving Oil, a 25 percent partner.

• New Haven Register: AMARANTE ON TV: 9/11 specials continue to grip us (video) 2010-09-03

  TV/Radio Editor Joe Amarante offers his take on all things media. | Helen Bennett Harvey promises that no animals were harmed in the making of this blog. | Kid You Not believes in the Wizard of Oz style of parenting: All you need is a brain, some courage and a heart. Oh, and some Jager.

2010-09-02: Headlines

• The Guardian: Coverage of William Hague story is a shaming day for Fleet Street 2010-09-02

  What gave the story legs €“ as we say in the trade €“ was an absurdly undignified photo of Hague walking along the Embankment €“ near the Foreign Office in Whitehall €“ in casual gear. It surfaced in the Mail on Sunday, which is like the Daily Mail, but without its sense of delicacy, reticence and moral consistency.

• San Francisco Chronicle: Discovery Channel hostage-taker hated programming 2010-09-02

  Hours after the standoff ended, county police and firefighters looked at a laptop screen that showed a body face-up, surrounded by blood. It was unclear whether the body had been removed from the building Thursday morning. Police Capt. Paul Starks said the suspect had shot a gun at least once and that authorities believe he was acting alone but are investigating all possibilities.

• The Bury Times: Bury woman, 57, killed in Yorkshire car crash 2010-09-02

  Glennis Hackney, of Sutton Close, had enjoyed a family day out in Scarborough when the tragedy happened. | Yesterday, her sister Gina Kaye, aged 50, paid tribute to €œthe head of the family€. | Mrs Kaye, of Settle Close, Bury, said: €œShe was the heart and soul to many people. She never said a bad word about anyone and everyone saw her as a mother.

• Chicago Sun-Times: Cautiously hopeful: Mideast talks begin 2010-09-02

  President Obama convened the first direct Israeli-Palestinian talks in two years Wednesday, challenging Mideast leaders to seize a fleeting opportunity to settle their differences and deliver peace to a region haunted by decades of hostility. | Shadowed by fresh violence in the region, the leaders solemnly commenced the talks aimed at creating a sovereign Palestinian state beside a secure Israel.

• Macau News: Abbas says peace will come if settlements stop 2010-09-02

  Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have met in a meeting promoted by Washington.

• Daily Gleaner: Obama, Netanyahu condemn latest killings 2010-09-02

  A spokesman for Abbas, Nabil Abu Redeiheh, told reporters before the Palestinian leader went to the White House that negotiations with the Israelis will fail almost as soon as they begin unless Israel extends a moratorium on construction in Jewish settlements in the West Bank. The moratorium is due to expire in less the four weeks.

• Bayside Bulletin: Bombers fly high after finals victory 2010-09-02

  THE Alex Hills Bombers U18s team climbed to the top of the mountain, claiming the 2010 QAFL Division 2 North Premiership against Wilston Grange at Aspley on Sunday.

• Earthtimes: Jordan uncovers 3000-year-old Moabite temple 2010-09-02

  The three-storey temple, which dates back to between 1200 and 600 BC, yielded over 300 Moabite artefacts, leading experts to believe it was once a political and religious base for the Moabite kingdom, department director general Ziad Saad said. | The bulk of the historic findings were uncovered last month by a joint team of the Department of Antiquities and the La Sierra University in the United States.

2010-09-01: Headlines

• allafrica.com: East Africa: Broaden COMESA Free Trade Area 2010-09-01

  PRESIDENT Mugabe has urged the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa to broaden its Free Trade Area to take on board other regional blocs and move away from exporting primary products in favour of processed goods.

• AOL News: Opinion: Obama the Peacemaker Should Look to Reagan 2010-09-01

  There is a nice symmetry between the two major foreign policy events this week in the Obama White House. On Tuesday, President Barack Obama marked the end of a formal U.S. combat role in Iraq. Today he launches a major new effort to achieve peace between Israel and the Palestinians.

• Zawya: Iran-Qatar cooperation helps promote regional stability 2010-09-01

  In light of the necessity to establish security in the region by developing regional cooperation, Iran and Qatar adopted logical policy in this respect since years ago. They have on several occasions described their relations as strategic.

• Green Bay Press Gazette: Yohanek, Jon E. 2010-09-01

  Get news and information via email. | Find RSS feeds for the latest Green Bay area news, weather, sports, business, entertainment and more. | Use your phone to check the latest news, sports, weather and more on our mobile site. | Get our biggest headlines sent straight to your cell. | Get our news, entertainment and Packers updates on Facebook. | Guest column: America needs to have the real debate on Islam(178)

• American University of Beirut: CEC and Myschoolpulse help sick children at AUB 2010-09-01

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• Card Chronicle: Cards-Cats Rivalry Week Match-Up: Running Game v. Linebackers 2010-09-01

  Pro Quality. Fan Perspective. | According to some threads on ITV, the coaches were wearing Brown out during the open practices, and apparently there was a reason for that. Canady will certainly see time, but it is not often that a true freshman comes in and replaces a senior (JUCO but still) with 2 years of starting games and significant action under his belt. Especially since he played outside linebacker in high school.

2010-08-31: Headlines

• Yorkshire Evening Post: Jonathan Ross returning to the BBC 2010-08-31

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• Joburg: Lorraine Kearney: Music industry debate at Moshito 2010-08-31

  The seventh annual Moshito takes place this week, with sessions on topics ranging from technology to boosting creativity. | At the conference, a number of international and local speakers will discuss a range of pertinent topics. They will include technology, social networking, creativity, coaching and entrepreneurship. | Nicky du Plessis, a specialist consultant in culture and development, will facilitate the session, Inviting in the King.

• SLAM Online: Marcus Jordans Gambling Tweets Caused an Investigation 2010-08-31

  MGM Resorts International was under investigation after the underage son of basketball great Michael Jordan bragged on Twitter about partying at a Las Vegas Strip nightclub, Nevada gambling regulators said Monday. Officials were examining whether the casino operator violated laws prohibiting drinking or gambling by minors, Nevada Gaming Control Board enforcement chief Jerry Markling said.

• Trade Arabia: Egypt pound hits new low to dollar 2010-08-31

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• Retail Digital: Marks Spencer: Plans to open a store in Egypt 2010-08-31

  UK€™s leading retailer M & S makes the next move focusing Egypt; plans to open its first store in the land of Pyramids.

• CNN: Mission accomplished in Iraq? 2010-08-31

  Even excluding terrorism in Iraq and Afghanistan, fatal attacks by jihadists in the rest of the world increased by more than one-third in the three years after the invasion of Iraq. The Iraq War, of course, did not cause all of this terrorism, but it certainly increased the tempo of jihadist attacks in places far-flung as London, England; Kabul, Afghanistan; and Amman, Jordan. | As American prestige overseas evaporated, the U.S.