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NPR: Obama’s Fat Lip Could Improve Image With Jong Il, Ahmadinejad and Putin

Posted on November 27, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Comments Off on NPR: Obama’s Fat Lip Could Improve Image With Jong Il, Ahmadinejad and Putin

It appears that at NPR, even a fat lip for the President is to be heralded as a crowning achievement furthering his prestige and street cred when dealing with despots like Kim Jong Il and Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. According to Scott Simon, a president with a “gnarly, vivid scar” might even be able to intimidate China's rulers into halting their currency manipulation (audio follows with partial transcript and commentary): read more

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Asian Nations Aim to Double Tiger Population by 2022

Posted on November 19, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Comments Off on Asian Nations Aim to Double Tiger Population by 2022

Photo: Babirusa , Wikimedia, CC It’s rare that an entire international summit is put together for the sake of a single species — but that’s what’s taking place this weekend, when representatives from 13 Asian nations will head to St. Petersburg to try to map out the future of the tiger. The event is being hosted by Russian prime minister Vladimir Putin, and delegates from India, China, Indonesia, and elsewhere will be in attendance. They’ll attempt to forge a plan to double the remaining population of tigers — there’s only 3,200 of them left — over … Read the full story on TreeHugger

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New Suicide Bombings in Southern Russia Kills 12

Posted on March 31, 2010 by Benny Hollywood

Photo: Reuters MAKHACHKALA, Russia — Two suicide bombers including one impersonating a police officer killed 12 people in southern Russia on Wednesday.The blasts happened Wednesday in the city of Kizlyar, near the border of Dagestan and Chechnya. This was happened two days after deadly suicide bombings blamed on the region’s militants tore through the Moscow subway system. Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said Wednesday’s blasts in the province of Dagestan may have been organized by the same militants who attacked the Moscow subway. > > Read More News Russian officials say two suicide bombings in the violence-prone southern republic of Dagestan have killed at least 12 people and wounded 18 others. New Suicide Bombings in Southern Russia Kills 12 is a post from: Daily World Buzz Continue reading →

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