11/21/2008 -
Richard Herring
Last week this pathetic non-story broke in the tabloid newspapers, a new flood of self-righteous disgust, as if we hadn?t already been deluged with that enough already.
Source:
The New Statesman
http://www.newstatesman.com/blogs/richard-herring/2008/11/sex-media-kids-harm-po
sitions
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11/21/2008 -
TELEVISION REVIEW
Filling the screen with images reminiscent of ?Hotel Rwanda? and ?Blood Diamond? and an even grimmer and sick-at-heart Jack Bauer (Kiefer Sutherland), "24" prepares to retake its position on television with ?Redemption,? a two-hour prequel to Season 7.
Source:
Calendarlive.com
http://www.calendarlive.com/tv/cl-et-2421-2008nov21,0,4192522.story
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11/21/2008 -
Nigeria: IWU, American Elections and Ensuing Diatribes
In the last one week or thereabout the media in the country have been awash with vituperation on the person of Professor Maurice Iwu, chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC.
Source:
AllAfrica.com
http://allafrica.com/stories/200811210143.html
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11/18/2008 -
Officials target 'vile' human trafficking
Texas is a major artery for human trafficking, and state laws need to be strengthened to combat this "modern-day slavery," a state senator and the attorney general said Monday.
Source:
Austin American-Statesman
http://www.statesman.com/news/content/news/stories/local/11/18/1118trafficking.h
tml?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=52
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11/21/2008 -
How atheism is being sold to America
Religion ? including Christianity and Judaism ? is "violent, irrational, intolerant, allied to racism, tribalism, and bigotry, invested in ignorance and hostile to free inquiry, contemptuous of women and coercive toward children."
Source:
WorldNetDaily
http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=81463
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11/21/2008 -
Text message naming 'killers' of Baby P sent to thousands
A text message identifying those responsible for the death of Baby P has been sent to thousands of people across the country.
Source:
Daily Mail: World News
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1087765/Text-message-naming-killers-Baby
-P-sent-thousands.html?ITO=1490
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11/20/2008 -
'24,' Bauer back with a 2-hour movie
The Watcher: The gimmick of "24" has always been right there in the title: Each season transpires over a single 24-hour day. So how would a two-hour "24" movie work? Not that well, as it turns out.
Source:
Chicago Tribune
http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/chi-24-movie-watcher-link,0,4733929.
storylink?track=rss
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11/21/2008 -
Surfers Serving Those in Need
Hundreds take part in a massive food distribution celebration in Kalihi Thursday. They came from Kalihi to Kapolei -- all lined up for a gift from those who care.
Source:
KHON 2 Honolulu
http://www.khon2.com/news/local/34853204.html
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11/21/2008 -
Down with the turducken
T hanksgiving is almost here and anyone within 100 miles of the Louisiana border will soon be hearing long-winded and glowing tributes to one of the world's strangest culinary oddities - the turducken.
Source:
The Biloxi Sun Herald
http://www.sunherald.com/152/story/969293.html
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11/20/2008 -
Loose Change
Foreign Relations: Those hoping that a new president will bring respect and admiration for America are likely to be disappointed. The haters will always find reasons to despise us, no matter who's president.
Source:
Investor's Business Daily via Yahoo! News
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ibd/20081119/bs_ibd_ibd/20081119issues
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11/21/2008 -
Court Rejects Rehearing In Witch Case
LITTLE ROCK ? The state Court of Appeals on Wednesday declined to reconsider its decision in a child-custody case in which the child?s father claimed the child?s mother practiced Wicca.
Source:
Times Record
http://www.swtimes.com/articles/2008/11/21/news/news09.txt
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11/21/2008 -
Boyd Tonkin: Why misery needs company
A visiting Vulcan who dropped in to take the temperature of British culture and society would ? in any chosen week ? come away staggered by the howling hypocrisy and flagrant double standards perpetually on show. This week, our judicious alien's bemusement might have shot right off the scale. It seems ? from every screamer of a red-top headline ? that we loathe the idea of cruelty to ...
Source:
Independent
http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/books/features/boyd-tonkin-why-m
isery-needs-company-1027365.html
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11/21/2008 -
Pictured: The parents of Baby P on their wedding day
Signing the register together, they could be any couple enjoying the happy minutes after exchanging their vows.
Source:
Daily Mail
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1088103/Pictured-The-parents-Baby-P-wedd
ing-day.html?ITO=1490
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11/20/2008 -
Learning the lessons, again
Editorial: No adjective captures what every right-thinking person feels upon hearing the story of Baby P
Source:
Guardian Unlimited
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2008/nov/13/climbie-child-protection-com
mons
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11/21/2008 -
Zack & Wiki: Quest for Barbaros' Treasure
Zack & Wiki is a delightful blend of the Wii's motion-sensing technology and challenging yet approachable puzzle design.
Source:
cnet.com.au
http://www.cnet.com.au/games/wii/0,239036428,339293417,00.htm?feed=rss
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