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This photo of #Obama and #Putin at the #G8 really is worth a thousand words. pic.twitter.com/xdrd9UNfFb
ReutersWorld: Putin, Obama disagree over ...
twitter.com — Putin, Obama disagree over Syria at tense G8 summit meeting http://reut.rs/19cQrBn pic.twitter.com/kVgL3wl9cZ
#Israel debates calling settlers "price tag" attacks terrorism. Won't happen, but big regardless. ow.ly/m8KqZ
Israel debates branding settler price tag attacks 'terrorism'
csmonitor.com — So-called price tag attacks on Palestinian property by West Bank settlers and their supporters have surged this year. Israel wonders if it should call the attacks 'terrorism.' Frustrated at their inability to stem a spike in violence against West Bank Palestinians by Jewish settlers with so-called "price tag" attacks, over the weekend Israeli law enforcement authorities came within a whisker of getting permission to treat the attackers like terrorists.
Florida! "Rick Daniel Myers was arrested on drug charges and one count of possession of an alligator." pocket.co/st3JZ
RT @Max_Fisher: 95%! RT @DavidKenner: Shia way out in the lead in AJ Arabic poll on who's to blame for sectarianism. twitpic.com/cxoyjk
Shia way out in the lead in AJ Arabic poll on who's to b... on Twitpic
twitpic.com — Shia way out in the lead in AJ Arabic poll on who's to blame for sectarianism. Jews somehow not in the running.
@arnoldyb Like the fact that you should not hike in wilderness areas in mere trail runners. Whoops.
Go offline for two days and Iran goes and lets a moderate win the presidential election..:
Egyptians hear the sound of #Morsi's failing loud and clear in the constant hum of generators this summer ow.ly/m2rkT #Egypt
On Cairo streets, generators' hum sends loud message about Morsi's failings
csmonitor.com — Egyptians are furious with President Morsi, who they blame for widespread electricity cuts that are further disrupting businesses, shops, and restaurants at a time of economic hardship. On a busy street in Cairo, a strip of shops typically selling power tools have been doing brisk business in something a little bigger: generators.
Reuters already announcing date for #Iran's presidential runoff (June 21). Election finally got interesting. #iranvotes #Iranelection
Iranian officials ready to pounce at even hint of US interference as #Iran votes for Ahmadinejad's replacement ow.ly/m1ZPP
On eve of presidential vote, Iranian officials keep wary eye on US (+video)
csmonitor.com — The unexpectedly strong showing by a moderate cleric has generated last-minute buzz about Iran's vote tomorrow. But officials are more concerned about US attempts at 'sedition.' Election fever finally struck Iran in the last 72 hours before tomorrow's vote to replace President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, amid dark warnings about potential "hand of the enemy" efforts to disrupt the vote.
RT @MikeRiggs: “I want to and I need to devote more attention to my family.” - dep. director of CIA. His kids are college age http://t.co/7…
CIA’s deputy director to be replaced with White House lawyer
washingtonpost.com — The CIA's deputy director plans to resign and will be replaced by White House lawyer and agency outsider Avril D. Haines, Director John O. Brennan said Wednesday. Haines, who will succeed career officer Michael Morell on Aug. 9, has served for three years as President Obama's deputy counsel in charge of national security issues and as legal adviser to the National Security Council.Have a Story?
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