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• 10:05:50: RT @DylanNelson Metro already crowded with tea partiers #wmata #taxdollarsatwork #socialists Tea Party loves the socialist Metro!
• 11:32:20: Shining Light On China’s ‘Gray Income’ http://j.mp/9wCHDX
• 11:32:31: Niger's displaced wait for aid after floods http://j.mp/9AUSDW
• 11:32:56: Congo-Kinshasa: UN Report to Show Rwanda Massacred Hutus in DR Congo http://j.mp/9ogBYG
• 11:33:48: Sec State Clinton expresses concern over reports of mass rape of women & children in DRC by FDLR & mai mai militias http://j.mp/bPCEae
• 11:33:59: Southern Africa: SADC Discusses Piracy in the Region http://j.mp/c7NME1
• 11:34:08: No easy way to peace in war-ravaged Somalia http://j.mp/ccMQJ1
• 11:34:17: Côte d'Ivoire: UN Mission Wants 'Exception' to Arms Embargo http://j.mp/bgR6BW
• 11:35:13: Nigeria: MEND accuses Fed Govt of masterminding leader's assassination, threatens to renew hostilities http://j.mp/b7DWuY
• 11:36:21: Aid in Niger And Chad Following the Famine And Floods http://j.mp/cg2hzv
• 11:36:31: Kenya president ratifies new constitution http://j.mp/bKiPIH
• 11:36:43: Carter wins American's release from North Korea http://j.mp/a0q2Bp
• 11:36:57: Group's schools in Pakistan press on despite floods http://j.mp/bbnLaP
• 11:37:04: Somalia - 115 Killed, 200 Wounded in 4-Day Mogadishu Clashes http://j.mp/dmBreZ
• 11:37:39: Hundreds of thousands more Pakistanis flee homes as high floodwaters reach southernmost region of country http://j.mp/bPsz2n
• 11:37:48: China’s new scramble for Africa http://j.mp/cyzoHu
• 11:38:16: Cote d'Ivoire elections may not resolve its conflicts http://j.mp/9w4wi2
• 11:38:34: How Africa can become the next BRIC http://j.mp/98SzhF
• 11:42:03: Sudan leader travels to Kenya despite warrant http://j.mp/bjJxpz Kenya's constitution apparently includes provision to ignore ICC warrants
• 11:44:15: Nigeria: Boko Haram Snipers Kill Three Policemen http://j.mp/bHrRit
• 11:45:50: One million flee south Pakistan http://j.mp/bddZ27
• 11:45:52: Georgia threatens to jail Russian visitors to Abkhazia, South Ossetia http://j.mp/bRQBcU
• 11:46:33: Russian diplomat's article on Bout case does not represent official position says Russia http://j.mp/d9Epgi
• 11:46:35: Viktor Bout denies knowledge of Russian state, military secrets http://j.mp/9N2OSu
• 11:46:47: Washington says recently spoke with Moscow on Bout's extradition http://j.mp/aiKows
• 11:47:26: UN-backed committee of experts sharply criticized France for deporting large groups of Roma http://j.mp/bHhahv
• 11:48:18: Successful Tijuana security chief's job at risk http://j.mp/bdTShz
• 11:53:09: A lingering border squabble between India and China caused fresh tension between the giants Friday http://j.mp/9j8Rox
• 11:53:54: China to build multi-Mn-$$ research base to step up efforts to search for energy sources & rare earths on ocean floor http://j.mp/9XYwGD
• 11:54:05: NATO blamed for killing Afghan children http://j.mp/cpcuK1
• 11:56:32: Why Najaf matters in post-war Iraq http://j.mp/alSzIZ
• 11:56:41: Nigeria teens sold for prostitution in Ivory Coast http://j.mp/cf23gE
• 11:56:51: Eleven dead in Turkey floods, landslides http://j.mp/98w8NX
• 11:56:59: Netanyahu proposes bi-weekly meetings with Abbas http://j.mp/aVUs52
• 11:57:31: Malaysia's New Journey: To Pluralistic emerging democracy and beyond! http://j.mp/cZI3ju
• 11:57:40: India summons Chinese envoy over visa row http://j.mp/aULqrg
• 11:58:09: India's push to end 30-yr ban on purchase of nuclear equipment from abroad may founder on laws passed by own parliament. http://j.mp/bnS4bp
• 11:58:22: Pakistanis too broken to rebuild in flood crisis http://j.mp/9mR3VB
• 11:58:33: Beijing's High-Tech Ambitions The Dangers of Germany's Dependence on China http://j.mp/aiJQyh
• 11:58:43: CIA paying numerous Afghan officials, report says http://j.mp/a93vf7
• 11:58:50: Car bomb explodes at Mexican TV station http://j.mp/a0CSLL
• 11:58:57: Russian spy courts new scandal with racy photo shoot http://j.mp/cI1U3S
• 11:59:06: Myanmar army reshuffle ahead of vote: http://j.mp/bQMAFO
• 12:21:24: Four Tons of Cocaine Seized in Venezuela http://j.mp/brX3Cu Chavez inconsolable.
• 13:05:43: Lula’s candidate ahead in Brazil election race http://j.mp/chdI7J
• 13:06:20: Bolivia launches ambitious energy plans http://j.mp/cM87wn It wants to become the energy hub of South America
• 13:07:23: Brazil’s speculation fever shows no sign of easing http://j.mp/9SqBgY Property market facing long future, stable growth - I've heard this b4
• 13:10:05: Fidel Castro: bin Laden is a US agent http://j.mp/dB4mOr How does he know? He read it on internet. Begins to sound like a Tea Partier there
• 13:10:52: Carter leaves N. Korea with freed American and a nuclear disarmament talk pledge http://j.mp/blTUAd
• 13:11:10: Burmese junta leaders 'step down' from military posts http://j.mp/btz3rI
• 13:11:19: American Plans to Build Military Facility in Southern Kyrgyzstan Fall Through http://j.mp/dg0HUv
• 13:11:29: Taiwanese man jailed for U.S. - Iran embargo violations http://j.mp/9O2AjW
• 13:12:02: Vladimir Putin to drive 1,300 miles across Russia in Lada http://j.mp/bnTHHt Will shoot deer, and bears along the way, shirtless
• 13:32:27: Guatemala’s Former Top Cop Going to Jail for Corruption http://j.mp/92IL4C
• 13:33:35: New Mexico Gov. Richardson urges Cuba to free US contractor http://j.mp/b2fMNN Would be embarrassing if he can't pull a Carter
• 13:34:35: Yemen arrests al-Qaeda member with explosive belt http://j.mp/dAvgg0
• 13:34:43: Second Yemen flood relief consignment arrives http://j.mp/czvOhQ
• 13:35:37: India's jobs push in Kashmir only part of the solution http://j.mp/c69h2Y
• 13:35:59: Israel: ‘Sinner’ singer given 39 lashes by rabbis http://j.mp/dAgGHX HIs crime: performed in front of mixed audience
• 13:37:42: A Complex War against al Qaeda, in the Shadows http://j.mp/9GgneD
• 13:37:51: Anxious Iraqis Look at Uncertain Future http://j.mp/9XJlPh
• 13:38:57: Amid floating landmines & millions homeless w/o access to food / water, wave of violence is slowly permeating Pakistan http://j.mp/8Z7F86
• 13:39:13: If Israel Attacks http://j.mp/cxuMdT yeah, we're all screwed
• 13:39:21: Understanding Female Suicide Terrorism in Sri Lanka through a Constructivist Lens http://j.mp/9o35Qt
• 13:39:28: The Perilous Slog of Asymmetric Warfare: A Better Way Forward in Afghanistan http://j.mp/bQkzd9
• 13:39:36: Kosovo and Serbia after the International Court of Justice Opinion http://j.mp/beqrms
• 13:39:44: Navigating the US-India Nuclear Partnership http://j.mp/aSrZGF
• 13:39:51: Mongolia Wary of Chinese Intentions http://j.mp/b30M2t
• 13:40:05: Iraqi List Party Refuses US Involvement in Forming a Government, But al-Maliki’s List Welcomes It http://j.mp/cTlFhN
• 13:40:19: RT @abuaardvark: RT @p_mandaville: Muslim Brotherhood not thrilled with TV series "Al-Gama'a" http://bit.ly/azi61Q See it online at http ...
• 13:41:21: RT @newsworldtoday: The Taliban through their own eyes [video] #news http://bit.ly/bpckNL
• 13:41:24: RT @joshrogin: RT @FTAsiaNews: 'Shogun' emerges from the shadows in Japan http://tinyurl.com/3x27rxv
• 13:42:43: RT @nirrosen: Maliki as Prime Minister. Allawi as President. Barham Saleh or some other Kurd as Parliament Speaker.
• 13:43:05: RT @NewYorker: Philip Gourevitch: #Rwanda Pushes Back Against U.N. Genocide Charges: http://tny.com/ckb3Rt
• 14:14:07: RT @SarahFailingUSA I need to come up w/ a momma grizzly song, but every time I start I quit before its done! #tcot #p2 #828 LOL
• 14:15:02: RT @GLOBALISTHULK: BOOT DUMB! AND ME KNOW DUMB! RT @mattduss: Max Boot still blissfully unaware that we put Islamists in power in Iraq h ...
• 14:40:38: RT @AJEnglish: Bomb 'targets' Mexico TV channel: Buildings damaged by blast outside local affiliate of Televisa TV in Ciudad Victoria. h ...
• 14:41:44: RT @GLOBALISTHULK: WHAT?! FREDERICK KAGAN & MAX BOOT VISIT AFGH? REUEL MARC GERECHT WRITE ABOUT MUSLIMS? WHY THESE NEOCONS STILL GET JOB ...
• 14:42:21: RT @GLOBALISTHULK: HULK ALWAYS WONDER: WHERE ELSE IN WORLD CAN YOU NO BUILD MOSQUE? THEN HE FIND MAP! http://su.pr/1bzEaV #GZM
• 15:08:45: Rudy Giuliani has a new show coming to cable this September. Bet you can't guess it's name. http://j.mp/cdI8wU hint: a noun, a verb + ...
• 15:14:34: Via @fark Bill O'Reilly once wrote for Boston Phoenix Magazine. He did porn reviews & interviews http://j.mp/9q2ikS Didn't see that coming
• 16:00:57: RT @SenJohnMcCain http://yfrog.com/7ein6jj Oh boy, I wonder if Senator McCain realizes what this image conveys? Esp given his changing views
• 16:01:31: RT @InkSptsGulliver: Army's inability to articulate future operational needs already weakening confidence, putting [GCV] funding at risk ...
• 16:02:02: RT @drstevemetz: For Facebook users, I explain why I think opposition to the Cordoba Center is not an ethically viable position at http: ...
• 16:02:58: RT @mountainrunner: GZ Mosque shows Public Diplomacy failure when PD blocked from incorp domestic audiences, result: insulated public - ...
• 16:04:59: RT @UmmahsBest: Israeli Jewish millionaire builds #mosque in France http://ow.ly/2vVV8
• 21:22:14: RT @e_IR: State Security v Human Rights: Finding a Proportionate Balance: The threat posed by extreme terrorism to the Unite... http://b ...
• 21:23:08: RT @nytimesglobal: U.S. Rethinks How It Might Engage North Korea http://nyti.ms/daw0EX