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• 09:59:22: Libya's Kadhafi met w/ visiting Sudan President al-Bashir in Tripoli to discuss Darfur & Other issues http://j.mp/b4X9TA
• 09:59:33: Angola, Brazil to set up strategic military partnership http://j.mp/agPJsg
• 10:00:17: Latest clashes between Somali govt forces & al-Shabab near Ethiopian border leave at least 28 dead, including 7 soldiers http://j.mp/cYeUGs
• 10:00:27: Violence in the turbulent Darfur region of Sudan has spiked over the past several months http://j.mp/dfqdg5
• 10:00:57: US citizen has been charged with attempting to support al-Qaeda and hardline Islamist group al-Shabaab http://j.mp/cQlxDl
• 10:01:08: In Italy, Berlusconi government survives confidence vote http://j.mp/9RKFZx
• 10:01:46: As Ireland slashes spending, is it model or cautionary tale? http://j.mp/9gjiGX Many Irish say steps taken have frustrated the recovery.
• 10:02:06: Calderon delivers blunt view of drug cartels' sway in Mexico http://j.mp/cPaHjN Will press battle, but change strategy
• 10:02:45: Petraeus establishes new rules of conduct for Western forces in Afghanistan http://j.mp/9SEd6D Moves slightly away from McChrystal
• 10:04:14: Iran: Explosion near Ahmadinejad dismissed as firecracker, but rumors fly http://j.mp/9JOrTF Reuters says govt source now under arrest
• 10:04:24: Niger: Chasing After Pastoralists With Truckloads of Aid http://j.mp/d1KMTu
• 10:04:40: Rwanda's govt has issued a statement denying any involvement in the killing of political opponents http://j.mp/bvBKkD
• 10:05:27: Sierra Leone's blood diamond legacy http://j.mp/bw9Z8g Naomi Campbell says she got dirty stones - there's a joke in there somewhere
• 10:06:19: Kenya’s new constitution, written to alleviate longstanding problems that have undermined good governance, passes http://j.mp/aVtVlO
• 10:06:58: RT @BloombergNow: Indonesia Has No Plan to Ban RIM's BlackBerry Service http://ow.ly/2lqc9 $RIMM
• 10:07:48: RT @joshuafoust @paulmcleary So Poland handed over an alleged Israeli spy 2 Germany 4 trial. This should be super awkward http://j.mp/cUN3vC
• 10:08:01: RT @glcarlstrom: Israeli jets reportedly buzzed Marjayoun and other villages in southern Lebanon today (almost a daily occurrence, and a ...
• 10:15:03: RT @CFR_org: #CFR's South Asia expert Joshua Kurlantzick details the failings of the tribunal for Cambodia's genocidal Khmer Rouge: http ...
• 10:15:16: RT @ForeignAffairs_: Fear and Loathing in Nairobi by @johngithongo. http://fam.ag/byFrnI
• 10:16:13: RT @politifact: We check Palin and GOP congressman on extending Bush tax cuts. The Truth-O-Meter is ablaze. http://bit.ly/9Etfm2
• 10:16:17: RT @politifact: Sarah Palin said Dems plan "largest tax increase in U.S. history." Pants on Fire! http://bit.ly/dzoIdg
• 10:28:28: South Korea and China may open trade talks http://j.mp/9NrPDN Where is the US on more free trade agreements?
• 10:29:44: US 'in nuclear talks w/ Vietnam' to allow it to enrich uranium, move could upset China http://j.mp/cZK8Uz Iran, cough, cough, Iran...
• 10:29:58: Blast kills 1 at Philippine airport, a dozen hurt http://j.mp/aVd5ja
• 10:30:58: Chinese missile, that could take out US aircraft carriers, could shift Pacific power balance http://j.mp/9iEt42
• 10:31:45: Continuing rain slows govt aid in Pakistan to flood victims http://j.mp/a4hI8h
• 10:32:27: Taiwan and Singapore to hold trade deal talks http://j.mp/bLbvMv Again, US is AWOL on negotiating new trade deals or ratifying existing ones
• 10:33:13: Framing the Afghanistan War debate with a magazine cover http://j.mp/a57bMe
• 10:33:31: More Evidence That Group Tied to Mumbai Attacks Provides Aid to flood victims in Pakistan http://j.mp/bNxS8R
• 10:34:13: Russia to ask Kazakhstan, Belarus to freeze grain exports http://j.mp/apwkmy
• 10:36:15: Russia to provide South Africa access to surface sensing satellites & establish ground station in country http://j.mp/dCa9c0
• 10:36:29: Oh yeah, Medvedev hopes South Africa will back Russia's 2018 World Cup bid http://j.mp/9EYJGY
• 10:37:10: NATO copter crashed in Panjwai, Kandahar, while making emergency landing, no one hurt http://j.mp/ak0GJp
• 10:37:40: President Karzai on Thursday heads to Iran to attend a tripartite regional summit hosted by the Iranian government. http://j.mp/a5Ku0l
• 10:37:56: Taliban Commander Killed in Eastern Afghanistan http://j.mp/9njtB0
• 10:38:06: Two years on, Medvedev says Russia did right thing in South Ossetia http://j.mp/aGFffL
• 10:38:18: Nicaraguan president to visit South Ossetia in September http://j.mp/ctyTnE
• 10:38:34: Afghan security forces started a military operation against Taliban militants in the northern Baghlan province http://j.mp/bwyJUM
• 10:39:56: RT @WalshNYC: RT @intelwire Lebanon assessing BlackBerry security concerns - The National Newspaper http://bit.ly/9PvazS
• 10:40:37: RT @TheBugPit: China's air force conducts first exercises over Tibet: http://bit.ly/9T9zch
• 10:41:10: RT @arabist: Link: Calling Gaza a prison camp is an understatement | Laila El-Haddad: Siege is not on goods, it's a siege on fr... http: ...
• 10:41:22: RT @EurasiaNet: For Budding Turkish Winemaker, a Case of Sour Grapes or Religious Red Tape? http://bit.ly/9h1Ldt
• 10:42:50: RT @WalshNYC: Did the FBI confuse Wikipedia and Wikileaks? RT @YahooNews Why Is the FBI Picking a Fight with Wikipedia? http://yhoo.it/ ...
• 10:42:59: RT @ryanbriggs: RT @wsjafrica: Kenya Referendum Set to Pass http://on.wsj.com/9A6XtM // Yes side wins with about 70% of the vote
• 10:57:20: Is Google Selling Out Net Neutrality? http://j.mp/bpZnPb They may be
• 11:34:58: RT @TechCrunch: Google, Doing No Evil, Close To Deal With Verizon That Would Kill Net Neutrality Forever - http://tcrn.ch/aowDHq
• 11:39:04: RT @abuaardvark: Arab confidence in Obama collapsing - my reading of the Telhami opinion survey for @MidEastChannel http://bit.ly/aArsqy
• 11:57:37: US Army Colonel who had to resign in disgrace for allegedly torturing captives worried WTC mosque sends the wrong message http://j.mp/c4sRQn
• 12:05:42: RT @markknoller: Obama credits federal support for helping Big 3 US automakers now operating at a profit for the 1st time in 7 years.
• 12:47:34: RT @BGR: Google and Verizon deny net-neutrality rumors http://goo.gl/fb/tQqLL
• 12:47:40: RT @tnr: Evil genius Hugo Chavez has reengineered censorship for the 21st century http://bit.ly/ct8YRT
• 16:24:59: RT @markknoller: Elena Kagan to be sworn in as an Associate Justice on Saturday at 2pm at the Supreme Court.
• 16:25:03: RT @akhilak: Senate Confirms Elena Kagan as U.S. Supreme Court Justice by 63-37 Vote!
• 16:25:17: RT @drjjoyner: Kagan Confirmed: Via CNN:Â Kagan confirmed to the Supreme Court. The tally was 63-37. http://bit.ly/9kpqtP
• 17:06:18: RT @joshuafoust Reflections on Uighur Independence... http://ow.ly/2lG87
• 17:07:44: RT @mattduss I hope everyone is prepared to make all their finances sharia-compliant. #postkaganamerica - Ha!
• 17:09:34: RT @abumuqawama: Why AQ is winning. RT @dangerroom: Against all odds, the surreal Air Force tanker competition just got even more absurd ...
• 17:10:22: RT @mattduss: Gold RT @abuaardvark: Kagan begins cackling maniacally after Senate vote, pulling on burka + screaming "Allahu Akbar." Mc ...
• 19:03:17: RT @AJEnglish: Pakistani al-Qaeda 'main US threat': US state department report says elements of al-Qaeda are becomming stronger. http:// ...
• 19:03:21: RT @AJEnglish: Pentagon demands Wikileaks files: The Pentagon tells Wikileaks to "do the right thing" and hand over leaked documents. ht ...